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Linux - Laptop and Netbook Having a problem installing or configuring Linux on your laptop? Need help running Linux on your netbook? This forum is for you. This forum is for any topics relating to Linux and either traditional laptops or netbooks (such as the Asus EEE PC, Everex CloudBook or MSI Wind).

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Old 11-23-2004, 07:45 AM   #1
andy22
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Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Romania
Distribution: xandros os and mandrake linux 10
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Exclamation i want to install XandrOS OCE on a laptop with no floppy and cdrom drive


I have an akura folio 02 laptop...
theese r its specs:

HDD: 20gb
RAM: 320mb sdram
Video: 8mb ati rage mobility
Sound: Crystal Sound Fusion CS4281
CDROM: NONE
Floppy: NONE
LAN: ACER NIC-559A PRO/100+ with Alert On LAN 2*
Processor: Pentium 3 800 mhz with speed step technology

I currently have windows xp sp2 on 1 partition (c: -- 5.00GB)
partition D: -- 5.00GB is currently empty and i want to install xandros oce on it
partition E: is filled with things i don't want to lose(the rest to fill up 20 GB)



so if u got the picture, my dillema is how can i install linux on my laptop (the d: drive) and keep my windows instalation and the e: drive intact.
i'm thinking of installing linux somehow from a network computer. my bios in unable to boot from anything else than my hdd.

can you help me install xandros?? i'm desperate!!!!

Last edited by andy22; 11-23-2004 at 07:47 AM.
 
Old 01-15-2009, 06:25 PM   #2
p0ke37
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Hello,

I'm not too familiar with Xandros, perhaps if you have an .ISO file for it you could use unetbootin to install it?
 
  


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