Using USB External DVD rom for boot to install opensuse10
 

Hello everyone,

i was wondering, i only have the dvd version of the ISO for opensuse 10.2...can i plug an external dvd rom drive into my usb port in my dimension 2200 and boot from usb??

Thanks, Justin

If you can set your bios to boot from the external USB-CD, then yes. I have a 64 bit Foxconnect mobo and it has a boot menu. I have an iomega 64 bit external USB-DVD drive. Upon boot, if I hit escape, then I can boot from and 'external USB-cd drive'... Good luck.

hi there,

thanks for your reply.

i have already sussed that out, and my mobo has a boot menu (F12), but sadly, no usb-device option...

so i just chopped it out of my other comp...

Cheers, Justin