How do I install Ubunto 10.04 LTS on a laptop without a CD/DVD and No Network

nap_blownapart · 08-18-2012, 10:47 PM

Hi,
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on a Samsung laptop that doesn't have a CD/DVD drive, and I don't have it connected to the network either (only wireless available on the laptop atm, but as there are no drivers installed, I can't use it. And I'm connecting to the net via my iphone [no iTunes installed yet] so I cannot connect via the ethernet port.)

I'm following the Fix for Ubuntu 10.04 Server USB Install guide but don't understand where I need to put the line:

Code:

cdrom-detect/try-usb=true

What file do I need to update with this entry? (syslinux.cfg?)

Somehow I got past this problem (once, had to reboot and now I can't get past the CD problem) and arrived at another one, where it's asking for a mirror. As I'm not connected to the net, but the ISO contains all the packages, why is the installer insisting I nominate a mirror?
(This is a secondary issue as I've gone to a friends place and plugged in there.)
What is the path to the USB drive package repositry? (/dev/???? or /media/??? I don't know)

Cheers,
Nap

sKaar · 08-18-2012, 10:54 PM

/cdrom is often added automatically, /dev/cdrom also, if it's ide it'd be /dev/hd?, for sata /dev/sd?, check the / and try looking through them.

nap_blownapart · 08-18-2012, 11:19 PM

When I use 'ls' in the shell, I can see a folder /cdrom but it's empty.
However I don't understand your answer

I'm trying to find out where I need to put the cdrom-detect/try-usb=true option. The guide states it should go in the kernel boot line but I dont know what file that is, or where it's located.

nap_blownapart · 08-18-2012, 11:56 PM

Another guide says to press F6 then escape, and then type the command.
Anyone know when I need to press F6?
I'm really confused, and getting frustrated that it's so hard to find the answer to this.

sKaar · 08-22-2012, 12:49 AM

the 'kernel boot line' is what you get when it starts booting, grub should be set up so you can have a moment to enter that stuff on the cursor.

at least on all the ibm compatible computers i've had(all award bios oddly), there's the boot part where the ram is tested, and there's a pretty 'energy star' logo, there's option to enter cmos setup and all that, then there's a list of hard disks it's found. at that point it checks to see if there's a bootable usb or cdrom image, for instance, if my camera is plugged in, nothing happens.

it's right then when you see that linux is starting, you press f6 to get the boot options menu, there's a cursor, you put it in there.

the repository on the usb drive... there probably isn't one... it's likely that all you have is already installed, skip it, set the repository up later, after you've downloaded the packages you want to install.