On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 13:25 +0800, Edward wrote: > Dan Fokum wrote: > > I am trying to install Linux on a computer that does not have a CD > > drive, so how do I create a Linux boot disk from the ISO images? > > > > PS: I downloaded the ISO images onto a Windows XP computer. > > You downloaded the images, but you don't have a CD drive to install them > with? Suppose we find a way to get you a boot disk (which, if you're > talking about FC3, floppy wise does not exist), how do you expect to > install Fedora? > > This is a very weird question. You MUST have a CD drive for a basic > installation. Not true at all. You can write the diskboot.img file from the images directory of the first CD/DVD to a USB flash stick or equivalent and boot from that if your computer supports booting from USB. You can then install from the network or hard drive, thus not needing a CD drive. Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
