On Wed, 2005-07-06 at 00:48 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote: > Paul Howarth wrote: > > On Tue, 2005-07-05 at 19:30 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote: > > > >>Steven C. Liu wrote: > >> > >>>Hi, > >>> > >>>I have the FC4 DVD iso on my FC2 box. I don't have a DVD drive on that > >>>box. I can mount it as an iso9660 fs, but I can't figure out how to > >>>upgrade my FC2 system via that method. I bought an external USB DVD > >>>drive, but the system wouldn't boot to that drive. Yes, I can burn a > >>>DVD from my XP box. (I didn't play around with the BIOS...) > >> > >>Burn your DVD, then go fetch Smart Boot Manager (SBM) > >>(http://btmgr.webframe.org/), stick it on a floppy and boot the floppy. > >>It'll let you boot from darn near any device you have, whether your BIOS > >>understands it or not. > >> > >>SBM, IMHO, is a damned useful tool. > > > > > > I think you missed the part where he said he didn't have a DVD drive on > > that box? > > Er, he said, "I bought an external USB DVD drive, but the system > wouldn't boot to that drive." Hence my suggestion of SBM. Sorry. Must stop posting before having the morning coffee :-) Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
