On Mon, 2004-01-05 at 09:54, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Emiliano Brunetti [mailto:emiliano_brunetti@xxxxxx] > > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 4:46 PM > > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: laptop install without flopy disk > > > > > > Well, i don't know whether this could work. I mean, my only > > boot device > > is a legacy floppy disk (that i lost!) and that laptop can't > > boot either > > from PCMCIA or USB. I also tried to get a bios upgrade in > > order to boot > > from usb device, but couldn't find. So i thought of a new > > entry in grub > > with some sort of specific 'install' kernel image to be able > > to boot and > > fire up PCMCIA cd-rom or hdd and the installer program. > > But i don't know if this can be done. Any ideas? > > > The only thing I can think of is Boot from Network?? NFS install?? FTP > install?? > > Mind you.. Those are just suggestions.. I have _no_ idea how to get that > done. Well, thanks for your suggestions. However my point is how do i boot for a fresh install, and not what specific method to choose. I mean, once boot up is done, any install is good to me. But how do i boot up my system wihtout standard boot devices? Maybe there are install methods which are more suitable for this kind of thing, and might make the difference. I don't know this. At present i'd only like to know if a system that already has a linux os up and running can boot a normal cd or hdd install without using floppy or cd boot. Only hdd. Thanks anyway! :) E.
