On Thu, 2007-03-22 at 14:43 +0100, Michelle Gates wrote: > > > Can you set your bios to boot the usb drive? I dunno if that is even > > possible, but thought I'd ask. You may wish to consider installing a > > CD/DvD drive as cheap as they are for added functionality to your > > machines. Ric > > > > > Hi Ric, > > Thanks for the thoughts. Indeed, I set the BIOS to book from a USB CDROM and > all went well. > > I had no problems at all, a very smooth install. I suppose I really should > have tried it before I bothered the list with my silly fears ;-) > > As for installing a CD/DVD, well, not all servers have a footprint that > allow for that luxury! :-) Heh, I hear ya! Here's a nifty link I found regarding pendrives and booting linux from one: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ Thought you might wish to peruse that one. :) Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net ================================================
