[GRLUG] Installing Linux w/out CD Drive.

[Jason Kisner]

Errg... Nevermind... -.- I'll look for help someplace else. Bye.

On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 7:55 PM, Jason Kisner <airplanejay at gmail.com> wrote:

> If I DID forget, the OS is Linpus Linux Lite. I don't like it and want it
> gone.
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Rick Vargo <rick at vargo.org> wrote:
>
>> The alternative CD isn't a gui interface and therefore doesn't have
>> that restriciton.
>>
>> Rick
>>
>> On Feb 22, 2009, at 9:27 PM, Jason Kisner wrote:
>>
>> > I can't put the linux I want on the computer that has the cd drive.
>> > It's only 256 megs and the OS requires 512. I want to put it on the
>> > computer that DOESN'T have a cd drive. That one CAN handle it, since
>> > it has a gig of ram. Also, I want the gui. I'm not a cmd prompt
>> > person. IS there a way to install it on the other computer WITHOUT a
>> > CD or not?
>> >
>> > On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Rick Vargo <rick at vargo.org> wrote:
>> > If it cannot run the "live" ubuntu CD because of the memory, try
>> > downloading the alternative CD which is text based install.
>> >
>> > Rick
>> >
>> > On Feb 22, 2009, at 8:06 PM, Jason Kisner wrote:
>> >
>> > > Ok. On the computer I'm trying to install to, there is no CD ROM
>> > > drive. And I do not have a way to get a USB one sans forking up the
>> > > money and ordering one, which I'm not willing to do. The computer
>> > > that DOES have the CD DRIVE cannot RUN the start discs, but can open
>> > > and explore them as data discs. it has less than 256 megs of RAM.
>> > > (Also it isn't mine, so suggestions of getting more/upgrading the
>> > > RAM are out of the question. So don't even say anything on that
>> > > matter.)
>> > >
>> > > On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com>
>> > > wrote:
>> > > Not all older machines will boot from
>> > > a USB device AFAIK.  i.e., The BIOS
>> > > might not support it.  Maybe just something
>> > > to keep in mind for older hardware.
>> > >
>> > >    -- Bob
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Adam Tauno Williams <
>> awilliam at whitemice.org
>> > > > wrote:
>> > > On Fri, 2009-02-20 at 23:07 -0500, Jason Kisner wrote:
>> > > > I need help doing this. I just recently got an ACER AspireOne with
>> > > > Linpus Linux Lite... Needless to say I'm less than satisfied with
>> > > the
>> > > > system, and I want to put Ubuntu on it. (I'd like to get to the
>> > > newest
>> > > > version, eventually) The thing is... it doesn't have a CD Drive
>> > > (only
>> > > > a little over 8 inches wide. and no room for one.) How do I do
>> > this?
>> > >
>> > > Use a USB CD drive,  they work very well and every modern BIOS can
>> > > boot
>> > > from USB.  The CD/DVD drive in my laptop has been physically broken
>> > > for
>> > > some time and I've done all my installs/upgrades (openSUSE) from a
>> > USB
>> > > DVD drive.  Specifically an LG "External Super Multi DVD Rewriter"
>> > > Model: GSA-E60L,  firmware version 1.00.   It also works great for
>> > > burning single and dual layer disks.
>> > >
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