You could take the HD out of the laptop and start the build on another system then put it back in the laptop.
On 5 Jun 2002, Jean-Marc V. Liotier wrote: > On Wed, 2002-06-05 at 21:01, Dano wrote: > > > > I have a laptop without CD and disquette. > > How boot instalation of Debian Sid from net? > > In order to install Debian, you need to boot the Linux kernel and start > the Debian installer. CD or disquette are the most practical way to do > that. Once you have started the process once, you can then use your > disks as high tech frisbees and get everything you need from the Net. > But you have to bootstrap the process. You could build a solution where > your laptop boots from a DHCP server on the local network, gets a kernel > image via TFTP and the rest via a NFS mount (? la LTSP), but that's > probably not what you want to do. In your case, the path of least > resistance is to find a way to temporarily add a CD or floppy drive to > your laptop. I fail to see how this can not be possible, even if it > involves digging out the controller port on the motherboard and > connecting a spare ribbon to it. > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
