On Wed, 08 May 2013, [email protected] wrote: > > > Le 08.05.2013 09:48, Helmut Wollmersdorfer a écrit : > > Am 07.05.2013 um 23:23 schrieb Patrick Bartek: > >> > >> Unfortunately, the Thinkpad 240X we're discussing here can't > >> boot directly off a CD or even a USB thumb drive for that matter. > >> Natively, it can only boot off a floppy or internal hard drive. (I > >> said this thing was ancient. ;-) ) And except for the hard drive, > >> all > >> other drives are externals. > > > > You can try to install from Windows. > > > > This method is convenient and saves your time (no need to prepare > > install media). > > > > Helmut Wollmersdorfer > > As far as I know, windows needs the installation CD? Last time I > tried, I needed to insert the CD, but maybe this is no longer > required ?
I've read it can easily be done directly from the install ISO file on the hard drive. No CD or DVD needed. No optical drive needed either. B -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
