[LINUX_Newbies] Re: Linux install from a floppy

 

--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "Wassman" <wassman@...> wrote:
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> And it isn't even that easy. This is a Toshiba Portege R100 that I can boot from a USB floppy but have to use the special Toshiba boot disk to get it to recognize the USB CDROM drive but then I am stuck at a DOS prompt with no way to boot into Linux. Any suggestions?
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http://www.pendrivelinux.com/use-a-floppy-to-boot-usb-pendrive-linux/

http://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager.html

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=101&threadID=234532&start=0

http://www.supergrubdisk.org/wiki/USB_Boot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppy_Linux

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/11/installing-linux-on-usb-part-6-create-a-dos-and-linux-bootable-usb-flash-drive/

http://antix.freeforums.org/using-plop-boot-manager-to-boot-antix-from-pendrive-t2248.html

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Joan in Reno

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