Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Download from BIOS

From the BIOS you can boot either a Live disk (CD or DVD) or usb stick and
install any OS from there, Linux included. You may have to change BIOS
settings so that it boots the CD/DVD drive before the HD, but most
computers have that as the default setting. Check the minimum requirements
of the Linux distribution against your specs and run the Live disk to see
if everything works before installing.

Roy
Using Kubuntu 12.10, 64-bit
Location: Canada


On 25 October 2012 21:24, Joan Leach <jleach728@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

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> You can boot from a Linux Live USB on a netbook and store to another USB
> attached storage device.
>
> Joan in Reno
>
> --- On Thu, 10/25/12, Gabrielle <dawnyisrael13@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> From: Gabrielle <dawnyisrael13@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Download from BIOS
> To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, October 25, 2012, 5:41 AM
>
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>
>
> Now with my recent experience with purchasing an older computer and
> getting through that challenge, I have another question. Thankfully the
> used computer I purchased did have an operating system. But I noticed a lot
> of the used computers being sold on placed like ebay say they have no
> operating system but boot to BIOS. So, If I were to purchase such a
> computer how do you download Linux when there is only BIOS? The reason I am
> asking is I noticed that I needed downloaders to help with loading Ubuntu
> to my computer. I am now looking to pick up a cheap netbook and the less
> expensive ones have no operating system and some with no hard drive. Does
> Linux recognise when there is not operating system and treat the download
> different?
>
> Thank you
>
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