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Neil Stone wrote: > A guy at work has come to me with an interesting situation... > > He has a laptop on which he would like GNU/Linux installed (he wants SuSe, > but i'm trying to avoid RPM based if I can) > > Problem, the CD drive is knackered... the machine can't boot from USB.... > > Is there an easy way I can load up a disk image (or similar) on to the > hard disk (which I have on a USB dongle right now) to plug in and install > a distro...? (I was pondering Ubuntu, and no I don't care what people say > about it not being "totally free") > > Regards > > Neil > > Does it have a floppy drive? if it does then perhaps a net install would work Paul -- Next meet - thursday 12th April 2007, Paignton Rugby club, 19:00 - 22:30 http://www.openoffice.org http://www.linux.org CHAT SERVICES http://www.serfer.co.uk - http://cgi.serfer.co.uk/ type #serfer then press login. PRFC CHAT ROOM - http://www.zleap.net/cgi-bin/irc.cgi Saturday 21st April 2007 - Devon Cup final - Paignton vs Torquay at Queens Park, Paignton, 3pm kick off. -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version 3.1 GIT d S: a C+++ UL++++ P+ L++ W++ N+ W--- O! V! PS+ Y! t+++ 5 X+++ R tv- b- DI! D++ G e H! r! z? -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK---- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html