[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Discuss Digest, Vol 10, Issue 9

[MadHat]

On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 13:59, Chuck wrote:
> This gets asked here allot, and over the past 6 months I have not seen a reply 
> from anyone who has got the PCMCIA cdrom to work for installation.  I had to 
> copy the install files for Vector Linux to a separate one-gig partition and 
> install it from there.  There must be a way to do that with Mandrake, making 
> a minimal installation, then use the cdrom to install other RPM's after it is 
> installed.  
> 


It's all about the BIOS.  I ahve been able to boot from a USB stick on
some machines.  If the BIOS supports booting from USB, you are in.  If
not you will ahve to sue a floppy to load the USB support.


-- 
MadHat at Unspecific.com
`But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
`Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here...'
   -- Lewis Carroll - _Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland_