linux on an old laptop

[Leo Mauler]

SUSE supports a FTP install, if you happen to have a
broadband Internet connection.  I used that once to
install SUSE on a laptop without a CDROM drive.

--- crash 3m <crash3m at gmail.com> wrote:
> There are adapters that will let you put a laptop
> hard drive into a
> regular system.  You can pick them up at microcenter
> for $6 or
> something.  Depending on the distro your wanting to
> install, you may
> be able to boot from floppy and do a network install
> as well.
> 
> 
> On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:10:13 -0600, Christopher
> Kanaan
> <ckanaan at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > 
> > I recently acquired an old IBM Thinkpad (550MHz
> Celeron) with a broken cd-rom
> > drive.  I would like to remove windows and put
> linux on there.  I went through
> > the bios menu's and found that it only boots from
> FLOPPY, CDROM, or  HARD DRIVE.
> > It does have USB and a 10/100 cardbus ethernet.  I
> guess I was wondering if
> > anyone had any creative ideas on how to get linux
> on this beast or if anyone had
> > and external (usb) floppy disk drive or an
> external cd-rom that they could bring
> > to the meeting on tuesday night.
> > 
> > thanks,
> > chris


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