hi i need to install ubuntu on a PIII laptop of which the cdrom drive is bad
the laptop does not support booting from external usb cdroms
in windows world i would have removed the laptop hard disk and connected it to other pc make it bootable and transfer the setup cab files on to it , put it back on the laptop and run setup
but i a dont know how it can be done in linux
can i connect this hard disk to some other machine install ubuntu and then put it back in the laptop and then would ubuntu re-detect all the hardware
or any other idea help ??
thanks regards
Kamal Paryani wrote:
hi i need to install ubuntu on a PIII laptop of which the cdrom drive is bad
the laptop does not support booting from external usb cdroms
in windows world i would have removed the laptop hard disk and connected it to other pc make it bootable and transfer the setup cab files on to it , put it back on the laptop and run setup
but i a dont know how it can be done in linux
can i connect this hard disk to some other machine install ubuntu and then put it back in the laptop and then would ubuntu re-detect all the hardware
or any other idea help ??
have you read "Installation without a CD" on this page? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation
On Thu, 2007-05-31 at 00:10 +0530, Dhawal Doshy wrote:
or any other idea help ??
have you read "Installation without a CD" on this page? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation
Haven't opened that link but doesnt Ubuntu have network install? Using FTP or something? IMO the install can start even using a floppy?
Does teh laptop support boot from LAN?
On 30-May-07, at 7:13 PM, Kamal Paryani wrote:
can i connect this hard disk to some other machine install ubuntu and then put it back in the laptop and then would ubuntu re-detect all the hardware
worth a try - in the old days switching harddisks never worked in linux, but recently (actualy about 3 years back it succeeded - that too with redhat 9)
On Thursday 31 May 2007 12:12, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote:
On 30-May-07, at 7:13 PM, Kamal Paryani wrote:
can i connect this hard disk to some other machine install ubuntu and then put it back in the laptop and then would ubuntu re-detect all the hardware
worth a try - in the old days switching harddisks never worked in linux, but recently (actualy about 3 years back it succeeded - that too with redhat 9)
With debian you can install on one machine and then switch to another as long as the ide interface and master / slave settings are not changed. If u do change that u need to edit /etc/fstab.Make sure discover is running. If not just add the modules to /etc/modules. You will face problems only if you install on ide and then switch to sata / scsi cause you need a different initrd.
On Thursday 31 May 2007 15:45, jtd wrote:
On Thursday 31 May 2007 12:12, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote:
On 30-May-07, at 7:13 PM, Kamal Paryani wrote:
can i connect this hard disk to some other machine install ubuntu and then put it back in the laptop and then would ubuntu re-detect all the hardware
worth a try - in the old days switching harddisks never worked in linux, but recently (actualy about 3 years back it succeeded - that too with redhat 9)
You will face problems only if you install on ide and then switch to sata / scsi cause you need a different initrd.
Well actually you cant do that except by dd from an ide drive to a sata drive, and then try to boot from sata.
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