I'd check out clonezilla bootable images, I've booted a server on a vm and started imaging other vms with it before, it's pretty cool. Using the lite-server might add a quickie option to get it booted over the network. Note: this puts a dhcp on your network, which will probably conflict with your lan router, so use a crossover cable if possible or a separate switch/vlan. https://clonezilla.org/show-live-doc-content.php?topic=clonezilla-live/doc/11_lite_server https://clonezilla.org/clonezilla-SE/ -mb On Sun, Aug 4, 2019 at 3:43 PM Harold Hartley wrote: > Download an image for installing over network from whatever distro you > want to use. Then burn it to cd and install on computer and it will run and > connect to the the distro site and will start to install the files. > > On Sun, Aug 4, 2019, at 15:31, Snyder, Alexander J wrote: > > I've never installed _anything_ over the network. > > Can you give me a solid tutorial to follow? > > On Sun, Aug 4, 2019 at 11:44 AM Harold Hartley > wrote: > > __ > > It won’t recognize the usb ssd unless you upgrade the bios. > > > > On Sun, Aug 4, 2019, at 11:41, Snyder, Alexander J wrote: > >> The internal drive is recognized by the BIOS, but fails to spin up. > >> > >> The Laptop was built in 2009 by Puget Systems ( > https://www.pugetsystems.com/), so yes, the hardware is old, but I highly > doubt it's "Too Old" for Linux. I found another USB SSD I bought the same > time as the laptop, so I'm going to try and format that and see if it works > as a bootable device. > >> > >> Trying to get CentOS 7 on it, but I'm flirting with the idea of trying > Manjaro on it. > >> > >> On Sun, Aug 4, 2019, 10:50 Matthew Gibson < > guanjun.de.geliqian@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Does it have the ability to boot from network? Didn't you say that > the laptop has an internal DVD/CD drive? Could your install media need to > be locked in some way after the burn is complete? Is the ISO too new to > work with old hard ware? > >> > > >> > These are a few of my thoughts. I'll see if I can find my own drives > to burn a disc for you. > >> > > >> > On Sun, Aug 4, 2019, 8:57 AM Snyder, Alexander J < > alexander@snyderfamily.co> wrote: > >> >> I wasn't able to go to Installfest, we had guests. > >> >> > >> >> After they left, I went hunting in the garage and found an old DVD-R > (USB). I went to Best Buyand got a few blank DVDs. So, it won't read from a > 2019 USB-SSD, but it'll boot from a ~2015 USB-DVD drive? > >> >> > >> >> I can get into the CentOS 7 setup but it fails to verify the media, > and refuses to continue. When I skip verify, it still fails by saying the > media is not fit for install. > >> >> > >> >> So now I'm really confused. > >> >> > >> >> Thanks, > >> >> Alexander > >> >> > >> >> Sent from my Galaxy S10+ > >> >> > >> >> On Sun, Aug 4, 2019, 08:43 Matt Graham wrote: > >> >>> On 2019-08-03 10:49, Snyder, Alexander J wrote: > >> >>> > Does anyone have a bootable Linux CD? > >> >>> > I don't have a burner, or discs. So I'm asking for help! > >> >>> > Can someone burn CentOS7 minimal for me? > >> >>> > >> >>> Did you get a CD from Installfest? If not, I have a DVD+-RW and a > CD-R > >> >>> blank somewhere around here. Reply with your snail-mail address if > you > >> >>> still need help. > >> >>> > >> >>> -- > >> >>> Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress > >> >>> There is no Darkness in Eternity > >> >>> But only Light too dim for us to see. > >> >>> --------------------------------------------------- > >> >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > --------------------------------------------------- > >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > > Harold Hartley > > 17632 N. 5th place > > Phoenix, AZ 85022 > > wheelie207@ownmail.net > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > -- > Harold Hartley > 17632 N. 5th place > Phoenix, AZ 85022 > wheelie207@ownmail.net > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss