wouldn't it be easier to create a bootable usb drive using unetbootin? https://unetbootin.github.io/ On Sun, Aug 4, 2019, 4:24 PM Michael Butash wrote: > 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. 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