Re: External CD-ROM at Installfest

> It looks like the only ways I can get something installed is to use
> floppies for a start, followed with a netinstall, or (better) borrow an
> external CD-ROM for a little while.
>
> Thanks,
> Siri Amrit
>
> Siri,
>
> You can also connect an external hard drive to the laptop via USB. If
> necessary tranfer the Slackware tree over to the hard drive and do the
> install from that mounted partition. You can also copy the ISO over and
> mount it locally. Most distros have a way of working around not having a
> working CD-ROM.
>
> I'll be there Saturday and can help you with it. What distro do you want
> to install? I'll put it on my MEGA-DISTRO HDD.
>
> Dennis

Thanks, Dennis.

Actually, I'd like to install NetBSD 2.0, and upgrade it to 2.2. I have the
CD's for 2.0, and the entire NetBSD User Guide printed up.

If that's too off-topic for a Linux Installfest, then possibly Slax, Ubuntu or
Vector SOHO 5. I have the Vector disk... it's _very_ nice!

Siri Amrit
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