Bootable CD ...

[Bob Elzer]

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 <michael at butash.net> 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 <wheelie207 at ownmail.net>
> 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 <wheelie207 at ownmail.net>
>> 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 at 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 at 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 <mhgraham at crow202.org>
>> 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.
>> >> >>>
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