HD Install :: Loading on Laptop without any CD-ROM or OS.

If you have a look on the www.tldp.org weebsite, theres some FAQs on using Zip drives to load OSs. I havent tried it myself yet and i think tis been discussed elsewhere on the forum. Hope this helps.

klashe, I installed DSL to a laptop with no CD by booting to a linux floppy called tomsrtbt, and making 3 partitions, one for dsl, one for other data, and one for linux swap. i copyied the dsl iso from a parallel port zip drive to the data partion, mounted the DSL iso there, and copied the /KNOPPIX directory to HDA1, the DSL partition. Then made a DSL boot floppy, and rebooted. The boot floppy recognizes HDA1 as the DSL CD and loads the file system into memory.

JP

Please look into how-to section...there is my article about Installing DSL to USB key under WindBlows 2003 enterprise server
Then do normal HD-INSTALL

Code Sample

$sudo su
# dsl-hdinstall
# mkliloboot

original here.