Re: [SLUG] Technical Resource Kit

From: Eben King (eben1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Tue Jul 06 2004 - 21:13:24 EDT


On Tue, 6 Jul 2004, Richard S. Smoot wrote:

> I got my kit in today's mail.
> Got a problem. the only way get to use DVD on this computer
> is an external USB BackPack drive.
> How do I boot it? My CMOS does not have USB boot as an option.
> Suse 8.2 is the only USB capable OS in my computer.

Well, I was hoping to find a boot floppy image on the DVD. No dice.
Maybe you can run the installer from inside an OS? I was also considering
a lilo floppy, but no, the BIOS probably doesn't understand USB. Loadlin?

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