Install via hard disk

vilwarin · 2006-03-28 08:59:47

Hi!

I have an old laptop without cd-rom and usb.
I have formated the 1 GB HDD ext3 and downloaded a Linux .iso boot cd via tomsrtbt and wget.
I have mounted this .iso also via tomsrtbt and loop, so that I can access it like a cd.

Now I am stuck. How to run setup? Can you help?

scrawler · 2006-03-28 11:01:23

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ins … her_distro

I just installed Arch using this, using a live cd, and it worked like a charm. I think tomsrtbt would work like a livecd in your case...

vilwarin · 2006-03-28 11:44:52

thanks!

But there's one more hurdle. I need to get a couple of root / boot disks that allow me to NFS export the Laptop-HDD. tomsrtbt cannot do that. Have you any suggestions?

scrawler · 2006-03-29 03:47:18

no, no suggestions, not really, sorry--but I googled and found

http://archives.mn-linux.org/tclug-list … 00980.html

Probably won't help, but you might get an idea or two...

syamajala · 2006-03-30 02:22:24

i also found another good way to install arch. you could use a damn small linux usb stick and a floppy that loads the kernel. dsl has support for a lot of things, like nfs and wireless. i've installed arch from it a bunch of times. also it has x with fluxbox.

avb · 2006-03-30 09:21:12

vilwarin wrote:

Hi!
I have an old laptop without cd-rom and usb.
I have formated the 1 GB HDD ext3 and downloaded a Linux .iso boot cd via tomsrtbt and wget.
I have mounted this .iso also via tomsrtbt and loop, so that I can access it like a cd.
Now I am stuck. How to run setup? Can you help?

use qemu.
qemu -hda /dev/hda -cdrom myiso.iso -boot d

Snowman · 2006-03-31 03:21:08

If your laptop has a floppy drive, you could try a floppy install. The floppy images are here:
ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/images/

scrawler · 2006-03-31 03:45:48

Snowman wrote:

If your laptop has a floppy drive, you could try a floppy install. The floppy images are here:
ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/images/

duh. that would be the easiest.

scarecrow · 2006-03-31 05:50:41

syamajala wrote:

i also found another good way to install arch. you could use a damn small linux usb stick and a floppy that loads the kernel. dsl has support for a lot of things, like nfs and wireless. i've installed arch from it a bunch of times. also it has x with fluxbox.

Nice suggestion, but he said the laptop has no USB ports!

Arch Linux

#1 2006-03-28 08:59:47

Install via hard disk

#2 2006-03-28 11:01:23

Re: Install via hard disk

#3 2006-03-28 11:44:52

Re: Install via hard disk

#4 2006-03-29 03:47:18

Re: Install via hard disk

#5 2006-03-30 02:22:24

Re: Install via hard disk

#6 2006-03-30 09:21:12

Re: Install via hard disk

#7 2006-03-31 03:21:08

Re: Install via hard disk

#8 2006-03-31 03:45:48

Re: Install via hard disk

#9 2006-03-31 05:50:41

Re: Install via hard disk

Board footer