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linuxguy

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Registered: 2008-10-20

Posts: 41

no cd drive

hey i got an lenovo x200 laptop. it doesnt have a cd drive.

i do have a pclinuxos installation on it and i tried copying the files from the live cd into /boot/live and making an entry in my grub list for the boot (i think) but it kernel panics when i select it saying that it cant find the cdrom device. 

any ideas?

what is the best way to do this?

thanks for the help.

linuxguy

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Registered: 2008-10-20

Posts: 41

Re: no cd drive

just tried the "fast install from an existing linux installation" method and kept getting kernel panics too.

xduugu

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Registered: 2008-10-16

Posts: 292

Re: no cd drive

Installing from USB stick should work fine. I installed Arch that way.

Last edited by xduugu (2008-10-21 20:07:37)

linuxguy

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Registered: 2008-10-20

Posts: 41

Re: no cd drive

any particular way to do that?

lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: no cd drive

There are install images for usb available. Alternatively, you can copy the root partition of your existing Arch installation (if you have one) to the pendrive, if it's big enough.

catwell

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From: Bretagne, France

Registered: 2008-02-20

Posts: 207

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Re: no cd drive

I am in the same situation. I install using a USB key but PXE should also work as an alternative.