Report Installation Challenge in Installing Mandriva Posted August 16, 2004 Hey, The problem: I want to install linux on a very old laptop No CD driver, network, or Floppy disk. All those devices can be connected through pcmcia cards but cannot boot from them. How can I install linux? Some usefull link or idea to start with? I thought 1- Extract the hard disk and put the files on it 2- Fix again the hd on the laptop 3- Here the question: how to make th hd bootable and run the installation scripts?
Installation Challenge
in Installing Mandriva
Posted
Hey,
The problem:
I want to install linux on a very old laptop
No CD driver, network, or Floppy disk.
All those devices can be connected through pcmcia cards but cannot boot from them.
How can I install linux?
Some usefull link or idea to start with?
I thought
1- Extract the hard disk and put the files on it
2- Fix again the hd on the laptop
3- Here the question: how to make th hd bootable and run the installation scripts?