Guest Rick Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hi, I have a dilemma. I need to install LE2007 but I don't have a working cd/dvd drive on the computer I wish to install to. I've downloaded the DVD as an iso thinking I could somehow mount it across the network, but I'm stuck. I do have another computer on my network that does have a working dvd drive. Would it be possible to use that to install from? What options do I have? By the way, I don't think the old PIII supports network booting... I'll need to explore that. Suggestions anyone? Thanks, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniewicz Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Welcome to the MUB B) Does the computer you want to install Mandriva on have a floppy drive? If so, have a look here: http://club.mandriva.com/xwiki/bin/view/KB/NetworkInstall I have no experience with this, but it is a place to start. Also, there is no such thing as LE2007. It is simply Mandriva 2007. The last limited edition was LE2005, which was the same as Mandrake 10.2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 If you have another machine you can do it over ftp, but it would require you burning a CD or making a floppy bootable so that you can then connect to the ftp to run the installer. Mounting the iso in Linux is easy, just do: mkdir /mnt/iso mount -o loop /home/username/filename.iso /mnt/iso then you can set up ftp on the Linux machine and make sure that /mnt/iso is accessible. You can always connect to the Linux machine using your username/password so as to save working out anonymous access rights, etc, etc. Then you can just browse to /mnt/iso after this and the rest will take place. If in Windows, you need to install an app for mounting ISO images and it creates a VirtualCD drive that you can mount the ISO too. Then you can apply the same principals by installing FTP under Windows and making sure the Virtual CD-ROM is accessible to run the install from. However, you still need a floppy drive or CD-ROM in the machine to boot and be able to connect. Most distros now only provide a 10MB or so CD ISO image that you can write and install from. Maybe someone else can suggest another method if you really cannot get a CD drive in this machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmanuel_uk Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 old PIII Worst case scenario take the HD out, put it in another PC install mandy on it, copy the dvd iso on another partition, transplant back HD, milleage will vary, but can be done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhn Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 However, you still need a floppy drive or CD-ROM in the machine to boot and be able to connect. Most distros now only provide a 10MB or so CD ISO image that you can write and install from. Maybe someone else can suggest another method if you really cannot get a CD drive in this machine. You can also boot from a usb-stick (if the machine supports it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Thank you for all the great suggestions. I think the box does have a floppy drive so I'll attempt with that method. I'll let you know how it goes ... Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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