If you're using Debian, and don't have a way of installing on the target box (say you have no cd drive in it), you could do the base install on another machine, then transfer the HD and do the rest of the install yourself, with apt-get and a network connection. Or there are other ways to get the base system onto the target box .... if you happen to have 15 floppies lying around ;-) hehe!
Cheers, Gareth On Sunday 09 February 2003 13:45, Yuri de Groot wrote: > >Is it possible to install on another machine with the HDD connected in > > that > > > >machine and then simply swap the HDD to the target machine and just have > > it > > > >work? > > It depends very much on what options you choose when you install. > > If the installer autodetects the hardware on the installbox, which is > different from the hardware on the targetbox, then No. > > If you can tell the installer _not_ to autodetect, then you can answer the > install prompts with answers relating to the targetbox. > > If the installer compiles a kernel for you, set the options for the > targetbox. > > > Regardless of which distro, select the "advanced" option so you can choose > the right settings for the targetbox. > Know the targetbox inside-out first. Know the make and model of every > component, because you won't, of course, be able to autodetect these if > you're doing the install on another box. > > Mr Sawtell's response to your question is the cautious one. Mine is the > reckless one :-) > > Yuri
