If you want to get a bit more nostalgic... I am pretty confident I still have an original set of S.u.S.E. 5.x (x may be 4) CDs and could burn copies of that. You might be struggling getting modern hardware going though, as USB probably hadn't yet been invented at the time, Bluetooth didn't exist, etc.
I might also have a 9.3 DVD somewhere, not quite sure though. Email me off list if you are interested in any of this, and I'll have a look.
Kind regards, Helmut. -- +------------------------+ | Helmut Walle | | [email protected] | | +64-3-388 39 54 | +------------------------+ On Sat, 17 Jul 2010, Kevin and Litesha Maher wrote:
Evening, all If I have all the files for a distro, how do I install that distro if the files are on a partition, and not a bootable CD? To explain the situation... way back in 2002 I was running SuSE 8.2 that a mate of mine had bought, and quite liked it. I've managed to find it online and downloaded it (3.2 GB worth), and would like to install it on my computer for old time's sake but don't know how to install it with just the files. I've installed a few versions of Linux enough times to know what options to choose, how to partition the drive, etc, but that's always been from an iso file burnt onto a CD. The machine I'll put it onto is an IBM ThinkCentre with adequate specs for running it (can run OpenSuse 10.2), so hardware's not an issue - I just want to know how do I "turn the key in the ignition" so to speak? I'm familiar with Windows (apologies if that word offends anyone) so is there some equivalent of setup.exe? Can I copy some of the files onto a CD (then hopefully be able to tell it where to find the rest)? If so, which ones? Or is it possible to use one of the apps on the something like the ultimate boot cd or tomsrtbt? TIA Kevin Maher
