Christopher Blackmon wrote:
I've got an old Sony Vaio PCG-C1 subnotebook computer
that I'd like to install linux on. The problem is
that I don't have a floppy drive nor a cdrom drive for
it.
I can, however, remove the hard drive, and connect it
to another computer. (Right now I've got it in a USB
case connected to another laptop).
Is there anyway to do this?
thanks,
Christopher.
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It's certainly possible. Have a look at the LinuxFromScrach (LFS)
project - because of the nature of how the project works, it's done in
the way you describe. There are other possibilities for getting that
box up and running, but none are quite as well suited to your
situation. The most obvious other two scenarios that come to mind are
to dd a Tom's Root/Boot disk onto the drive, boot it in the laptop, get
a network connection up and running, and then use that to bootstrap your
way into running one of the distro installers. Or - to do an entire
full install to that hard drive (with it in another computer) - and then
simply swap the drive back into the notebook and deal with adjusting the
config for hardware changes, as necessary.
Best of luck,
Aaron J.
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