Joseph Mack NA3T wrote:
On Fri, 7 Oct 2005, Liyun Yu wrote:
I was trying to figure out how to install Ubuntu on a laptop
that has no CD drive and no network NIC connections. It is a
Thinkpad 240. There is an external floppy drive and an external
USB CD drive is available to host the Ubuntu installation CD
but won't boot from there.
I do this by putting the disk into another machine with the needed
hardware eg another laptop or a desktop machine using a 2.5" to 3.5"
ide cable adapter (I got mine from Intrex). This doesn't work real
well for installing windows, as you know from our previous exchanges,
but is fine for Linux.
Hi, Joe,
Thanks for reply. I did tried to install it like this way from
my DELL laptop. Unfortunately the working ubuntu on DELL
turned into a non working ubuntu without X windows when
I swap the disk drive back to the Thinkpad 240. Tried to fix
the X windows but won't help. I give up that way since there
were more issues on other hardware drivers as well.
I could not find a similar old laptop like the Thinkpad 240 locally
to allow more tests.
Thanks,
Liyun
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