I'm trying to install xp on a laptop that will only boot from the hard disk or the proprietary external usb-floppy which I don't have. It just won't boot from any other device - usb cdrom , usb pen drive, nor PXE.
This means I need to boot from a small partition on the beginning of the hard drive. Its not beyond my capabilities to build a dos network disk and copy that to the first partition but will it work for accessing the z_drive? I've seen lots of posts where people need to install to a partition other than the c: I have a server set up and running ok with version 4.6 and have already used it to install both home and pro editions of xp on systems that do have cdrom successfully. The cdrom (linux) (the dos one boots isolinux too!) is so slick i'd love to find a way to copy it to the first partition. Is it possible to use create a booting linux system on the hard disk and mount the images and scripts that the cd uses? Many thanks for any thoughts on this. angusC ------------------------------------------------------- All the advantages of Linux Managed Hosting--Without the Cost and Risk! Fully trained technicians. The highest number of Red Hat certifications in the hosting industry. Fanatical Support. Click to learn more http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=107521&bid=248729&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
