Re: can't figure out how to install Damn small linux from a USB drive

harry palmer wrote:
Hi there

I am new to linux so be gentle. Simply put I have the following problem

1 a Sony Vaio pcgt-505ts with 64mb ram and 4 gb harddrive
2 NO repeat NO cd rom
3 Lan connectivity
4 usb memory stick 1gb.
5 machine will NOT boot from USB
6 machine currently has win98 on it ( god help me.)

So, I've read through the various websites and can find lots of answers for
those lucky people that can boot from the memory stick or those rich enough
to own an external cdrom :-) I can't do either. Is there a simple technique
that emulates the download dsl.zip unzip to executable, run executable and
replace the dreaded win98 with DSL so I can make the switch in 2008??? I'm
all for change :-)

tia




Take the drive to another machine (a friend's machine perhaps) and
install it there. Then put the drive back.

Vahis
--
"Only wimps use tape backup:
_real_ men just upload their important stuff on ftp,
and let the rest of the world mirror it ;)"
Linus Torvalds 1996.
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