Installing with External Backpack CD-rom

From: Michael Rowley (Draxum_at_toast.net)
Date: 05/06/04 

Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 17:48:02 GMT

I have a IBM 760ELD Laptop computer. It has a Ultra port which accepts both
floppy and CD-rom but not both at the same time. I also have a External
Backpack parallel port CD-rom for the laptop. Does anyone know how to get
linux to boot from the external cd-rom. The laptops BIOS does not support
cd-rom booting only floppy drive and I have looked to see if there is a BIOS
upgrade there but to know success. 

--
Michael S. Rowley
Author of "THEAR: Guardians Awakening"
A fantasy/Adventure set on the world of THEAR
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