booting from a laptop with NO cd but it does have a floppy

**MikeyMustang** · 03-08-2003, 03:37 PM

ok what i have is a toshiba Portege pent 300...128 meg of ram 4 gig hard drive...with dual boot 98/win2k on it........what i want to be able to do is put Knoppix in a directory (i can transfer it to the hard drive via my network)...and boot from a floppy to get to knoppix...is this possible? i would rather not do a full install because this computer is a bear to get an os back on it without a cd.(seroget laptop is needed)...so my only option is easy boot

thanks

Mike

**Robert Michel** · 03-08-2003, 04:12 PM

Salve Mike!

> i have is a toshiba Portege pent 300...128 meg of ram
ok
> 4 gig hard drive...
not much
>with dual boot 98/win2k on it.
you mean 4 gig with dual boot - not 4 gig free space?

>.......what i want to be able to do is put Knoppix in a directory (i >can transfer it to the hard drive via my network)...and boot from a >floppy to get to knoppix...is this possible?
yes, see http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/PoorMansInstall

>i would rather not do a full install because this computer is a bear >to get an os back on it without a cd.(seroget laptop is needed)...so >my only option is easy boot
Do you have onother PC? Than you can use Knoppix for back up your
Laptop.
When your Laptops has a build in Networkcard, and your Bios support PXE, and you have a second PC, you can use the second PC as Terminal-Server and boot Knoppix via Network:
http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/FaqPXE

Have Fun - rob

**MikeyMustang** · 03-08-2003, 04:18 PM

THANK YOU!!
thanks for the quick responce...I will try the "poor mans install" that looks like just what i was looking for!!

Mike

**arubia** · 05-02-2003, 12:17 AM

Hello, my PC haven´t got CDROM and floppy disk, I need a image for install by net with PXE. Can you help me?

Thank you.

**Dave_Bechtel** · 05-03-2003, 07:44 AM

--BTW, you can get laptop 2.5" HD adapters that will allow you to connect the drive to a standard IDE cable.

See: http://www.pccables.com/00504.htm for more info.

Originally Posted by MikeyMustang

ok what i have is a toshiba Portege pent 300...128 meg of ram 4 gig hard drive...with dual boot 98/win2k on it........what i want to be able to do is put Knoppix in a directory (i can transfer it to the hard drive via my network)...and boot from a floppy to get to knoppix...is this possible? i would rather not do a full install because this computer is a bear to get an os back on it without a cd.(seroget laptop is needed)...so my only option is easy boot

thanks

Mike