RE: Installing onto an old laptop
> From: AG [mailto:computing.account@googlemail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 1:54 PM
>
> I have an old generic laptop which has Slackware 10.1
> installed. It has
> access to the Internet as well as to a small LAN. The machine it is
> connected via a hub to is my main desktop/ workstation which
> runs Debian
> testing. The CD-ROM drive in the laptop does not work. This is a
> hardware issue, so installation via CD is not feasible.
>
> The laptop does have a couple of USB drive sockets, but I don't think
> that the BIOS is sufficiently modern to boot from a USB drive (the
> laptop was bought circa 2002 from a company that has since
> gone belly up).
>
> What is the best method for getting this laptop up and running in the
> 21st Century with Debian testing?
>
> Thanks for any ideas/ suggestions.
>
> AG
Since you already have a Debain system on your network, set it up as a boot
server:
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/478
Another option is to take the hard drive out of the computer, and either put
it into another computer, or into an external USB enclosure, and install
Debian onto it from another computer, then move the hard drive back.
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