Can Redhat 5.2 be installed from a parallel port CDROM drive?

Can Redhat 5.2 be installed from a parallel port CDROM drive?

Post by Mark Spenc » Wed, 17 Mar 1999 04:00:00



I have an IBM Thinkpad 560 that does not have a CDROM drive. Is it
possible to install Redhat 5.2 from my parallel port CDROM drive? It's
a H45 Quickcd 4x. They have drivers on their website for 95/98/NT, I
don't see anything for linux.

Thanks for the help!

Mark

 
 
 

Can Redhat 5.2 be installed from a parallel port CDROM drive?

Post by Johan Geuz » Fri, 26 Mar 1999 04:00:00


nope

Mark Spencer heeft geschreven in bericht

>I have an IBM Thinkpad 560 that does not have a CDROM drive. Is it
>possible to install Redhat 5.2 from my parallel port CDROM drive? It's
>a H45 Quickcd 4x. They have drivers on their website for 95/98/NT, I
>don't see anything for linux.

>Thanks for the help!

>Mark



 
 
 

Can Redhat 5.2 be installed from a parallel port CDROM drive?

Post by Sven Utck » Sat, 27 Mar 1999 04:00:00



> Mark Spencer heeft geschreven in bericht

> >I have an IBM Thinkpad 560 that does not have a CDROM drive. Is it
> >possible to install Redhat 5.2 from my parallel port CDROM drive? It's
> >a H45 Quickcd 4x. They have drivers on their website for 95/98/NT, I
> >don't see anything for linux.
> nope

Are you sure?  I would have thought it might be possible to build a
custom-kernel on a different Machine (where, obviously, Linux is
already installed), and boot and install using that one?

Sven
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