Pietato Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 i have a patched dvd image and no dvd drive to use it with, and i cant boot from usb what can i do. without buying anything btw i found this video http://www.cnettv.com/9710-1_53-28784.html?tag=nl.e404 but its not helping its very generalized and there arent really any steps to follow but thats the basic idea of what im hoping to to. only instead of using the external case i have an ide adapter to just use a temp internal drive Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/59051-install-from-harddrive/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestevo Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Damn Small Linux has (or had) a floppy disk that was designed to load a bootloader that would pass things off to whatever it would find on a USB drive. I don't know if it will work out of the box for you, might not work or it might need some tweaking. Best advice: Your time might end up being worth more than the $10-15 for a DVD-ROM on sale. Stevo Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/59051-install-from-harddrive/#findComment-421404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pietato Posted August 6, 2007 Author Share Posted August 6, 2007 well it is a laptop so i cant really find one for that cheap Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/59051-install-from-harddrive/#findComment-421750 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestevo Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Oh, sorry. You could explore the possibility of an external. However, I see your point of view more. Stevo Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/59051-install-from-harddrive/#findComment-421843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddy69 Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Well if it's a laptop without a DVD drive it must be pretty old (unless the DVD is just broken). In that case then I doubt OS X would run very well - if at all - anyway. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/59051-install-from-harddrive/#findComment-421858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pietato Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 2.0ghz celeron 640mb ram 64mb graphics 30gb 5400rpm hd im not seeing an issue really Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/59051-install-from-harddrive/#findComment-422317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pietato Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 bump Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/59051-install-from-harddrive/#findComment-427524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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