dmdzine Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Okay, this is a rather complicated question, so I'll do my best to make it plain and simple. Here's the situation: I have a Dell Desktop with Pentium 4 1.7GHz, 1 Gb of RAM, 40Gb HDD, and a CD writer drive. I recently set out on a hacking project to get Uphuck 10.4 v1.4i r3 working on this machine. Unfortunately, Uphuck 10.4 v1.4i r3 is ONLY available in DVD format. The particular patched ISO I have is 1.36 Gb. I am looking for a way to boot this system natively into the installer (various vmware hackery has been unsuccessful) and install onto the hard drive. Unfortunately, I don't have a DVD drive... The other equipment I have available: MacBook, 2Gb SanDisk Cruzer Flash Drive, ethernet cables... Please note that I am aware that I could just buy an external or internal DVD drive, but as I don't really have any money to spend, this is not really an option. Also, I am familiar with Linux to some degree, so having to use a LiveCD is not a dealbreaker My ideas: Is it possible to somehow boot from an ISO file, either on a flash drive, or on a separate partition? Or, is it possible to "burn" the ISO image to a hard disk partition, boot from that partition, install Uphuck 10.4 v1.4i r3, then boot into the partition where Uphuck 10.4 v1.4i r3 is installed? Or, can I use the Flash Drive to boot the installer as if it were a DVD? Any ideas would be appreciated, as I have been unable to find any guides for my particular situation... Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmdzine Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 or, would it be possible to do a network install? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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