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Install on a computer w/o a dvd drive
Install on a computer w/o a dvd drive
I think I want to put Mepis on my desktop puter. It does not have a DVD drive in it though. Can I connect the laptop to the desktop and use the laptop as an external drive?
Re: Install on a computer w/o a dvd drive
Does the BIOS of your desktop support booting from a USB thumb drive? If it does, you could create a bootable MEPIS thumb drive on your laptop and boot your desktop and install MEPIS from the thumb drive.
If that isn't possible, I doubt if MEPIS can be installed successfully using the method you describe because your laptop and desktop have completely different hardware. If you run the Live DVD on the laptop, it will detect the laptop's hardware and will install itself accordingly. Some people have replaced a HDD on one machine with the HDD from another machine with MEPIS installed on it; but for that to work, the two machines should be fairly similar, which yours are not.
I've heard of booting one Apple computer from another, but never one PC from another. But I could be mistaken.
If that isn't possible, I doubt if MEPIS can be installed successfully using the method you describe because your laptop and desktop have completely different hardware. If you run the Live DVD on the laptop, it will detect the laptop's hardware and will install itself accordingly. Some people have replaced a HDD on one machine with the HDD from another machine with MEPIS installed on it; but for that to work, the two machines should be fairly similar, which yours are not.
I've heard of booting one Apple computer from another, but never one PC from another. But I could be mistaken.
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Re: Install on a computer w/o a dvd drive
No.bmike1 wrote:I think I want to put Mepis on my desktop puter. It does not have a DVD drive in it though. Can I connect the laptop to the desktop and use the laptop as an external drive?
Desktop: Custom build Asus/AMD/nVidia -- MEPIS 11
Laptop: Acer Aspire 5250 -- MX-15
Assorted junk: assorted Linuxes
Laptop: Acer Aspire 5250 -- MX-15
Assorted junk: assorted Linuxes
Re: Install on a computer w/o a dvd drive
If the memory key is not bootable on your Desktop does it have a CD? There are some boot CD-ROMs available that would be able to boot a LiveDVD that's copied to a memory key.
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Re: Install on a computer w/o a dvd drive
http://www.plop.at/en/bootmanagers.htmllucky9 wrote:If the memory key is not bootable on your Desktop does it have a CD? There are some boot CD-ROMs available that would be able to boot a LiveDVD that's copied to a memory key.
Desktop: Custom build Asus/AMD/nVidia -- MEPIS 11
Laptop: Acer Aspire 5250 -- MX-15
Assorted junk: assorted Linuxes
Laptop: Acer Aspire 5250 -- MX-15
Assorted junk: assorted Linuxes
Re: Install on a computer w/o a dvd drive
If you are comfortable with the command line see here> http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/bmike1 wrote:I think I want to put Mepis on my desktop puter. It does not have a DVD drive in it though. Can I connect the laptop to the desktop and use the laptop as an external drive?

***you can also do it with Clonezilla by connecting NIC to NIC (Network Interface Card). Videos are available on youtube for doing it with Clonezilla.
http://patentabsurdity.com/
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Re: Install on a computer w/o a dvd drive
@uncle mark
That's really cool!
That's really cool!
Cloning an installation from one computer to another is fraught with problems (unless the computers themselves are nearly clones).JBoman wrote:If you are comfortable with the command line see here> http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/bmike1 wrote:I think I want to put Mepis on my desktop puter. It does not have a DVD drive in it though. Can I connect the laptop to the desktop and use the laptop as an external drive?
***you can also do it with Clonezilla by connecting NIC to NIC (Network Interface Card). Videos are available on youtube for doing it with Clonezilla.
MX-14; 3.12-0.bpo.1-686-pae kernel using 4GB RAM
2.4GHz AMD Athlon 4600+
NVidia GeForce 6150 LE; 304.121 Display Driver
You didn't slow down because you're old; you're old because you slowed down.
2.4GHz AMD Athlon 4600+
NVidia GeForce 6150 LE; 304.121 Display Driver
You didn't slow down because you're old; you're old because you slowed down.
Re: Install on a computer w/o a dvd drive
Agree wholeheartedly but it is doablejoany wrote:@uncle mark
That's really cool!
Cloning an installation from one computer to another is fraught with problems (unless the computers themselves are nearly clones).JBoman wrote:If you are comfortable with the command line see here> http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/bmike1 wrote:I think I want to put Mepis on my desktop puter. It does not have a DVD drive in it though. Can I connect the laptop to the desktop and use the laptop as an external drive?
***you can also do it with Clonezilla by connecting NIC to NIC (Network Interface Card). Videos are available on youtube for doing it with Clonezilla.

http://patentabsurdity.com/
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Re: Install on a computer w/o a dvd drive
I've not explored all its options, but it works splendidly for booting to USB if that's not natively supported by your machine.joany wrote:@uncle mark
That's really cool!
Desktop: Custom build Asus/AMD/nVidia -- MEPIS 11
Laptop: Acer Aspire 5250 -- MX-15
Assorted junk: assorted Linuxes
Laptop: Acer Aspire 5250 -- MX-15
Assorted junk: assorted Linuxes
Re: Install on a computer w/o a dvd drive
Of course for a round $20 you can by a DVD writer. They are pretty handy to have around.