Re: [gentoo-user] Asus Eee Gentoo install - no CD drive

[Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>]

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On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 16:16:25 +0100, Robert Bridge wrote:

> > I'm very familiar with installing Gentoo via LiveCD, but I'm not sure
> > how to go about it without a CD drive.  I'm sure there are many exotic
> > options to choose from, but I'd rather not have to learn too much new
> > stuff to get this done.  Can anyone recommend a simple method?  I have
> > a wired/wireless LAN/internet connection and 3 systems on the LAN
> > running Gentoo.  No USB drive though.  
> 
> If you already have a linux install on the machine, you could install
> from that.

Xandros doesn't have the tools necessary to install Gentoo. I used an
eeeXubuntu CD, which has a script to create a bootable flash disk. Boot
fro the CD on another computer, run the script then boot the Eee from the
USB stick.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make
it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way
is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies.
The first method is far more difficult" -C.A.R. Hoare

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