Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261170AbVBUAwq (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:52:46 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261160AbVBUAwi (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:52:38 -0500 Received: from dsl093-038-182.pdx1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.93.38.182]:53775 "EHLO caliban.beattie-home.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261152AbVBUAwh (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:52:37 -0500 Subject: Re: Help - really messed up kernel From: Brian Beattie To: Joshua Hudson Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:52:23 -0800 Message-Id: <1108947144.5498.29.camel@kokopelli> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 780 Lines: 18 On Sun, 2005-02-20 at 15:22 -0800, Joshua Hudson wrote: > I am trying to install linux on a laptop that cannot boot from cdrom. I handled this by putting smart-boot http://btmgr.webframe.org/ in the hard drive MBR from a dos floppy, smart-boot can boot from a cdrom. Then as long as you don't wipe out your MBR you can still boot from a cdrom. -- Brian Beattie LFS12947 | "Honor isn't about making the right choices. beattie@beattie-home.net | It's about dealing with the consequences." www.beattie-home.net | -- Midori Koto - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/