[TriLUG] Boot ubuntu from floppy?

[Ron Joffe]

On Friday 07 October 2005 13:31, Liyun Yu wrote:
> I was trying to figure out how to install Ubuntu on a laptop
> that has no CD drive and no network NIC connections. It is a
> Thinkpad 240. There is an external floppy drive and an external
> USB CD drive is available to host the Ubuntu installation CD
> but won't boot from there.
>
> So far I have tried the BootManager (off sourceforge) that won't work.
> Tested booting using RedHat floppy then run from the USB CD and it
> seemed to work - should be able to install the RedHat Linux.
>
> My question:
> Is there anyway to create a bootable floppy, just like the one
> redhat created, to boot off the floppy drive to allow installing
> Ubuntu on to this Thinkpad 240 laptop?
>
> I searched around (google, ubuntuforums, etc.)but did not find
> any resource available to this specific case, except some suggestions
> using network booting or using Btmgr both won't work in this case.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Liyun Yu

Doesn't really answer the floppy qustion, but:

Two suggestions, pcmcia nic, or usb nic.

Ron