Cd-less install

Fri Oct 1 23:59:38 UTC 2004

> I'm attempting a cd-less install of ubuntu on my ibm x31 laptop.  What
> options do I have?  I currently have gentoo on here now.  I really
> don't want to buy an external cdrom just to install.  I have a 1.0gb
> flashdrive, and the laptop supports PXE.

is the debootstrap method works on Ubuntu?
http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/apcs03.html

after the initial download of debootstrap,  in theory everything else
could be done via the network.  As anyone tried it?