Boot disk ?

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Mon, Oct 04, 2004 at 06:21:23PM +0200, Peter Hoffmann wrote:

> Harry Sufehmi wrote:
> >Hi, I wonder if there's a bootdisk I can use to initiate Ubuntu install ?
> >
> >I have a machine with a CDROM drive that won't boot, hence the question. 
> >The CDROM drive works, but it just can't be used for booting process.
> 
> Try Smart Boot Manager:
>  * http://linux.simple.be/tools/sbm
>  * http://btmgr.webframe.org/index.php3?body=download.html
> 
> "This nifty little floppy bootdisk allows selecting various devices to 
> boot from a menu, and even allows booting a CD-ROM in machines where the 
> BIOS doesn't support it. If your BIOS supposedly supports booting from a 
> CD-ROM but it isn't working, this disk might be just what you need!"

Would someone mind writing up a short howto describing how to use sbm to
install on a system without netboot or CD boot capability?  Others have
asked the same question before.

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 - mdz