install without cdrom

[debiani386]

Kamal Paryani wrote:
> hi
> i need to install ubuntu on a PIII laptop of which the cdrom drive is bad
>
> the laptop does not support booting from external usb cdroms
>
>
> in windows world i would have removed the laptop hard disk and
> connected it to other pc
> make it bootable and transfer the setup cab files on to it , put it
> back on the laptop and run setup
>
>
> but i a dont know how it can be done in linux
>
> can i connect this hard disk to some other machine install ubuntu and
> then put it back in the laptop and then would ubuntu re-detect all the
> hardware
>   
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I havent tried it, but im sure it would work
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> or any other idea
> help ??
>
> thanks
>   
another thing you COULD try is wubi. Wubi is a program for windows that 
downloads and installs ubuntu onto your hard disk. However, it runs off 
of windows partitions and uses the windows boot loader to start ubuntu
--cj