Cornflake wrote:
the short answer is that you can't. You can't install an OS from within another
Ah, but you can
You're a Gentoo user; you know that!Computer Science Canada installing an OS from an image file |
| Author: | person [ Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:33 pm ] |
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How do I install and OS from an image file without actually burning it onto a CD? |
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| Author: | Andy [ Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:43 pm ] |
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partition your hard drive, or do it via lan if you have the proper dos drivers |
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| Author: | codemage [ Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:10 am ] |
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You'll have to mount it to a virtual drive using something like Daemon tools or alcohol 120%. |
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| Author: | md [ Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:37 am ] |
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the short answer is that you can't. You can't install an OS from within another so deamon tools, etc. simply won't help you. The long answer is that if you have vmware and you enable raw access to the physical drive you can install through vmware. However you'd need to partition the drive properly first and be really sure you know what you are doing or breaking things is all too easy. |
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| Author: | Andy [ Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:41 am ] |
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what app are you using to re-image your hdd, norton ghost? |
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| Author: | person [ Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:43 am ] |
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yeap...but why does it matter? Cornflake wrote: The long answer is that if you have vmware and you enable raw access to the physical drive you can install through vmware. However you'd need to partition the drive properly first and be really sure you know what you are doing or breaking things is all too easy.
do u have a link where i can get more info? maybe a recipe guide with step by step instructions? |
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| Author: | Andy [ Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:28 am ] |
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are you running norton ghost from dos or do you have the program installed? |
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| Author: | md [ Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:12 pm ] |
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Nope, no links or step by step guides. This would be one of those cases where there are too many different things that can happen and too much variation to be able to provide concise instructions. Really it's one of those times where experience is the only thing that can really help. If your installing an OS why don't you simply burn a CD. It's not like it's hard... |
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| Author: | person [ Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:39 pm ] |
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Cornflake wrote: If your installing an OS why don't you simply burn a CD. It's not like it's hard...
I would but there is no way that it's all gonna fit. |
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| Author: | Andy [ Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:46 pm ] |
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unless you're on vista, a 4.7gig dvd should fit fine |
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| Author: | person [ Fri Mar 24, 2006 5:21 pm ] |
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i know but i dont have a dvd burner, and only a cd burner |
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| Author: | Hikaru79 [ Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:38 pm ] |
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Cornflake wrote: the short answer is that you can't. You can't install an OS from within another
Ah, but you can You're a Gentoo user; you know that! |
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| Author: | md [ Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:46 pm ] |
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The long answer is that you can... depending on what the operating system is and what you are running... and with a lot of work 
And no, there is no guide  |
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| Author: | MysticVegeta [ Sun Mar 26, 2006 11:11 am ] |
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person wrote: i know but i dont have a dvd burner, and only a cd burner
How big is it? |
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| Author: | person [ Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:53 pm ] |
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around 650MB |
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| Author: | md [ Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:06 pm ] |
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Err... 650MB fits on a CD... |
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| Author: | person [ Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:12 pm ] |
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the CDs i have are all like 80Mb..... |
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| Author: | md [ Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:14 pm ] |
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No... CDs are 650MB or 700MB... perhaps you have re-writable CDs which could be erased... or your looking at burned CDs that aren't anywhere close to full. 650MB will fit on a CD. |
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| Author: | person [ Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:17 pm ] |
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all i can say is that i've tried it, and it told me that my CD wasnt big enough |
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| Author: | Mazer [ Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:17 pm ] |
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You couldn't mean 80 minutes, could you? |
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| Author: | Andy [ Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:51 pm ] |
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yea i think that's what he means.. cds are 650-700mb, with over burn you can get up to 1gig |
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| Author: | codemage [ Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:54 am ] |
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It *should* fit. If not, you can try editing your image file to make it smaller. There are often foreign language files or useless documentation that can be compressed or ripped out entirely. |
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