How to install ubuntu from external USB CD-ROM without BIOS "boot" support?

[romkeris]

I have only hard drive and floppy boot support. USB doesn't boot too.

Thanks.

[Pumalite]

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/Netboot

[romkeris]

Thanks Pumalite.

But I want to know if there is another method. For example like: maybe there is a bootable floppy which software boots a USB CD-ROM. I know that is possible with internal CD-ROM's. I have tryed some software, but no luck with external.

Thanks

[scapalexis888]

Net install is your best choice. Other methods are complicated and not worth your time

[romkeris]

Maybe somebody has already made a bootable floppy with such software and can upload it's image. So i will not have to seek for another computer everytime when I just want to try live-cd's or install.

thanks

[romkeris]

Any suggestions?

[romkeris]

Wakepup bootable floppy does half a thing. It's loads external DVD-ROM drivers and loads puppylinux livecd (tested). Maybe someone moore experienced, can change what it could load ubuntu instead of puppylinux.

[romkeris]

Here is autoexec.bat file.

rem Init
cls
set drv=

rem Using SHSUCDX.COM 3.03, a freeware replacement for MSCDEX.EXE
rem Assign 1st IDE-CD to drive X:, 2nd (if found) to drive Y: and USB-CD to drive Z:
driver\SHSUCDX /DIDE-CD,X,,2 /dUSB-CD,Z,,1 /QQ

echo Checking any IDE drive for marker file IDEHD...
for %%x in ( C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W ) do if exist %%x:\idehd set drv=%%x:
if "%drv%"=="" goto try_usbhd
set media=idehd
goto optmenu

:try_usbhd
echo.
echo Checking any USB drive for marker file USBHD...
for %%x in ( C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W ) do if exist %%x:\usbhd set drv=%%x:
if "%drv%"=="" goto try_usbflash
set media=usbhd
goto optmenu

:try_usbflash
echo.
echo Checking any USB drive for marker file USBFLASH...
for %%x in ( C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W ) do if exist %%x:\usbflash set drv=%%x:
if "%drv%"=="" goto try_cd
set media=usbflash
goto optmenu

:try_cd
echo.
echo Checking IDE or USB CD-ROM drive for file INITRD.GZ...
for %%x in ( X Y Z ) do if exist %%x:\initrd.gz set drv=%%x:
if "%drv%"=="" goto failed
if "%drv%"=="X:" set media=idecd
if "%drv%"=="Y:" set media=idecd
if "%drv%"=="Z:" set media=usbcd

ptmenu
echo ...file found on %media%, drive %drv%
echo.
echo ÉĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶ ĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶ»
echo ŗ Select Puppy2 boot option ŗ
echo ĢĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶ ĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶ¹
echo ŗ ŗ
echo ŗ 1. acpi=on Default for newer PCs (made 2002 or later) ŗ
echo ŗ ŗ
echo ŗ 2. acpi=off For older PCs, or use if acpi=on causes problems ŗ
echo ŗ ŗ
echo ŗ 3. acpi=force Needed to force acpi=on on older PCs ŗ
echo ŗ ŗ
echo ČĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶ ĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶĶ¼
echo.
choice /C:123 Please choose :
if "%errorlevel%"=="1" set acpi=acpi=on
if "%errorlevel%"=="2" set acpi=acpi=off
if "%errorlevel%"=="3" set acpi=acpi=force

set append=root=/dev/ram0 PMEDIA=%media% %acpi%
echo.
LINLD.COM image=%drv%\vmlinuz initrd=%drv%\initrd.gz "cl=%append%"
goto end

:failed
echo.
type FAILMSG.TXT

:end

[mickeyWD]

Hi romkeris,
I need the same tool
can I have the bootable floppy? thank you

[mickeyWD]

Hi romkeris,
I've found this:http://paulsiu.wordpress.com/2007/09.../#comment-2009

But trying it cdrom stop working and messages says that a pup_xxx.fsf file is needed.
Have you had a better luck?

Someone else can surely help us.
This is my autoexec.bat:

@echo off
rem wakepup2 0.2 (C) 2006, Paul Akterstam ('pakt' on Puppy Linux Forum)
rem Boot diskette for Puppy 2.xx series. For Puppy 1.xx series, use wakepup
rem This version for IDE/USB drives (built-in or external CD-ROM, HD and flash)
rem Inspired by Barry Kauler's BOOT2PUP (http://www.puppyos.com)
rem Except for the drivers, uses only GPL'd software or freeware
rem Requires FreeDOS & FreeCOM

rem This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
rem WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
rem MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
rem General Public License for more details.

rem The GNU General Public License is available from http://www.fsf.org/
rem or, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place,
rem Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111 USA

echo.
echo   ***  wakepup2 0.2 by pakt - Boot Puppy2 Linux from IDE/USB drives  ***
rem Pause here so USB driver messages can be read...
echo Pausing for driver messages. Press any key to continue or Ctrl-C to abort...
pause >NUL

rem Init
cls
set drv=

rem Using SHSUCDX.COM 3.03, a freeware replacement for MSCDEX.EXE
rem Assign 1st IDE-CD to drive X:, 2nd (if found) to drive Y: and USB-CD to drive Z:
driver\SHSUCDX /D:?IDE-CD,X,,2 /d:?USB-CD,Z,,1 /QQ

echo Checking any IDE drive for marker file IDEHD...
for %%x in ( C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W ) do if exist %%x:\idehd set drv=%%x:
if "%drv%"=="" goto try_usbhd
set media=idehd
goto optmenu

:try_usbhd
echo.
echo Checking any USB drive for marker file USBHD...
for %%x in ( C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W ) do if exist %%x:\usbhd set drv=%%x:
if "%drv%"=="" goto try_usbflash
set media=usbhd
goto optmenu

:try_usbflash
echo.
echo Checking any USB drive for marker file USBFLASH...
for %%x in ( C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W ) do if exist %%x:\usbflash set drv=%%x:
if "%drv%"=="" goto try_cd
set media=usbflash
goto optmenu

:try_cd
echo.
echo Checking IDE or USB CD-ROM drive for file INITRD.GZ...
for %%x in ( X Y Z ) do if exist %%x:\initrd.gz set drv=%%x:
if "%drv%"=="" goto failed
if "%drv%"=="X:" set media=idecd
if "%drv%"=="Y:" set media=idecd
if "%drv%"=="Z:" set media=usbcd

:optmenu
echo ...file found on %media%, drive %drv%
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echo �                                                                   �
echo �  1. acpi=on      Default for newer PCs (made 2002 or later)       �
echo �                                                                   �
echo �  2. acpi=off     For older PCs, or use if acpi=on causes problems �
echo �                                                                   �
echo �  3. acpi=force   Needed to force acpi=on on older PCs             �
echo �                                                                   �
echo �������������������������������������������������������������������ͼ
echo.
choice /C:123 Please choose :
if "%errorlevel%"=="1" set acpi=acpi=on
if "%errorlevel%"=="2" set acpi=acpi=off
if "%errorlevel%"=="3" set acpi=acpi=force

set append=root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk_size=8192 %acpi%
echo.
LINLD.COM image=%drv%\install\vmlinuz initrd=%drv%\install\initrd.gz "cl=%append%"
goto end

:failed
echo.
type FAILMSG.TXT

:end