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Answer» Here it goes...
I received a laptop (free) and want to load Gentoo on it to learn it. It currently has XP and want to remove. The CD drive will not read any CD/DVD's so I can't RUN a LiveCD. The thing won't boot from USB (driver issues I guess) so I can't use my THUMB drive. I have no idea how to get it to my comp. I thought of using "Darik's Boot and Nuke" to wipe hard drive, using a START up disk to load USB DRIVERS, and then use my thumb drive to load Linux. I am getting frustrated and really need help...
Any suggestions?REPLACING the CD drive for one that works would be your cheapest and easiest solution.Get the HDD out of the laptop, and use a Laptop IDE to regular IDE adaptor, and install it via a desktop PC. Then put the Hard Drive back in the laptop.
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