Installing SUSE without DVD

[xwb]

Ideally I'd like to install SUSE with development tools from CD.

The only CD from the SUSE site is a live CD which doesn't have any development tools. The DVD has development tools but I have a laptop that doesn't have a DVD drive and doesn't know about USB DVD drives unless an OS is installed.

The live CD does not have any development tools at all. Gone are the days when they came with development tools. Now all we get is office software.

The only way I can think of doing this is to install Windows 98 or FreeDOS, suck the ISO over the network, and install from the hard disk. I would do it in DOS6, which has a smaller footprint but the ISO is 4GB which is more than DOS can handle.

Any suggestions on how else I can do this?

 

[BadBigBen]

This may help you understand Samba a bit...

Troubleshooting Samba

http://oreilly.com/catalog/samba/chapter/book/ch09_01.html

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.

 

[xwb]

Thanks. I'll have a look - there are 4 machines which have these occassional samba probems.