[ltp] Alternative to buying a CDR/DVD-ROM for x4 ultrabase

[Tony]

It is possible to boot from a USB CD-ROM for installing linux from a CD?

On 4/21/05, M. Leo Cooper <thegrendel@theriver.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Apr 2005, Tony wrote:
>=20
> > I am looking into an IBM X40 for my next linux laptop.  The
> > price/performance is a little steep.  IBM is presently running a
> > special with a base model and ultrabase included, however, from all
> > that I read there is no (minimal) CD-ROM available for the ultrabase.
> > So I still must fork out an additional ~$150 for a CDR-DVD that I
> > don't need (I have a burner in my desktop).  Has anyone found any any
> > cheap alternatives for just a CD-ROM that mount in the x4 ultrabase?
>=20
> Look into one of those nifty USB enclosures. You can stick a CD drive,
> CDRW drive, or even a DVD driver/burner into one of those things. USB
> enclosures can be had for under $30 new, and you can use any old generic
> CD or DVD drives with them. If this works for you, and it should, then
> you wouldn't even need to shell out for the ultrabase.
>=20
> I've done this with my ancient 770Z, with only a USB 1.1 port, so surely
> it would work with later model TPs.
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