http://morison.biz/technotes/articles/7 DISCLAIMER DISCLAIMER: Ok, this seems to be the way to go. I don't know how far back this was supported, but if installing 10.x, try it out. DISCLAIMER: This note needs a rewrite because there's an easier way. I'm hoping this still works under 10.1, too, as I haven't checked it. You may want to check http://opensuse.us/viewtopic.php?t=149 for a 10.1 specific how-to. For years I've built servers and workstations with Suse Linux with a single bootstrap CD and a fast network connection. With 10.0, using the procedure and sources I'd used for years, I couldn't find the 10.X distro. Maybe it's just me, but I had to google around a bit to find the links I needed. And, most people I mention it to are not aware that this can be done, at least with Suse. Here it is for posterity and for anyone else it might help. Prerequisites A target computer with an Intel compatible processor (PowerPC chips are also supported by Suse, not covered here hard drive, at least 128MB RAM, CDROM drive, and a fast network connection. A CD Burner (or a friend with one) on a computer with software to burn an ISO. Burn the Bootstrap CD Download the boot ISO from here or here Burn the ISO onto a CD with appropriate software and hardware. (Note: don't just copy the boot.iso file to the CD...after burning you should see many files on the CD, not just one.) Connect your target computer to power, network, keyboard, mouse and monitor. Boot the Installer Power up the target computer and go to the BIOS screens Getting into the BIOS Some computers have "vendor" screens that obscure the real BIOS messages telling you what key to hit to ... en 2006-2008, Rod Morison Software technotes@morison.biz Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:15:35 GMT Yet Another Community System http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 70