[CALUG] Loading Linux

[jason maxwell]

what kind of laptop is it? im not sure what MadBoot is, but usually
all you have to do is insert your debian disk, and either select boot
from cdrom in the bios, or press esc, or F10, or F12 or something to
get a list of boot devices. the debian disk will let you partition and
format the drive before installation.
--Jason

On 2/3/06, Ferd Lazarus <flazarus at polaris.umuc.edu> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
>   I have a LapTop upon which I would like to load Linux. The
> LapTop currently has a messed up copy of XP on it and I
> believe viruses. I also have MadBoot 8.0. My inclination is
> to format the drive using MadBoot.
>
>   My question ...
>
>   If I format the drive will I still have access to the CD
> drive from which to load debian Linux?
>
> TIA
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ferd
>
>
> >Ferd Lazarus           e-mail - flazarus at polaris.umuc.edu
> >Associate Professor     Web   - polaris.umuc.edu/~flazarus/
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