I heard I can use TFTPD32 to have a TFTP sever then use the DHCP sever to send the boot files I need to install everything on my laptop but I can't seem to get it to work can somebody please help?

ok well thanks for the help and I guess that /dev/sda would have been my HDD?

1: wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/natty/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/boot.img.gz gunzip boot.img.gz sudo dd if=boot.img of=/dev/sdb 2: I just ran what the command lines said 3: The last command didn't work when I ejected or safely removed hardware and it didn't have an unm...

I did what the page said and after the last command it said:
dd: opening `/dev/sdb': No medium found

EDIT: Nevermind I figured it out

I bought a PCMCIA to USB connector for my X40 and the port works perfectly shows power to the device and brings it up on screen but.... When I plug in my flash drive to boot and install Ubuntu 11.04 the PCMCIA does not show in the list of devices in my BIOS my BIOS has every update installed and tha...

ok thanks for all the help

EDIT: if I bought this would it work for my hard drive? http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ ... id=0264555
it says it is for an IDE ultra ATA interface and a 2.5" hard drive

Harryc wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/2x-PCMCIA-USB-NEC-C ... 588e8fb00d

does that plug into the port on the right side?

thanks for the help and for the hard drive I was planning on removing it and using a SATA to USB, I now know it would be IDE or PATA to USB, to connect it to my desktop and put Ubuntu 11.04 on it since I can't use the USB ports thus I can't use my CD drive EDIT: I have heard of putting a SSD that is...

Ok so I have an X40 and my usb ports aren't working I have tried everything short of replacing them and I also want to install Ubuntu 11.04 I have it dualbooted through wubi at the moment and it seems to work great but I'm not sure of the size of my HDD i know it is 40GB but im not sure if it is 1.8...