[raposinho]

Hi,

My linux system has no CD/DVD drive. It is a laptop without a drive.
Works when external drive is plugged in but this is not practical.
Is there a solution for this?
I am thinking on going to a ION platform with linux and without CD/DVD and would love to have XBMC there also.

Thanks

[htpc guy]

You only need an optical drive if you want to play dvd discs. Otherwise you can have the OS/live image installed to the hard drive and run from that. It is best to pull your media from a server on the network (wired connection is best). You can install linux via a usb thumb drive as well so you don't even need the optical drive for the install.

[rikardo1979]

yes, u don't need the optical drive
have a look here
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-u...-as-1-2-3/
can't be more easier :-) and faster

[Mike8913]

just a heads up.....I had a very difficult time installing RC1/RC2 without my optical drive. I eventually gave up and installed B4 and then upgraded with update/install xbmc.

That may have been unique to my hardware but I figure I might as well share the info.