Installing Fedora without a CDROM

[Rolf Gerrits]

$400  for a CDROM drive ??   .... check the prices !   You should be 
able to find a good CDROM drive for $40  easy ...

Rolf

Ted Q wrote:

> Hi,
>  
> I am a hopeful-Windows-convert-to-Fedora, and want to install Fedora 
> onto my laptop.  My CDROM drive is broken, but want to install it 
> anyways, without having to pay the incredible $$$ required for getting 
> a replacement drive ($400?!). 
>  
> Can anyone tell me how to create a bootable floppy disk (1.44"?), from 
> which i can run the installer and install the entire distro over the 
> internet?  Or at least off of a usb or external cd drive? Is this even 
> possible?  (installation over the internet is most ideal for me). Any 
> help would be appreciated...thanks!
>  
> Ted