RE: [cobalt-developers] RAQ3

["Steven Young" <steven.young@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 678@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > 
> > Any idea what cdrom drive I should purchase.  I'm guessing 
> it will be 
> > a usb. Will the raq3 recognize the usb cdrom when I reboot, 
> again I've 
> > never messed with the raq so I need the basics.


> There is no USB support on any Cobalt product except Qube 3+. 
>  Linux kernel v2.2 (in all Cobalt boxes) does not support any 
> type of storage device.
> 
> Why try to add a CDROM to the RaQ anyway??
> 
> --
> Bruce Timberlake


You don't need a CDROM to be attatched to the RaQ to perform an OS
restore. Use a PC fitted with a CDROM connected to the RaQ via a
crossover ethernet cable or via a hub. Check out the archives for
peforming OS restores with an OSRCD.

~
Steven