Thinkpad 240 and 240X have PCMCIA network cards so PXE unlikely. And as said by Simon earlier - no USB or CD boot (Windows install by special boot floppy that mounts IBM PCMCIA CD drive and gets the party started).

Putting drive in another PC is usually the way to go but for a mixed OS environment I suspect Wubi and it's ilk is the most likely to succeed.

Thinkpad wiki http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installation_instructions_for_the_ThinkPad_240

Regards, Mark (Who used to own and use a TP240)

From: Ricky Bruce rickybruce@gmail.com

On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Simon Royal simonroyal@live.co.uk wrote:

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My next trick is to get Linux installed and this is where you guys come in. I would like to install Linux Mint LXDE or >>possibly Xubuntu. How can I do it without a CD drive, without being able to boot via USB and without messing up my >>Windows installation?

I have never tried it, but would a network based install work? PXE seems to ring a bell

Ricky

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