ydl 2.1 hard disk install (no boot disk possible)

[Lindsay]

   I'm about to install ydl 2.1 on the last of the slot loading imacs. 
The problem is the CD drive in these computers was pretty dodgy, and 
wont read that many disks. Amoung the disks it wont read is the ydl boot 
disk.

   Having no way to boot to linux, I decided on a hard disk install. I'm 
pretty familiar with everything in linux, and if this was a x86 i'd have 
no problems, but, not being too familiar with macs, i can see this is 
going to be painful :(

   I've ftped the disk from a x86 computer to a mac os partition and 
know how to modify the mac's boot so that it uses the boot script on the 
ydl disk (which is now on the mac partition). The problem i can see i'll 
have is that, sure i'll be able to boot a kernel image but there'll be 
no programs (not even a shell) so i wont be able to get into the 
standard install from there.

   MY QUESTION: can anyone one give me step-by-step instructions on pure 
hard disk install (with no bootdisk). I'm pretty sure it'll save me a 
LOT of time and pain :)

PS. it's obviously new world rom. the annoying thing is an old world rom 
install like this is easy :(

thanks (and sorry about the long post).