Hi.
I have FTP'd the 8.1 distribution (the dir tree not the .ISO images)
and I have NFS exported the files from my solaris machine.
I made a boot floppy using the 'network.img' file.
After I boot from the floppy, I pick NFS. Then I pick DHCP. I enter
the NFS server name and the path to the 8.1 distribution.
Then I get the following messages:
in second stage install
Please wait while probing serial ports...
failed to get server XF86_FBDev: Read-only file system at
/usr/bin/perl-install/install_steps_gtk.pm line 91.
install exited abnormally :-(
sending termination signals...done
sending kill signals...done
unmounting filesystems...
/tmp/image
/proc/bus/usb
/proc
you may safely reboot your system
I managed to switch to console 2 (alt-f2) and run 'mount' before the system halted.
It seems that what everprogram from the floppy mounted the NFS directory mounted it
Read Only:
# mount
/dev/root / ext2 rw 0 0
/proc /proc proc rw 0 0
server:/path/to/mandrake/8.1/i586 /tmp/image nfs
ro,v2,rsize=8192,wsize=8192,hard,udp,nolock,addr=server 0 0
So obviously either it should be mounted read-write, or the other program shouldn't
try to write to it. Personally I like it better mounted RO, because originally I had
it exported only RO and I'd prefer it that way for security and sanity reasons.
I'm curious, does this script also try to write to the CDROM? I wouldn't think that
would work.
I was able to initiate an FTP install, but I'd prefer NFS.
-Kyle
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