With Red Hat Linux, when using the nfs install method, you don't need to pre-mount the images. The installer will loopback mount them on its own. Someone could create a kickstart floppy image that will take out a lot of the typing involved too.
On Mon, 2003-07-14 at 11:27, Dustin Puryear wrote: > Who is setting up the FTP server? Do we have a machine for this? > > At 10:55 AM 7/14/2003 -0500, you wrote: > > > >Something like this in fstab: > > > >/usr2/ftp/pub/Linux/RedHat-9.0/iso/shrike-i386-disc1.iso > >/usr2/ftp/pub/Linux/RedHat-9.0/mnt/disc1 iso9660 loop,ro 0 0 > >/usr2/ftp/pub/Linux/RedHat-9.0/iso/shrike-i386-disc2.iso > >/usr2/ftp/pub/Linux/RedHat-9.0/mnt/disc2 iso9660 loop,ro 0 0 > >/usr2/ftp/pub/Linux/RedHat-9.0/iso/shrike-i386-disc3.iso > >/usr2/ftp/pub/Linux/RedHat-9.0/mnt/disc3 iso9660 loop ,ro 0 0 > > > >You then use lndir to symlink everything back to where you want it (to the > >i386 dir for redhat). You may have to increase the max_loop devices > >option to the loop module (i think default is 16). We use proftpd, and it > >works great. I think there is also a HOWTO on this. > > > >-ray > > > >On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, John Hebert wrote: > > > > > Hmm! Sounds interesting. Yes, please bring that CD. > > > > > > I'm hoping to have a server there so that we can do installs via > > FTP/HTTP to > > > speed things up. I plan to put a bunch of ISOs on the server for that > > > purpose. > > > > > > Can somebody tell me how those should be mounted and made available via > > > FTP/HTTP? Mat Branyon mentioned the specific command a few weeks back. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > John Hebert > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Lt. Kernel individual > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: 7/14/03 8:18 AM > > > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Install Fest options > > > > > > I agree, I would like to give them an option. I think JAMD is best for > > > newbies. It's RH 9 with apt-get... You get the best of both worlds. > > > > > > On Sun, 2003-07-13 at 23:31, Mat Branyon wrote: > > > > For academic purposes it is free indefinately. For Commercial > > > purposes, > > > > there is a trial period. I have a copy burnt (played around with it a > > > > little bit). I am going to try to make it to the install fest, and if > > > I > > > > can, I will definately bring it. > > > > > > > > So Debian installs for the newbies? hmm... Why not something like > > > > Redhat or the other more userfriendly distros? > > > > > > > > --mat > > > > > > > > On Sun, 2003-07-13 at 21:56, John Hebert wrote: > > > > > On 13 Jul 2003 15:45:35 -0500, Lt. Kernel individual > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not at the level of guru yet, but I've sure installed enough > > > Linux > > > > > > Distros to help out at the install fest. Playing with new OS's is > > > my > > > > > > hobby, so I have a pretty good selection. Which ones do you think > > > would > > > > > > be good to offer at the install fest? Here's a list of what I > > > have: > > > > > > > > > > > > FreeBSD > > > > > > QNX > > > > > > Gentoo (although I haven't installed it on a HD yet) > > > > > > JAMD Linu (my favorite) > > > > > > Mandrake 8.1 > > > > > > Yellow Dog (for any mac users) > > > > > > Bonzai (based on Debian) > > > > > > NetBSD (both x86 and SPARC versions) > > > > > > LNX-BBC (live cd for recovery or experienced users) > > > > > > > > > > I think we were planning to do Debian installs, although that's not > > > carved > > > > > in stone. > > > > > > > > > > Is QNX free? > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > General mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > General mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > >-- > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > >Ray DeJean http://www.r-a-y.org > >Systems Engineer Southeastern Louisiana University > >IBM Certified Specialist AIX Administration, AIX Support > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >General mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > --- > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Puryear Information Technology, LLC <http://www.puryear-it.com> > Providing expertise in the management, integration, and > security of Windows and UNIX systems, networks, and applications. > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
