On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Narendra Sisodiya < [email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Narendra Sisodiya > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 9:39 AM, [email protected] > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 2:34 AM, Narendra Sisodiya > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 1:48 AM, [email protected] > >>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > Use following article from SchoolOS wiki.. you need to change tftp > >>> > boot configuration .. > >>> > > >>> > > http://wiki.schoolos.org/index.php?title=Install_SchoolOS_using_SchoolOS_based_Network_Installation_Server > >>> > > >>> > I used your tips .. > >>> > when I copy the kernel and initrd from the disk .. everything works > fine > >>> > until it starts looking for the installation media. > >>> > "Your installation CD-ROM couldn't be mounted. This probably means > that > >>> > the > >>> > CD-ROM was not in the drive. If so you can insert it and try again." > >>> > why is it not looking at > >>> > netboot=nfs nfroot=192.168.0.0:/media/loop/ > >>> > >>> > >>> Where I wrote this ??? > >> > >> in your wiki > > > > read again - it is /opt/schoolos/ > > and not media/loop > are ... I changed it to /media/loop .. for where i had my files but the crux of the matter is still same .. its not referring to nfs .... > > >> > >>> > >>> Copy your CDROM or iso into a directory and save in NFS root. > >>> The procedure is valid is basically for Live CD/DVD. > >> > >> I got my fault :( . > >> > >>> > >>> I have not done this Setup for Install DVD... > >> > >> can't find things for setup dvd ... specially debain .. suggest links > > > > Arrr, Just mount ISO image and then find for grub.cfg or menu.lst > > http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/478 ,, > > See, Ubuntu wiki has instruction do it - > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PXEInstallMultiDistro#Ubuntu > This procedure must be valid for Debian DVD as Ubuntu is derived from > Debian. > > I am not getting what problem you are getting... ?? > I tried the think on fedora in one of the labs in college ... it worked fedora has a different kernel for booting off pxe .. there is a directory in the disk called images/pxeboot which contains vmlinuz and initrd.img there is no such directory in debian If I use the kernel and image for netboot it tries to download files from the Internet and if the kernel and image files from the DVD are used .. the system tries to locate a DVD in the drive. I also found out of a gentleman who works as a lab assistant in my college that I will have to map the two network cards eth0 and wlan0 in order to let the installer download files from the Internet ... am gonna try and do that now ... will update with my progress. > -- > l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm > -- regards Anuvrat Parashar Vice President, ALiAS (Amity Linux Assistance Sapience) Member, Digit Community Advisory Council -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
