On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 6:08 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 ....
have you added this into 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
