NT drive sharing can be done if the PDC is setup. But I am afraid that none of the linux bootdisk come with samba support!! So, it will be better, if NT cdrive is visible in FTP server.
iti Archan Manas Laha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > saurabh das wrote: > > > > Hi all , > > > > thanks all for your suggestions regarding > > installation of Linux ... but I feel that I might have > > put the problem out quite wrongly, basically I was > > asking that could I use the CDROM of a running NT > > server for installation of Linux , as I told that the > > machine on which Linux to be installed doesnt have a > > CDROM drive, any way to install Linux on the machine, > > the only CDROM drive available is on the NT Server so > > I was thinking like windows if one had some sort of > > set up program which directly accessed from the > > network to run .... I was jus thinking if there was a > > way out .... the hunt still is on... ok leave it > > > > I think people understood your problem alright. I have some _limited_ > experience in intalling Linux from remote CDROM drives. Thus, although > I've never installed Linux from a CDROM on a Windows machine, I have > intalled Linux often when the CDROM was on another _Linux_ machine. The > way it is done there is as follows: > > 1. On the Linux machine with the CDROM drive, arrange to "export" the > directory under which the drive is mounted (for example /mnt/cdrom) so > that it is visible to other machines on the network. Load the Linux > installation CD in the drive and mount it. > > 2. Use an appropriate boot floppy to bring up the machine on which Linux > is to be loaded. I say "appropriate" because the floppy must boot a > kernel that allows installation over the network. > > 3. During the boot process you are prompted to inform the location of > the software to be installed. At this point you have to give the IP > address of the machine with the CDROM and the name of the exported CDROM > directory. After that the installation proceeds as usual. > > In your case, you have to do the equvalent of step 1 on the NT machine > (enable sharing or what?). I don't know how you would bridge the gap > between the "drive letter" that NT knows the CDROM by and the remote > directory name that Linux expects to be told. > > - Manas Laha -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
