On Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 12:49:23PM +0530, H.S.Rai wrote:
> I recall we used to install windows by copying CD contents
> on hard disk, and then issuing " setup " commnad to install
> or upgrade windows. Is there any similar way to install /
> upgrade Linux by copying Linux CD content on HDD and issuing
> some command to start installation.
>
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This is dependent upon the distro. Unfortunately, most people
on the list are on RH (Thanks to PCQ), which I gave up since
ver 5.2 ... and this is a weak area for me.
In Slack, it is just a matter of copying your CD to a DOS or
Win partition if ext2 partition is not available, and booting
through the boot/ root disk set and telling Setup where to
look for the packages ... similar to DOS/ Win ...
In debian, you need the initial set of disks to load the base
system, and the rest can be done from HDD, local network, CD,
floppies, or directly from the debian mirrors over internet.
If you have downloaded an ISO image, or made an ISO image,
you can install over a loopback ... this needs detailed HDI
(How-Do-I).
I have no idea about newer RH, SuSE or other rpm systems.
Bish.
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Sub : Copying from Linux to Win partition (#2) LOST #040
Method 2: To copy a file from Linux to a Windows partition
#mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy (/floopy is mount point)
#cp /path/filename /floppy
Then boot through Win/ DOS and copy from Floppy
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