On Tue, Feb 01, 2000 at 11:55:10PM +0530, Rakhesh Sasidharan wrote:
>
> I wanted to install FreeBSD from an ISO image that I have on a hard-disk.
> I don't have a CD writer to burn a CD. Is there any way I can install the
> OS from the image, directly, in Linux ?
>
> I was reading abt how they burn images, and came across mention of
> something called a "loop" device. Could that device of any use to me ?
What you can do is mount the image in Linux as a loop device and then
export it using NFS or ftp. Then, assuming that you are installing FreeBSD
on a different machine on the network, point the FreeBSD installer to
remote image.
-Arun
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