On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Richard Hebert wrote:
> Good morning ...marvelous day to trash a system ... > > Im trying to find teh way to have a new install done ,over the internet. > Let em explain .Hard disk is 2 gigs. I have the didks of 7.1 and in this >remote place > 7.2 will take a lot more time reaching the shelves. > With the present install no way can i fit on disk the two iso's necessary for >install. > > Thing is, i seen that one can install over a network.Read a bit about it . > But if i try a network install will i be able to start DSL to get to the packages ? > Can a new install be made over the internet ? > Second thing it's nice to download iso's but is it ok if i download them on >the > same disk partition as where i want to install ? Do they need separate partitions ? > > Ex i wipe my disk , repartition and reformat, install a minimum rh 7.1 so i can >start the DSL > and download the iso's, can they live side by side in the same partition and i just >do an install ? > Then again can it convert the fs to ext3 with the data on the disk without >destroying it ? > > Many questions.. > > Richard > Hi Richard, You can do a clean install over ftp, you can also upgrade a setup over ftp. Just download the bootnet.img from the 7.2 images directory of the mirror of your choice. Make sure you write down the address of your mirror, and the remote directory where 7.2 is. Then you can try booting the disk you make from the image, and see if your dsl comes up. You don't have to go through with the install, but you will be able to tell if your dsl will work. ** Don't wipe your disk until you know it works. ( actually, you don't need to wipe your disk, just fdisk it during the install ) The ftp install boots, asks you about your network settings, then downloads the installer program. Then you pick your packages, and it downloads the packages as it installs them. It never downloads the isos. I don't know about 7.2, but earlier versions seemed to be limited to text-only installs over ftp. You may have more luck with Graphical installs than I did. This "Howto" will give you more information: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.2-Manual/install-guide/s1-guimode-start-install.html Hope this helps, Arend _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
