I've done this. Alot actually, both nfs and ftp - primarily rh systems,
occasionally a mandrake box.
Here's what I would do for NFS. FTP is similar, but you'd obviously setup
ftp vs. nfs.
1) download iso's to server (assuming server's linux)
a) mount iso w/ loop:
mount -o loop -t iso9660 <iso>.iso /localdir
b) copy the disc contents to exportdir
(I'll use '/home/linux/rh80'):
mkdir /home/linux/rh80
cp -R /localdir/* /home/linux/rh80/
c) unmount current iso.
umount /localdir
d) repeat for remaining iso's.
2) set up nfs server (assuming networking is working):
a) edit /etc/exports (add this line):
/home/linux/rh80/ (ro,insecure,all_squash)
b) start portmap:
service portmap start
c) start nfs
service nfs start
d) verify nfs is up:
showmount -e
3) NetInstall w/ nfs server: <server>
dir: /home/linux/rh80/
Hope I didn't flub any of that. Feel free to call me on it if I did.
I'll check my e-mail a few times tonight if you want to try it and
need help.
Have fun & Watch out for the snow!
F.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey all. My new (old, really) laptop which I want to install RH on had a dead
CDROM. So I've got to install via the network. Luckily it has a floppy drive
which does work so I can boot from there. I'd like to do the install locally
on my network instead of over the Internet.
Is there a process or proceedure which someone has written up on how to take
the install CDs, place them on a server, then install to a machine over the
network? I figure someone must have done this before. I tried this once a
long time ago and it didn't work.
Any suggestions would be very helpful.
Greg
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