a feature of anaconda

[Zu Zhihui]

I have only the first CD of severn, My computer has a CDROM drive, no
floppy drive. Could I boot from the first CD when install, and then
choose the NFS ISO install method ?

[Jack Aboutboul]

On Sunday, Sep 28, 2003, at 22:18 America/New_York, Zu Zhihui wrote:
> I have only the first CD of severn, My computer has a CDROM drive, no
> floppy drive. Could I boot from the first CD when install, and then
> choose the NFS ISO install method ?

Yes. Try the following at the boot: prompt

"linux askmethod" (for text based network install)
"linux askmethod graphical"

--Jack

[Robert L Cochran]

Interesting, that. I didn't know about the 'graphical' option. Thanks. 
Would you happen to know how to get mediacheck to work for NFS images? 
The release notes claims mediacheck works for NFS, and it did at one 
point a few releases ago, but the capbility seems lost now.

Thanks

Bob

Jack Aboutboul wrote:
> On Sunday, Sep 28, 2003, at 22:18 America/New_York, Zu Zhihui wrote:
> > I have only the first CD of severn, My computer has a CDROM drive, no
> > floppy drive. Could I boot from the first CD when install, and then
> > choose the NFS ISO install method ?
>
> Yes. Try the following at the boot: prompt
>
> "linux askmethod" (for text based network install)
> "linux askmethod graphical"
>
> --Jack
>
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[Jeremy Katz]

On Sun, 2003-09-28 at 22:36, Robert L Cochran wrote:
> Interesting, that. I didn't know about the 'graphical' option. Thanks. 
> Would you happen to know how to get mediacheck to work for NFS images? 
> The release notes claims mediacheck works for NFS, and it did at one 
> point a few releases ago, but the capbility seems lost now.

Should work for NFS ISO installs.

Cheers,

Jeremy

[Robert L Cochran]

Yes you can.

At the boot: prompt type 'linux askmethod'

Example:

boot: linux askmethod

Then you will come to a language screen, a keyboard and mouse screen, 
and then you'll be asked what type of installation you want to do. One 
of the options is 'NFS image'. Select that one.

Bob

Zu Zhihui wrote:
> I have only the first CD of severn, My computer has a CDROM drive, no
> floppy drive. Could I boot from the first CD when install, and then
> choose the NFS ISO install method ?
>
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> http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list

[Stephan Schutter]

Use the boot CD iso in CD/images... (where the boot floppies are). You 
can boot from it, and the select NFS, FTP, DISK, CD, HTTP (SuSE has SMB 
too...).

Zu Zhihui wrote:
> I have only the first CD of severn, My computer has a CDROM drive, no
> floppy drive. Could I boot from the first CD when install, and then
> choose the NFS ISO install method ?
>
> --
> fedora-test-list mailing list
> [e-mail]
> http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list

[Robert L Cochran]

You don't need boot.iso, but can use it if you really want to. CD #1 is 
bootable, of course, and supports 'linux askmethod' at the boot prompt. 
Plus you use it as a rescue CD. I've used both a boot.iso CD and CD #1 
just for fun and games.

Doesn't really seem to matter what you pick either way...

Bob

stephan schutter wrote:
> Use the boot CD iso in CD/images... (where the boot floppies are). You 
> can boot from it, and the select NFS, FTP, DISK, CD, HTTP (SuSE has SMB 
> too...).
>
> Zu Zhihui wrote:
> > I have only the first CD of severn, My computer has a CDROM drive, no
> > floppy drive. Could I boot from the first CD when install, and then
> > choose the NFS ISO install method ?
> >
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[Stephan Schutter]

Why yes, of course... But the boot.iso fits on a mini CD... (!), and 
that is cooll and usefull to have in the pocket of the support guys...

Robert L Cochran wrote:
> You don't need boot.iso, but can use it if you really want to. CD #1 
> is bootable, of course, and supports 'linux askmethod' at the boot 
> prompt. Plus you use it as a rescue CD. I've used both a boot.iso CD 
> and CD #1 just for fun and games.
>
> Doesn't really seem to matter what you pick either way...
>
> Bob
>
> stephan schutter wrote:
> > Use the boot CD iso in CD/images... (where the boot floppies are). 
> > You can boot from it, and the select NFS, FTP, DISK, CD, HTTP (SuSE 
> > has SMB too...).
> >
> > Zu Zhihui wrote:
> > > I have only the first CD of severn, My computer has a CDROM drive, no
> > > floppy drive. Could I boot from the first CD when install, and then
> > > choose the NFS ISO install method ?
> > >
> > > -- 
> > > fedora-test-list mailing list
> > > [e-mail]
> > > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
> >
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