How to install fedora using ISO images on another machine

[Doctor Who]

I think I may have an issue with the CD drive on a machine that I want
to install Fedora on.  So I was thinking of putting the ISO images on
another machine and make them available via http (or NFS).

Assuming I have a directory like this with the ISOs, what do I do
during install to point to these remote images as the install source?

Thanks.

[Frank Cox]

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:09:23 -0400
Doctor Who  wrote:
> Assuming I have a directory like this with the ISOs, what do I do
> during install to point to these remote images as the install source?

Set the ISO's up in a NFS share on the remote machine and make sure that the
proposed address for the new machine has access to that NFS share. Burn the
boot.iso image that's on Fedora CD 1 to a CD, boot from that CD and tell it
that you want to install from a NFS share when it asks you where to find the
files.

That's all there is to it.

[Doctor Who]

On 3/30/07, Frank Cox  wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:09:23 -0400
> Doctor Who  wrote:
> > Assuming I have a directory like this with the ISOs, what do I do
> > during install to point to these remote images as the install source?
>
> Set the ISO's up in a NFS share on the remote machine and make sure that the
> proposed address for the new machine has access to that NFS share. Burn the
> boot.iso image that's on Fedora CD 1 to a CD, boot from that CD and tell it
> that you want to install from a NFS share when it asks you where to find the
> files.
>
> That's all there is to it.

Thanks.  Do the ISO names have to be specific?  I assume the install
is looking for particular ISO names?

Thanks.

[Kam Leo]

On 3/30/07, Doctor Who  wrote:
> On 3/30/07, Frank Cox  wrote:
> > On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:09:23 -0400
> > Doctor Who  wrote:
> > > Assuming I have a directory like this with the ISOs, what do I do
> > > during install to point to these remote images as the install source?
> >
> > Set the ISO's up in a NFS share on the remote machine and make sure that the
> > proposed address for the new machine has access to that NFS share. Burn the
> > boot.iso image that's on Fedora CD 1 to a CD, boot from that CD and tell it
> > that you want to install from a NFS share when it asks you where to find the
> > files.
> >
> > That's all there is to it.
>
> Thanks.  Do the ISO names have to be specific?  I assume the install
> is looking for particular ISO names?

The information is a little old but should be a good starting point for you:
http://fedoranews.org/dowen/nfsinstall/
> Thanks.

[John DeDourek]

Doctor Who wrote:
> I think I may have an issue with the CD drive on a machine that I want
> to install Fedora on.  So I was thinking of putting the ISO images on
> another machine and make them available via http (or NFS).
>
> Assuming I have a directory like this with the ISOs, what do I do
> during install to point to these remote images as the install source?
>
> Thanks.

I'm in that situation with Fedora core 6.  I wanted to
try FC7 test 2, but it only had the DVD available, if
I read correctly.  I now plan to try FC7 test 3.  If
it's only DVD, I will do the same thing, install over
the network.  Only, I don't want to bring up an NFS
server just to install a test3 machine.  I was rather
hoping to do it using an ftp server.  (I have some experience
with ftp; absolutely none with NFS).

[Kam Leo]

On 4/1/07, John DeDourek  wrote:
> Doctor Who wrote:
> > I think I may have an issue with the CD drive on a machine that I want
> > to install Fedora on.  So I was thinking of putting the ISO images on
> > another machine and make them available via http (or NFS).
> >
> > Assuming I have a directory like this with the ISOs, what do I do
> > during install to point to these remote images as the install source?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
> I'm in that situation with Fedora core 6.  I wanted to
> try FC7 test 2, but it only had the DVD available, if
> I read correctly.  I now plan to try FC7 test 3.  If
> it's only DVD, I will do the same thing, install over
> the network.  Only, I don't want to bring up an NFS
> server just to install a test3 machine.  I was rather
> hoping to do it using an ftp server.  (I have some experience
> with ftp; absolutely none with NFS).

You can. Just loopback mount the iso image, e.g. "mount -o loop -t
iso9660 filename.iso /mnt/iso", and share via ftp.