I had high hopes for FC5, damn...

[Les Mikesell]

On Wed, 2006-05-10 at 13:45, clemens at dwf.com wrote:
> > 
> > NFS is really the easy way to go if it isn't your first
> > linux install.  Just download the iso images to an nfs-exported
> > directory, burn only the first disk and boot from it with
> > 'linux askmethod' at the boot prompt.  Then pick nfs as
> > the method and fill in the server / directory info.  
> > 
> I must be missing something here.
> I can understand downloading the iso images, making CDs, then reading the
> CDs in to disk.  At that point you can do a Disk or FTP install.
> 
> You seem to be saying that with NFS you can use the iso images directly.
> I know its possible to do some sort of strange mount on these iso images
> and see the actual data, but I was going to have to look that up,- you seem
> to be saying that there is a askmethod method that can use them directly
> with NFS.  Im going to have to load the CD and see just what it says when
> I try.

The installer does all the magic necessary.  Just download
the iso images to a directory under an nfs export and when
installing fill in the nfs server and the path to that directory.
The loopback mounts of the individual isos happen under
the covers during the install.

-- 
  Les Mikesell
  lesmikesell at gmail.com