F7 http and ftp installs

[Sam Varshavchik]

Langdon Stevenson writes:

> I have been attempting to perform an http install of Fedora 7 with no 
> luck.
> 
> I start the installer from an F7 rescue CD and work through the install 
> process.  However regardless of which mirror I specify for the download, 
> the installer fails to download stage2.img and I can't proceed.
> 
> The machine is getting an ip dynamically and can be pinged on the 
> network fine, so it seems unlikely that it is a network issue.
> 
> Can anyone suggest how I might trouble shoot this issue?

Do you have functioning DNS?

> I have seen a couple of posts online from people with the same problem, 
> but never a solution.  Any assistance would be appreciated.

Works for me. Did an http install on several boxes myself. The only thing I 
did differently is that I took the FC 7 DVD image, installed it on my 
network, and installed off that.

I wouldn't really recommend doing what you're trying to do. It's going to 
take forever, unless you're lucky enough to have a fast, reliable, and 
nearby mirror.

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