Network install FC7

[John Summerfield]

Tim wrote:
> Tim:
>>> Which is it, FC 7 or 8?  The subject description is different from the
>>> message, and which one you're actually doing might be able to pinpoint
>>> the problem.
> 
> Craig White :
>> solution the same either way.
> 
> I'd have thought so, but I was asking in case there was some bug in the
> newest install routine.
> 
>> copy iso to system that has httpd running, loop mount in /var/www/html
>> path somewhere...good to go.
>>
>> mkdir /var/www/html/FC8
>> mount -t iso /tmp/F-8-x86_64-DVD.iso /var/www/html/FC8
>>
>> linux method=http://MY_WEB_SERVER/FC8/disc1
> 
> It occurred to me that you could have some SELinux issues from that sort
> of thing, if the contexts aren't in place to allow HTTP serving of those
> files.

One can. Fix those by whatever means, and it still does not work.


> 
> I did a network install of FC7 ages ago, but I can't recall what
> protocol I used.  Whichever technique it was, I would have copied the
> files to a directory, I didn't use a loop mount, or serve out the ISO.
> 
You might have copied and then run createrepo. That should work.


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