Live CD install -

[Aldo Foot]

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin at wildblue.net> wrote:
>
>   Can I run Fedora-12-i686-Live.iso from my nfs server without copying
>   it to a CDROM?

Yes you can. No need to extract the image to a directory.

>   I don't see anything in the Bios setup that seems applicable. Looks
>   like it has to be a CD or a USB device [thumb drive I assume].

You do need a boot CD or USB stick to start the install though.

>   If so where do I look for instructions to do that?

http://fedoranews.org/dowen/nfsinstall/
http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch25_:_Network-Based_Linux_Installation

it boils down to (1) configure NFS server, (2) export the dir
containing the ISO, (3) choose
NFS install when you prompted.

can do an eSearch (TM) for more ideas.
~af