On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 21:48 +0000, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> Les Mikesell wrote:
>
> > If you have another Linux machine on the network you can speed
> > up installs and avoid CD issues by doing an NFS install. Just
> > download the iso images to a directory on a Linux box that is
> > exported via NFS and burn only the first disk. Then enter
> > 'linux askmethod' at the boot prompt, pick NFS as the install
> > method and fill in the details for the NFS export. The installer
> > will do all the magic of mounting the images for you. It is faster
> > than CDs and you don't have to hang around to swap disks.
>
> As a matter of interest I tried this ("linux askmethod")
> but it didn't appear to have any effect.
> When I reached the choice of method NFS was listed
> (this is what I wanted to try)
> but I was unable to choose it -
> if I did, it simply returned at once to the same choices.
> (All that I was able to choose was Local CD or Hard disk.)
>
> I assume the reason is that I had no IP connection at that moment.
> In fact I have only one PMCIA slot,
> and that was occupied by the CD reader.
>
> Is it in fact possible to install over the net in this case?
>
It is physically impossible to do an NFS (or any other kind of network)
install unless you have a network connection available at boot time.
If you only have one pcmcia slot and are using it for the cdrom then I
guess not.
>
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