Re: FTP install using ISO

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the way I do it, is create a path of

/fedora/linux/core/[releasever]/[basearch]/iso

I place all the different version ISO files in their respective
directories. I then use autofs to mount them in a directory
called /misc.  here is an example of my auto.misc config file:

#auto.misc:

# Fedora Core Release 5
image1
-fstype=iso9660,ro,loop :/fedora/linux/core/5/i386/iso/FC-5-i386-disc1.iso
image2
-fstype=iso9660,ro,loop :/fedora/linux/core/5/i386/iso/FC-5-i386-disc2.iso


you can then get to the files with

$cd /misc/image1

$ls 

eula.txt    README                 RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora
Fedora      README-Accessibility   RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-extras
fedora.css  RELEASE-NOTES          RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-rawhide
figs        RELEASE-NOTES-en.html  RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-test
GPL         repodata               RPM-GPG-KEY-rawhide
images      RPM-GPG-KEY            stylesheet-images
isolinux    RPM-GPG-KEY-beta       TRANS.TBL


I then create a path of

/fedora/linux/core/[releasever]/[basearch]/os

I then run a script to create file links from /misc/image1/ into this OS
directory.

This will give me the look and feel of having all the files from the 5
ISO images in the single OS directory with out having the files there.
This saves tons of space.  

$cd /fedora/linux/core/5/i386/os

$ls

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           22 Jun 12 12:24 .discinfo
-> /misc/image1/.discinfo
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           21 Jun 12 12:24 eula.txt
-> /misc/image1/eula.txt
drwxr-xr-x    4 root     root         4096 Jun 12 12:24 Fedora
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           23 Jun 12 12:24 fedora.css
-> /misc/image1/fedora.css
drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root         4096 Jun 12 12:24 figs
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           16 Jun 12 12:24 GPL
-> /misc/image1/GPL

[--snip--]

The script also creates the directory structures within the OS directory
since you cannot link within a link. 

I then export the /fedora directory via nfs, ftp and httpd. This gives
access to both the iso's as well as the files within from any of the
three services.

Once autofs mounts the image, It is accessible bye any number of
individuals/services.  I don't remember how many consecutive loop
devices you can have open.  I think it was around 12.  You can create a
custom kernel and change the maxloop constant if you need more.


Robert


On Thu, 2006-07-06 at 16:29 +0700, Fajar Priyanto wrote:
> On Thursday 06 July 2006 16:12, Fajar Priyanto wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I have the iso file of FC5 in my FTP server. I want to do an FTP install
> > from it. I then use the mount -o loop file.iso command to provide the files
> > for installation.
> >
> > The problem is that it only works for 1 iso file at a time on that
> > particular mount point.
> >
> > Can I mount multiple iso files into one mount point at the same time?
> > Thanks.
> 
> Surprisingly enough, the installer program asks for the next disk to be 
> "inserted", therefore, I can mount-o loop the next ISO file. And retry.
> Very nice :)
> -- 
> Fajar Priyanto | Reg'd Linux User #327841 | Linux tutorial 
> http://linux2.arinet.org
> 16:29:16 up 7:56, 2.6.17-1.2139_FC5 GNU/Linux 
> Let's use OpenOffice. http://www.openoffice.org
> 


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