On 6/5/07, Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 6/5/07, Bob Goodwin - W2BOD <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Steve Searle wrote: > > Around 05:28pm on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 (UK time), Bob Goodwin - W2BOD scrawled: > > > > > >> If I tell it to do an NFS install it requests "NFS Server Name" > >> [192.168.1.6] and the "Fedora directory" [/media/iso] which seems > >> logical to me. > >> > > > > I think that "Fedora directory" needs to be the (unmounted) directory > > that contains the iso, rather than a directory that has the iso mounted > > on it. > > > > > /media/iso is empty unless I run "mount F-7-i386-DVD.iso /media/iso -t > iso9660 -o loop" > > > Also make sure iptables on the server isn't denying you access. > > > > Steve > > > > > I can stop the firewall, still the "no mount" error message? > > I hate to buy a DVD burner for the sole purpose of making a Fedora disk > each time there's a new release. I've never needed to record a DVD > before. I suppose I might find some other use for it. > > BobG > You do not need to mount the iso. Just have the directory accessible via NFS.
This write-up, http://fedoranews.org/dowen/nfsinstall/ , is fairly old but should provide you with the basics.
