How To Setup up an HTTP Install Server

[jimbou]

Hello All,

I am trying to find some docs on how to create the directory structure for an http based install server for local FC6 installs.

I have been using nfs but with fc6 it is horribly sloooow and I keep getting packages conflict about half way through the install. So I tought I would use http/tcp/ instead of nfs/udp.

I have done the following:

Configured apache and got it going.
mounted the disc1 iso woth the loop option.
cp'd the contents of that to a direcotry on the webserver.
mounted the second iso.

Here is where I am stuck. Do I simply copy the contents of the remaining iso's and overwrite any duplicate files? It seems each iso has a TRANS.TBL file. Using diff shows that they are not the same.

Maybe I should build a directory tree of disc1 , disc2, etc....?

TIA

[Doug G]

How about just getting the dvd image and mounting that, just once? Just a guess.

[erikd]

I've had good luck copying all files contained on the ISOs into the same base directory with FC5, 4 and 3. I have not tried it with FC6.

[jimbou]

Well, I went with the dvd option. After getting that extracted to a directory, I was able to get an http install going.

Unfortunately it did not resolve the problem I am having, which is conflict with the combination of packages I have selected. But that is for another thread.

Thanks for the ideas!