install centos 5

Prabhat · #1 22nd October 2007, 10:49 AM

Hi

I have a server running CentOS 4 with internet on it.
This server does not have floppy drive or CD drive (its Remote server)
How do i install CentOS 5 on it.

Thanks,
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Prabhat

#2 22nd October 2007, 10:51 AM

Personally, I'd ask the CentOS people:

http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/index.php?cat=8

Wayne

Prabhat · #3 22nd October 2007, 11:07 AM

thank you very much, can you please give me that post.

#4 22nd October 2007, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prabhat

thank you very much, can you please give me that post.

There is no post. Join the CentOS forum and ask your question

Wayne

Prabhat · #5 22nd October 2007, 11:18 AM

thanks again,

actually my problem is that, I have remote server currently its on running state.
What I need,
Files that required to boot the system and that boot program can start install from ISO Image over any mirror site or from my hard drive or local network.

let me ask those people.

hermouche · #6 22nd October 2007, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prabhat

thanks again,

actually my problem is that, I have remote server currently its on running state.
What I need,
Files that required to boot the system and that boot program can start install from ISO Image over any mirror site or from my hard drive or local network.

let me ask those people.

So, most of your setting will be on the Bios of this server box!!!
If you can config your Bios booting from a usb stick for example where you put the bootimage which is located on the iso image Fedora 7 CD/DVD, i guess it could work!!!

So as it was said earlier, you should ask those Centos Guru's, even though it's almost the same (Fedora/Centos)!!

red

Prabhat · #7 25th October 2007, 11:19 AM

Hi, I got the sol,
I am writting here what excataly I have done.

Since, I have net connection on current system,

1. I have downloaded ISO image of centos 5 (1 CD only)
2. mkdir /mnt/temp
3. mount -o CentOS-5.0-x86_64-bin-1of7.iso /mnt/tmp
4. cp -a /mnt/tmp/isolinux/vmlinuz /boot/vmlinuzMy
5. cp -a /mnt/tmp/isolinux/initrd.img /boot/initrdMy.img
6. umount /mnt/tmp
7. Add entry to your /etc/grub.conf
title Fedora Core 2 Installation
root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuzMy
initrd /boot/initrdMy.img
8. Reboot system
9. Now your is booted and ready for new installation.
10. Select installation method you want (FTP, HTTP or NFS probably). I have selected http
11. Give your Name server and ipdetails.
12. Give site & Dir (I have given)
mirror.stanford.edu
/yum/pub/centos/5/os/x86_64/

I think its ok to install now

even I have done post on my blog