How to install from hard drive, http, ftp, nfs

Jman · #1 3rd August 2004, 05:14 AM

Installing from CDs is good unless you want to install from a whole lot of machines at a time, or don't have CDs.

You can install from a local hard drive, or httpd, ftp, or nfs server. Summary: when you boot the installer enter

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linux askmethod

at the prompt.

First get the server ready if applicable. Copy the entire contents of all the CDs into one folder shared by the server. For example, if you use a Fedora Apache web server you could put it all under /var/www/html somewhere. Follow this guide

Next get the installer booted. There is a boot image on the Fedora Core 2, CD1, but it is too big for a floppy. You may be able to get PXE booting without a boot disk at all. But once you get there, enter

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linux askmethod

You should be prompted for an install method. Choose one, and enter the network information, or the local hard drive location. hda is the primary master hard drive, hdb is slave, etc.

Dog-One · #2 10th November 2004, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Jman

You may be able to get PXE booting without a boot disk at all.

For those interested in network booting from a Fedora server machine, run system-config-netboot on the server and do browse the included help file for instructions. It's slick--a lot easier than I would have thought to setup.

ScytheBlade1 · #3 16th March 2005, 05:09 AM

Assuming that replying to this isn't strictly forbidden or anything, I've written up something that should simplify the process and answer a LOT of questions...

PXE Booting into Fedora Core Install

It should quite a bit better concerning layout and information given, and overall should just be a better help than your PXE Kickstart link there.