kickstart install using NFS

Dean Johnson dtj at uberh4x0r.org
Thu Oct 10 06:28:11 PDT 2002


On Thu, 2002-10-10 at 04:20, Mat Harris wrote:
> i know this question is not directly related to the origin of this thread,
> but one you guys has to know:
> 
> when I am installing from nfs/ftp/http, what format does the source have to
> be in? i have the rh8 cds (5), so do i just mkisofs them into their original
> iso filenames or do i have to copy the contents in a certain way?
> 
> thanks in advance for what is a fairly lame question
> 

It doesn't have to be in an ISO format, just a plain directory. Best way
is to just create a directory and copy all the files to it, retaining
the directory structure. Copy from the last disk to the first.

	-Dean




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