Re: How to install fedora using ISO images on another machine

On 3/30/07, Doctor Who <whodoctor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 3/30/07, Frank Cox <theatre@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:09:23 -0400
> Doctor Who <whodoctor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Assuming I have a directory like this with the ISOs, what do I do
> > during install to point to these remote images as the install source?
>
> Set the ISO's up in a NFS share on the remote machine and make sure that the
> proposed address for the new machine has access to that NFS share. Burn the
> boot.iso image that's on Fedora CD 1 to a CD, boot from that CD and tell it
> that you want to install from a NFS share when it asks you where to find the
> files.
>
> That's all there is to it.
>
>

Thanks. Do the ISO names have to be specific? I assume the install
is looking for particular ISO names?

The information is a little old but should be a good starting point for you:
http://fedoranews.org/dowen/nfsinstall/

Thanks.

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