I haven't had any success using the "method=ftp://ip.of.server/path/to/dir/that/contains_'RedHat'_dir" parameter at the boot: prompt. (RHEL3) The GUI prompt for install method appears, and installation proceeds if the same server and path are entered there, or, if the 'url --url...' line is supplied in a kickstart file. The parameter is documented in command-line.txt in the anaconda documentation. The full text used at the 'boot:' prompt: linux ip=x.x.x.x dns=x.x.x.x gateway=x.x.x.x netmask=x.x.x.x method=... [and I've tried w and w/o ks=<url.to.ks.cfg>] All the other parameters are parsed as expected. Also, the 'method=...' param does show up in /proc/cmdline as entered. Suggestions? Anyone using 'method=...' successfully? thanks, Ed