On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 1:55 PM, John R Pierce <pierce@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 08/28/11 6:52 AM, Timothy Murphy wrote:
>> Now I'm wondering what is the best way to install CentOS-6,
>> given that there is no CD/DVD driver on this machine.
>>
>> I have access to the internet, so I can download the CD/DVD .
>> I know I could install through a USB stick;
>> I'm just wondering if there is a more direct route.
>
> A) PXE boot and do a network installation aka kickstart. This would,
> of course, require another 'nix system on the LAN running DHCP, TFTP,
> and NFS
>
> B) boot a USB stick with the Netinstall image, and point it at a http
> URL of the centos repository, which could be either a local mirror or
> one on the internet somewhere as long as your internet is reasonably
> fast and stable. I'd suggest doing a bare minimal install this way,
> then adding other stuff post-install with yum.
Or, boot the Netinstall image and do an NFS intall from your local copy.
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
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