On 06/01/2012 06:25 PM, david wrote: > Folks > > I have a HP 8540w workstation, and just for kicks, I wanted to see if > I could install Centos 6.2 using only the wireless connection, and > the cd/dvd reader. > > I tried the "net-install" CD image, but it never found the wireless adaptor. > > How for up the chain must I go to succeed? > Net-install (doesn-work) > CD containing minimal > DVD containing the full image? > > This effort was more than academic; one of my clients has a box that > is connected only through wireless, and we need to do the install. > > Any advice you may have would be appreciated. > Why not grab the DVD and install from there. You have every package on the DVD and you don't even need a network at all to do the install. Most standard wireless cards are detected and do work, but if it is a one time install, the DVD is a sure bet. It is also great to have the DVD already downloaded and not have to do it from the client's site.
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