David Mackintosh wrote:
On Sun, Mar 25, 2007 at 11:34:44PM +0800, John Summerfield wrote:
Download to a directory exported with NFS, burn the first one and boot
with 'linux askmethod' at the boot prompt, pick 'nfs image' as the
method and fill in the host/path information. The install does all the
magic of loopback mounting the iso images for you and will switch
atomatically when needed. Once it is started you can let it run unattended.
I much prefer http installs, and my kickstart scripts have evolved to
expect it.
While there is very little difference between nfs and http installs,
I found that I prefered nfs because I could eject the CD and take it
away after the install got going; http installs seemed to hang on to
the CD until the first boot.
I did some ks network installs of Nahant using a boot CD because the
machine wouldn't network-boot. I don't recall a problem getting the CD out.
Of course now that I'm getting everything going with PXE (through
Cobbler), I suspect the difference is again pretty much insignificant.
So far as getting started is concerned, a ks install is no different.
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Cheers
John
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