On Wednesday 10 November 2004 22:55, Scott Dowdle wrote: > Gang, > > Ok, I've done this bunches with previous release but am having a > problem with FC3. Setting up an install server to do installs over > NFS. Here's what I've done and the problem I'm running into: > > 1) Copied directory structure of DVD to NFS accessible directory. > > 2) Took all current update packages and replaced previous versions > > 3) ran the following command: > /usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/genhdlist /mnt/backup/other/install/fc3 > (it does its thing) > > 4) Booted from boot.iso image CD on target install machine. > > 5) Selected NFS and it went about its merry way. > > 6) After formatting partitions, and setting up RPM transaction, I get > an exit abnormally error message and it shuts down. I don't really > see any indicator to what it didn't like. On the ALT-F# screens > there is no obvious error other than the normal looking stuff. > > Any ideas? > > Oh, BTW, in step #3 above genhdlist still insists on there being a > directory named RedHat rather than Fedora. I just create a symlink > and it works fine as it has in previous Fedora releases. Given the > movement away from the "RedHat" name to the "Fedora" name, you might > at this to your list of name replacments. I noticed the same thing yesterday. Did as you did with the exception of step 3 where I ran genhdlist --productpath Fedora /path-to-NFS-dirs Im going to try again today so I'll let you know what happens Tony -- Tony Molloy. Dept. of Comp. Sci. University of Limerick