On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 10:05 +0100, shrek-m@xxxxxx wrote: > Mike Chambers wrote: > > >On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 01:58 +0100, shrek-m@xxxxxx wrote: > > > >><snip fc3-release> > >> If you are setting up an installation tree for NFS, FTP, or HTTP > >> installations, you need to copy the RELEASE-NOTES files and all files > >>from > >> the Fedora directory on discs 1-3. On Linux and Unix systems, the > >> following process will properly configure the /target/directory on your > >> server (repeat for each disc): > >> > >> 1. Insert disc > >> > >> 2. mount /mnt/cdrom > >> > >> 3. cp -a /mnt/cdrom/Fedora /target/directory > >> > >> 4. cp /mnt/cdrom/RELEASE-NOTES* /target/directory (Do this only for disc > >> 1) > >> > >> 5. umount /mnt/cdrom > >> > >> > >I will read through the docs and see what I can find out, but I am doing > >this from the ISO's, not cd's (so this is somewhat diff?). > > > > replace cdrom with your loop device (see Craigs posting) > > eg. > # mkdir /mnt/loop > > 1; # mount -oloop FC4-test1-i386-disc1.iso /mnt/loop > 2; # cp -a /mnt/loop/Fedora /target/directory > 3; # cp /mnt/loop/RELEASE-NOTES* /target/directory (Do this only for > disc 1) > 4; # umount /mnt/loop > > repeat 1,2,4 with all isos or with the isos/rpms you really need for > your installation > minimal-english = cd #1 > you know whichcd ? > eg. under fedora core 3 > $ /usr/share/comps-extras/whichcd.py mozilla > mozilla-1.7.3-17.i386.rpm is on disc 2 If you need more than the first disc, a way to avoid all the cp'ing would be to download the dvd iso, and use it in place of the four cd isos for the network install. [I'll try this next time]. # mount -o loop -t iso9660 FC4-test1-i386-dvd.iso /mnt/loop and then do the nfs, http etc install in what ever configuration [minimal, server, desktop, custom] you'd like. <snip useful info> -- Craig Thomas <cjtinhp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>