xfs
[Top] [All Lists]

RE: Installing RH 7.1 XFS from a network using a floppy

To: linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Installing RH 7.1 XFS from a network using a floppy
From: "Gonyou, Austin" <austin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:13:48 -0500
Sender: owner-linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
Ahh..yes..I did get it working. I just used apache 2.0.19-dev and made my
LVM + XFS stripe /web the docroot. It worked like a champ! Thanks for the
feedback

-- 
Austin Gonyou
Systems Architect, CCNA
Coremetrics, Inc.
Phone: 512-796-9023
email: austin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blizbor (i) [mailto:tb670725@xxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 3:20 PM
> To: linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Odp: Installing RH 7.1 XFS from a network using a floppy 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Lord <lord@xxxxxxx>
> To: Gonyou, Austin <austin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 10:23 PM
> Subject: Re: Installing RH 7.1 XFS from a network using a floppy
> 
> 
> > > Is that possible? Does it work ok with the 1.0 release or 
> will I have to
> do
> > > something else?
> >
> > It works just fine, there are some instructions in the 
> release notes for
> > redhat. I think you have to copy all the cds into a single directory
> > structure and nfs export it. You then need the network inst image
> bootnet.img
> > on a floppy. This is how I do all my installs.
> 
> It's also possible without copying files.
> But then you must watch when another CD is required,
> then stop ftp daemon, umount CD, mount next, start
> ftpdaemon, and again ... stop, umount, mount, start,
> and again ... painful but it works. :))) I've tested this.
> Starting and stopping ftp daemon doesnt interrupt install
> procedure. IMVHO there is a bug in installer, normally
> when ftp server cant be contacted some kind of dialog box
> should appear.RH installer does nothing but seems hunging
> until you switch (in text mode usingalt-F1...alt-F4) to another
> console.
> 
> Regards,
> Blizbor
> 

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>