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Network Install Http RHEL working with ISOs



Hello Matt,
            I wish to take the four RHEL4 CD and place them on the machine 
in a directory to do a http install.
Stephen




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Shields" <mattboston-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
To: "Kristian Hermansen" <kristian.hermansen-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
Cc: <discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: Network Install Http RHEL working with ISOs


> If you have multiple CD's and you want to put them all in a single
> directory for use by pxebooting.  I don't believe when pxebooting you
> can specify multiple directories.
>
> On 5/21/07, Kristian Hermansen <kristian.hermansen-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> On 5/21/07, Matthew Gillen <me-5yx05kfkO/aqeI1yJSURBw at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> > One reason is so you don't have to keep the disc in the drive all the 
>> > time.  I
>> > find it's far more convenient to have ISO images on my hard drive than 
>> > have to
>> > go looking for cds/dvds all the time.
>>
>> That's exactly my point -- mount the ISO, not the physical disc.
>> Don't extract the files.  Why would one extract the files when they
>> are already contained in the ISO which can be mounted via loop
>> device...
>> --
>> Kristian Hermansen
>>
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