Hi,
It is possible to install with the cdrom being in another machines cdrom
and a network exists between them. During installation you can say NFS
installation, then enter the IP addresses.
Let Machine X be the one where you want to install Linux and
Let Machine Y be the one where the cdrom resides.
Now edit /etc/exports file in Machine Y and add the following entry :
"/cdrom". Now mount the first cdrom to /cdrom using mount command on
Machine Y. You need to restart your network(best reboot the system once)
on Machine Y.
Now start the installation on Machine X and choose NFS installation, enter
the IP address of Machine Y and it's mount point(/cdrom).
This should work fine. When it asks for second CD, just umount first CD on
Machine Y using umount command and mount the second CD on Machine Y.
Machine X will automatically contact Machine Y for further installation.
Good Luck !!!!!!
Regards,
Senthil Vel
On Tue, 20 Apr 1999, Jamie O'Shaughnessy wrote:
>
>
> Can anyone suggest a way to install SuSE on a machine with not CD? It is on
> a network which has got a SuSE 6 Linux box on (with a CD). In the manual it
> says you can install from an FTP site or NFS. Will sharing my CD drive from
> my existing machine, over NFS work? What about when it needs to change CD?
> I assume to install from NFS or FTP you need images of all the CDs
> available and you won't be able to share a CD in this way?
>
> Jamie
>
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