From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from executioner.lis.net.au([203.35.83.3]) (1938 bytes) by braille.uwo.ca via smail with P:esmtp/D:aliases/T:pipe (sender: ) id for ; Tue, 6 Jun 2000 11:23:53 -0400 (EDT) (Smail-3.2.0.102 1998-Aug-2 #2 built 1999-Sep-5) Received: from uucp by executioner.lis.net.au with local-rmail (Exim 2.05 #1) id 12zLCo-0001B9-00 (Debian); Wed, 7 Jun 2000 01:23:50 +1000 Received: from kerry by gotss.eu.org with local (Exim 2.05 #1) id 12zKwF-0006t1-00 (Debian); Wed, 7 Jun 2000 01:06:43 +1000 Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 01:06:43 +1000 From: Kerry Hoath To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Installing Linux over the network Message-ID: <20000607010643.A26442@gotss1.gotss.eu.org> References: <003601bfcf18$4fa5e4a0$dc115b80@karolina> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.3i In-Reply-To: <003601bfcf18$4fa5e4a0$dc115b80@karolina>; from Victor Tsaran on Mon, Jun 05, 2000 at 11:03:08AM -0700 List-Id: You'd use a distribution that can do an nfs install and export the cdrom out from another Linux box. I do this all the time when installing onto the sparc. the Sparc's network card is faster than the onboard scsi drive in the thing :-) On Mon, Jun 05, 2000 at 11:03:08AM -0700, Victor Tsaran wrote: > Hello, listers! > I sort of read about this, but would like a word of support. I am attempting > to install Linux on a computer that doesn't have CD-Rom but does have a > Network card. How would I go about installing Linux from a network CDROM > onto that computer? > Let's see, if I download Speakup boot disks with network support, how would > I actually configure the card to the right IP and mount the CDROM on the > other computer? > Regards, > Vic > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- -- Kerry Hoath: kerry@gotss.eu.org Alternates: kerry@emusys.com.au kerry@gotss.spice.net.au or khoath@lis.net.au ICQ UIN: 8226547