<div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 17, 2007 1:18 AM, Gustav Kramer <<a href="mailto:gjk_lists@rogers.com">gjk_lists@rogers.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">On Fri, 2007-11-16 at 22:36 +0100, Dagfinn Stangeland wrote: > > > On Nov 16, 2007 2:53 PM, Gustav Kramer <<a href="mailto:gjk_lists@rogers.com">gjk_lists@rogers.com </a>> wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-11-16 at 13:57 +0100, Dagfinn Stangeland wrote: > > On Nov 15, 2007 3:42 PM, Sudev Barar <<a href="mailto:sbarar@gmail.com">sbarar@gmail.com</a>> > wrote: > > On 15/11/2007, Dagfinn Stangeland < > <a href="mailto:jodgipost@gmail.com">jodgipost@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > > > > > > When I try to install K12LTSP 6 and the EL > variant the > > anaconda (is it?) > > > installer asks for a driver for the optical drive, > and won't > > continue. > > > > > > > > > > > Try passing on some additional parameters like > noapic at the > > boot > > time. Some times this works. > > -- > > Regards, > > Sudev Barar > > > > > > Thanks for the reply. > > > > I tried to type "linux noapic" and "linux noprobe noapic" at > boot > > time, as you suggested. > > The installer still asks for a driver and "Intel PIIX/ICH > ATA > > controllers (ata-piix)" is present on the list of drivers. > > When I choose that driver the installer responds "can't find > any > > devices for that driver...". > > Then back to the driver selection dialog. > > > > I know little of such boot time parameters, and though I > found a list > > of such parameters, I'm unable to discern which parameters > could be > > useful for my problem. > > > > Obviously, the DVD drive works up to that point in whatever > mode that > > is. > > Is there any way of continuing the installation in that > mode? > > Could I pull the (unknown) needed driver off the fedora 7 or > 8 install > > media and use that via an usb memory stick? > > > > Regards, > > Dagfinn Stangeland > > > Not really an answer to your question but a possible solution > to your > problem might be to do a network install by placing the DVD > ISO on an > NFS share on a second machine and selecting that option > instead of local > media as the source when you do the install. > > Just a thought. > > > And probably a good thought at that. > Problem is; I'm having trouble chewing gum and walking at the same > time, so this goes a bit over my head ;) > > I know what samba share is but would need pointers on how to set up > NFS share. > If you have the time to walk me through it, I'm all ears... </div></div>I'm currently working on a paper that's due Sunday evening so, unfortunately, I can't give you a lot at the moment, but, in a nutshell: Place a copy of the DVD ISO on another linux box on the network On the linux box with the DVD ISO edit /etc/exports to include the directory holding the ISO - see the existing file for examples but it would probably be something like: /path/to/iso <a href="http://192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0%28ro,no_root_squash,sync%29" target="_blank">192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0(ro,no_root_squash,sync)</a> Restart the nfs server - for Fedora: /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs restart Boot the machine you are wanting to install to with the install cd and when you get to the part where it asks you where to install from choose the network option - Ignore the http and ftp options, there should be one that says (and here is where I'm really guessing since it's been awhile) something about NFS. You will be asked how to assign an ip address to the machine you are installing to. If you have a DHCP server great, if not give it an address in the same range as the box containing the iso. You will then be asked for the location of the iso - you will have to give it the ip address of the box with the iso AND the location: /path/to/iso The details may not be exact but they should get you close. I have to get back to my paper - If you're still messing around with it come Monday and someone else hasn't jumped in I will be glad to talk you through it. Good luck. <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"> - gustav </div></div></blockquote><div>Thanks, that's detailed enough for me to get the drift. Good luck on the paper! Dagfinn </div></div>