CD and DVD ISO images

[Robert L Cochran]

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John Summerfield wrote:
> 
> Most, but not all, of my too-numerous computers have DVD drives, and
> right now I'm looking at installing something that I downloaded as a DVD
> image on a system that hasn't a DVD drive.
>

I like the current DVDs because I can mount them and see every package
without having to flip through a stack of CDs.

As to installing something on a computer without a DVD drive using only
a DVD iso, it isn't that hard to do. On the computer that has the DVD
image, loop mount it somewhere like (for example):

mount /home/rlc/jigdo/Fedora-Unity-20071218-8-x86_64-DVD.iso
/home/rlc/mp -t iso9660 -o loop

navigate to the images folder
write the boot.iso image in that folder to a CD.
umount the DVD image.
export its directory over NFS.

On the computer you wish to install Fedora 8 on, take the boot.iso cd
that you just burned and boot to it.

At the prompt, type 'linux askmethod'.

You will eventually be brought to a list of installation methods to
select; choose 'NFS image'.

Specify the location of the DVD iso.

Presto, the installation begins.

There is one small caveat, I have not yet done an NFS install off the
boot.iso image. I can't swear it will be the same as if you popped the
full DVD into a drive and used 'linux askmethod' on that. But I bet it will.

Bob Cochran
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