Fedora Install Using DVD and HTTP

Tod Thomas fr33zone at gmail.com
Sun Nov 2 00:24:09 UTC 2008


Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> Tod wrote:
>> I have a web server with a DVD drive, and a server with only a CD ROM 
>> drive.  How can I install fedora on the server over the network using 
>> HTTP?  I've searched around but haven't found a method that matches my 
>> particular situation.  Any ideas?
>>
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
> What I did is loop mount the DVD image, and did not bother to burn a 
> DVD. I used /var/www/html/Fedora as my mount point. Then when I was 
> doing the install, I let the installer configure the network, and told 
> it to use http://192.168.1.9/Fedora to install from. You can ether boot 
> from the boot CD for this, or boot from a USB drive. I like using the 
> USB drive because I don't end up with so many CD's for installing old 
> versions. You will have to change 192.168.1.9 to the IP address of your 
> web server.


Way old thread, but I wanted to respond.  Thanks everybody for your 
suggestions, this is the solution that worked for me.


- Tod




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