fc4t1 nfs install finds no install tree

[Craig Thomas]

On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 10:05 +0100, shrek-m at gmx.de wrote:
> Mike Chambers wrote:
> 
> >On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 01:58 +0100, shrek-m at gmx.de wrote:
> >
> >><snip fc3-release>
> >> If you are setting up an installation tree for NFS, FTP, or HTTP
> >>   installations, you need to copy the RELEASE-NOTES files and all files 
> >>from
> >>   the Fedora directory on discs 1-3. On Linux and Unix systems, the
> >>   following process will properly configure the /target/directory on your
> >>   server (repeat for each disc):
> >>
> >>    1. Insert disc
> >>
> >>    2. mount /mnt/cdrom
> >>
> >>    3. cp -a /mnt/cdrom/Fedora /target/directory
> >>
> >>    4. cp /mnt/cdrom/RELEASE-NOTES* /target/directory (Do this only for disc
> >>       1)
> >>
> >>    5. umount /mnt/cdrom
> >>    
> >>
> >I will read through the docs and see what I can find out, but I am doing
> >this from the ISO's, not cd's (so this is somewhat diff?).
> >
> 
> replace cdrom with your loop device (see Craigs posting)
> 
> eg.
> # mkdir /mnt/loop
> 
> 1;  # mount -oloop FC4-test1-i386-disc1.iso /mnt/loop
> 2;  # cp -a  /mnt/loop/Fedora  /target/directory
> 3;  # cp /mnt/loop/RELEASE-NOTES* /target/directory  (Do this only for 
> disc 1)
> 4;  # umount /mnt/loop
> 
> repeat 1,2,4 with all isos or with the isos/rpms you really need for 
> your installation
> minimal-english = cd #1
> you know whichcd ?
> eg. under fedora core 3
> $ /usr/share/comps-extras/whichcd.py mozilla
> mozilla-1.7.3-17.i386.rpm is on disc 2

If you need more than the first disc, a way to avoid all the cp'ing
would be to download the dvd iso, and use it in place of the four cd
isos for the network install. [I'll try this next time].

# mount -o loop -t iso9660 FC4-test1-i386-dvd.iso /mnt/loop

and then do the nfs, http etc install in what ever configuration
[minimal, server, desktop, custom] you'd like. 

<snip useful info>

-- 
Craig Thomas <cjtinhp at optonline.net>