[K12OSN] ISOs for DVDs

[Les Mikesell]

Henning Wangerin wrote:

>>A handy trick is to have a laptop where you download
>>the iso images into a directory that is exported via
>>    
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>
>Have been thinking of such a  solution, but haven't access to a laptop
>at the moment ;-)
>
>- but have a nice very small desktop (11x30x35cm HxWxD) så it's getting
>very close to portable!
>- and it's actually also my home K12LTSP-server.
>  
>
That's perfect for new installs because you also always have a DHCP 
server even if you start
with nothing else on the network.   A laptop set up to demo k12ltsp 
would be good also.

>> Answer the boot prompt with 'linux askmethod',
>>pick nfs image, and point it to the directory where you
>>put the images. 
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>>
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>How do I set that up? Is just placing the isos at a shared location, or
>do I need to mount the isos to subdirs in the shared location?
>
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There is no setup other than putting the *.iso images under a directory 
that is exported via NFS.
The installer takes care of the magic needed to mount them. 

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   Les Mikesell
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