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Re: NFS Install of SL
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John Franks <[log in to unmask]>
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John Franks <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:13:06 -0600
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On Thu, 2005-02-17 at 10:06, manchmal wrote:
> Several reasons:
> 1. I can check the integrity of an ISO image very quickly
> 2. Storing both an ISO image and the contents of an ISO image uses
> more disk space
> 
> I don't really want to use a loopback device either.
> I remember reading that this was possible, and would like to know how to do it.
> 

The normal NFS install for all redhat distributions has used an unpacked
directory for as long as I can remember.  I believe that
the "hard disk" based install uses ISO images placed on a disk partition
which you will not be installing to.  I am not sure if you can get
anaconda to mount an nfs partition and treat it like a hard disk.  But
if I were trying this I would try choosing the hard disk install.

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John Franks <[log in to unmask]>
Dept of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ

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