[lug] Redhat NFS installs: Substitute http?

[John Hernandez]

I think the fundamental problem is that the iso files need to reside on
a filesystem (which NFS provides, but HTTP does not); that way linux can
use the loop driver to mount it, providing the same interface to the
installer as a local CD.  The solution would be to use the loop mount
somewhere inside the docroot on the HTTP server.  Mount the ISO images
on the HTTP server using something like

mount -o ro,loop -t iso9660 psyche-disc1.iso $docroot/disc1

mount -o ro,loop -t iso9660 psyche-disc2.iso $docroot/disc2

mount -o ro,loop -t iso9660 psyche-disc3.iso $docroot/disc3

-John

D. Stimits wrote:

| I know RH is installable by NFS, but I hate to add NFS support to the
| machine doing the export...does anyone know if placing the ISO's on a
| web server would work? I know that kickstart has some http support, but
| it seems that direct ISO install does not work this way. It would be so
| darn easy if one could install from an ISO over a web URL.
|
| D. Stimits, stimits AT attbi.com
|
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