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Old 01-18-2008, 06:08 PM
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Default Re: How to setup linux without cdrom?

tech11 wrote:

> Hello everyone
>
> I have one machine with neither cdrom driver nor OS, how should I set up
> linux on it? If there's one windows os, I may copy the ISO files into and
> install from H.D, but I don't have. If I set up one network installing
> server, and install from network, I need to run from cdrom firstly. I
> remember it's possible to setup one nfs installing server and then boot
> the machine from network to set up operating system, does linux do this?
> I'm using red hat. Thanks for your help!
>
> Have a good day!
>
> B.R.
>
> Joffre


If you have a floppy drive, some distros, like Mandriva, have images that
can boot from floppy then install from one of the distros mirrors over the
internet or off your network installing server.

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