[ltp] HTTP installation of Linux on a ThinkPad 755CX

[Bill Mair]

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Vasanth Rakasi wrote:

> When I try using "HTTP" option, and specify:
>
> Web site name: metlab.unc.edu
> Red Hat directory:
> /pub/linux/distributions/redhat/redhat-6.1/i386
>
> an error message pops up to say "Unable to retrieve
> the second stage ramdisk". The popup window's title,
> however, says "FTP" and not "HTTP".

HTTP Proxy ??

> There is another machine (with a CD-ROM drive and
> running Linux and NFS) on the network, which the
> ThinkPad can access. Could somedbody tell me the steps
> I need to follow to be able to use the "NFS"
> installation method so that I can install Linux on the
> ThinkPad using CD-ROm drive on the other machine
> running Linux?

Mount the CD:
    mount /mnt/cdrom
Modify "/etc/exports" to include "/mnt/cdrom"
    ( something like "/mnt/cdrom (ro,insecure,all_squash)" )
Reinitialize NFS
    ( "/etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs reload" or "/etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs restart" )
Start your install using NFS
The server is where the above changes were made are at.
The location is something like: "/mnt/cdrom/RedHat"

Bill.

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