If you are performing a network installation, the Configure
TCP/IP dialog appears; for an explanation of this dialog, go
to the section called Network Configuration in Chapter 3 and then return here.
Because the Red Hat Linux 7.2 installation program is capable of installing Red Hat Linux
from multiple CD-ROMs, if you intend to support NFS, FTP, or
HTTP installations you must copy the RedHat
directory from each CD-ROM comprising Red Hat Linux 7.2 onto a disk drive:
Insert CD-ROM 1 and execute the following commands:
Insert CD-ROM 2 and execute the following commands:
Next, make
/location/of/disk/space
accessible to the installation program (for example, exporting it
for NFS installations).
Export /location/of/disk/space |
If you are not sure how to do this, refer to the Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide
and the Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide for more information.
The NFS dialog (Figure 4-6) applies only if you are
installing from an NFS server (if you booted from a network
or PCMCIA boot disks and selected in the Installation Method
dialog).
Enter the fully-qualified domain name or IP address of your NFS
server. For example, if you are installing from a host named
eastcoast in the domain
redhat.com, enter
eastcoast.redhat.com in the NFS
Server field.
Next, enter the name of the exported directory. If you followed the
setup described in the section called Installing over a Network, you would enter
the directory
/location/of/disk/space/
which contains the RedHat directory.
If the NFS server is exporting a mirror of the Red Hat Linux installation
tree, enter the directory which contains the
RedHat directory. (If you do not know this
directory path, ask your system administrator.) For example, if your
NFS server contains the directory /mirrors/redhat/i386/RedHat, enter
/mirrors/redhat/i386.
Next you will see the Welcome dialog. See Table 4-1 for more information.
The FTP dialog (Figure 4-7) applies only if you are
installing from an FTP server (if you selected
in the Installation
Method dialog). This dialog allows you to identify the FTP
server from which you are installing Red Hat Linux.
Enter the name or IP address of the FTP site you are installing from,
and the name of the directory containing the
RedHat installation files for your architecture.
For example, if the FTP site contains the directory /mirrors/redhat/i386/RedHat, enter
/mirrors/redhat/i386.
If everything has been specified properly, a message box appears
indicating that base/hdlist is being retrieved.
Next you will see the Welcome dialog. See Table 4-1 for more information.
The HTTP dialog (Figure 4-8) applies only if you
are installing from an HTTP server (if you selected
in the Installation
Method dialog). This dialog prompts you for information
about the HTTP server from which you are installing Red Hat Linux.
Enter the name or IP address of the HTTP site you are installing from,
and the name of the directory there containing the
RedHat installation files for your
architecture. For example, if the HTTP site contains the directory /mirrors/redhat/i386/RedHat, enter
/mirrors/redhat/i386.
If everything has been specified properly, a message box appears
indicating that base/hdlist is being retrieved.
Next you will see the Welcome dialog. See Table 4-1 for more information.
