Re: NFS Install is Impossible from CD/ISO's

[Thomas Dodd <ted cypress com>]

patrick_androsik bankone com wrote:

> Actually I believe the NFS install from ISOs will work expect that they
> must be copied to harddisk first.
Since he go int the second stage of the installer for package
selection he has the first image on the disk correctly.

> > Carl Litt wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > I just encountered a disappointing oversight in the install process for
> > > RedHat 7.3.  I have booted my new system on the bootnet floppy and
> > > proceeded with the NFS image install.  My 7.3 ISO's are exported from
> > > a fileserver.  I don't see the need to burn the images and install a CD
> > > drive in every machine I have to install when I have this nifty NFS
> > > option.
> > >
> > > So after 2 hours of selecting packages and waiting for badblocks, I run
> > > into a terminal error:  "The file /mnt/source/.... cannot be opened.
> > > This is due to a missing file... Press <return> to try again".  Well of
> > > course, the installer doesn't bother trying to "switch discs" in an NFS
I doesn't need to switch discs, all 3 should be  in the NFS export 
directory.
It mounts all 3 when it starts installing.

I did one and it worked fine.
Check the permissions of all 3 .iso files.
Did you check md5sums of all 3 images?
Likely a corrupted file, or network issues.

Try it again, don't check bad blocks, don't customize
the package selection, use a the groups like GNOME and KDE.
That'll save the 2 hours for debugging.

What is the exact, full error message?
Check VT3 and VT4 for other errors too.

   -Thomas