FC5 NFS Install error: "failed to mount loop"

[Terry Barnaby]

Terry Barnaby wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to install FC5 using the NFS install option after booting 
> from the boot.iso CD. I have used ftp to mirror the Fedora 5 tree.
> I have used this method for previous Fedora Core and redHat systems for 
> many years.
> 
> When trying to install FC5 I get an error poped up "That directory does 
> not seem to contain a Fedora Core Installation Tree".
> In the debug virtual terminal there are messages saying
> "can access /mnt/source/Fedora/base/stage2.img"
> then
> "failed to mount loop: Invalid argument"
> 
> There is info in virtual terminal 4:
> 
> Unable to identify CDROM format
> VFS: Can't find an ext2 filesystem on loop0
> cramfs: wrong magic
> FAT: bogus number of FAT structure
> VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on loop0
> 
> Any ideas ?
> 
> Terry
> 

Hi,

Ignore the previous message, I was somehow using the boot.iso from
Fedora Core 4 ....

Terry