Network Installations

To do a network install you need two systems. The first is the system you are going to install tne new system on and the second is a file server (NFS, FTP, HTTP) with images of the CD (ISOs) you are going to install with.

The simplest way to get a network install started with the a copy of CD1 of the set you are install. At the BOOT: prompt type:

linux askmethod

This will then ask you for you network IP address and the location of the Installation Tree. IE the share.

Other Network Install Options

 dd=url

This argument causes the installation program to prompt you to use a driver image from a specified HTTP, FTP, or NFS network address.

 display=ip:0

This command allows remote display forwarding. In this command, ip should be replaced with the IP address of the system on which you want the display to appear.

On the system you want the display to appear on, you must execute the command xhost +remotehostname, where remotehostname is the name of the host from which you are running the original display. Using the command xhost +remotehostname limits access to the remote display terminal and does not allow access from anyone or any system not specifically authorized for remote access.

 vnc

This command allows you to install from a VNC server.

 vncpassword=

This command sets the password used to connect to the VNC server.