On Tuesday 14 June 2005 23:01, Andrew D. Dixon wrote: > I'm trying to install sarge on an openbrick-E http://www.hacom.net . > These guys don't have a cd or floppy drive but the do have pxe support > on the ethernet jacks. So, I've set up a network boot environment > where vmlinuz, and rootfs.gz are downloaded to the brick via tftp. > This works great and the install system starts right up. The problem > comes when it tries to mount the cdrom. Why not just use the netboot images we provide which do not need a CD, but get all packages the installation needs after the boot over the network? You could set up a local mirror to provide the packages instead of getting them over the internet every time. Cheers, FJP
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