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Install Redhat 7.3 from harddisk
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| I have been studying the basics of linux and have installed linux redhat and
mandrake a few times and over a few computer builds and disk swaps am now
ready to install Redhat 7.3 to my new comp and a test comp. I want to set up
the test comp to do several server roles that will be integrated with my
existing W2K LAN in my home that I use for studying networking and server
role concepts. I believe this will intale utilizing samba correct?
My question is, how does one install linux from complete downloaded .iso
image files directly from a partition on a hdd? I have the 3 iso files for
redhat and instead of burning them to disk this time I would like to see how
installing directly from disc goes. i read somewhere that you definaltly
need a bootdisk so I thought that I could either make one from a previous OS
cd like 7.2 or get one online (anyone know of an online source for that?).
Once I have a boot disk ready than could someone please tell me the
specifics of how to mount the disc (actually the disc that contains the iso
files has a fat32 partition that is currently holding the iso files) and
begin the installation procedures? Thanks in advance.
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| David 2002-10-16, 12:24 am |
| Paul wrote:
> My question is, how does one install linux from complete downloaded .iso
> image files directly from a partition on a hdd? I have the 3 iso files for
> redhat and instead of burning them to disk this time I would like to see how
> installing directly from disc goes. i read somewhere that you definaltly
> need a bootdisk so I thought that I could either make one from a previous OS
> cd like 7.2 or get one online (anyone know of an online source for that?).
> Once I have a boot disk ready than could someone please tell me the
> specifics of how to mount the disc (actually the disc that contains the iso
> files has a fat32 partition that is currently holding the iso files) and
> begin the installation procedures? Thanks in advance.
>
>
Download the image you need here:
ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/redhat-7.3-en/os/i386/images/
You can get the documentation here:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/...RHL-7.3-Manual/
--
Confucius: He who play in root, eventually kill tree.
Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
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| Paul Lutus 2002-10-16, 12:24 am |
| Paul wrote:
> I have been studying the basics of linux and have installed linux redhat
> and mandrake a few times and over a few computer builds and disk swaps am
> now ready to install Redhat 7.3 to my new comp and a test comp. I want to
> set up the test comp to do several server roles that will be integrated
> with my existing W2K LAN in my home that I use for studying networking and
> server role concepts. I believe this will intale utilizing samba correct?
No, it will "entail" the use of Samba.
>
> My question is, how does one install linux from complete downloaded .iso
> image files directly from a partition on a hdd?
Mount the iso images like this:
mount -t iso9660 -o ro,loop=/dev/loop0 /imagepath/cd_image1 /mnt/cdrom1
mount -t iso9660 -o ro,loop=/dev/loop1 /imagepath/cd_image2 /mnt/cdrom2
mount -t iso9660 -o ro,loop=/dev/loop2 /imagepath/cd_image3 /mnt/cdrom3
Change the names and paths to suit your own iso image files, and be sure to
create the mount points:
mkdir /mnt/cdrom1 /mnt/cdrom2 /mnt/cdrom3
> I have the 3 iso files for
> redhat and instead of burning them to disk this time I would like to see
> how installing directly from disc goes. i read somewhere that you
> definaltly need a bootdisk so I thought that I could either make one from
> a previous OS cd like 7.2 or get one online (anyone know of an online
> source for that?).
Make a new boot disk during the installation. You are prompted and
encouraged to do so during the installation.
--
Paul Lutus
www.arachnoid.com
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| RIGHT ON PAUL! Thanks for the spelling lesson! You rock!
Never ceases to amaze me how a simple deliberate misspelling in a post can
motivate someone like yourself to reply giving them the chance to appear
superior and intelligent. Works like a charm every time.  LOL. j/k. I'm
just the worst speller in the world and I haven't enabled the spell checker
on my client yet. You probably don't even need a spelling checker huh?
Needless to say I have never won a spelling contest in my entire life, but
you must have a trophy case stuffed with the proof of all the victories of
your youth! Thats awesome man. You are the king!
Funny thing is I didn't need to do anything that you suggested. After using
Winimage to extract the boot image, I made a boot disk and the installation
program gave me a choice of either cd or hdd install, pointed to the
partition and bang, done deal.
Well, at least you're contributing to the language skills of this newsgroups
members. Keep up the good work! 
New prob though. After the installation went off without a hitch (NOT)
booted into XP this morning to do a little online IL2 flight sim action and
my USB stick wasn't working. I checked the device manager and it had a
device problem icon next to the VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
listing. i tried unplugging the stick and reconnecting it but no luck. Tried
uninstalling all usb device listings in the device manager and no luck
there. Seems like the installation of Redhat 7.3 hosed my usb functionality
in XP. Got any ideas on that one (other than my bad spelling my man)? All
was working perfectly before than install of linux. Stumper. 
"Paul Lutus" <nospam@nosite.zzz> wrote in message
news:uqprs0efro2jde@corp.supernews.com...
> Paul wrote:
>
> > I have been studying the basics of linux and have installed linux redhat
> > and mandrake a few times and over a few computer builds and disk swaps
am
> > now ready to install Redhat 7.3 to my new comp and a test comp. I want
to
> > set up the test comp to do several server roles that will be integrated
> > with my existing W2K LAN in my home that I use for studying networking
and
> > server role concepts. I believe this will intale utilizing samba
correct?
>
> No, it will "entail" the use of Samba.
>
> >
> > My question is, how does one install linux from complete downloaded .iso
> > image files directly from a partition on a hdd?
>
> Mount the iso images like this:
>
> mount -t iso9660 -o ro,loop=/dev/loop0 /imagepath/cd_image1 /mnt/cdrom1
> mount -t iso9660 -o ro,loop=/dev/loop1 /imagepath/cd_image2 /mnt/cdrom2
> mount -t iso9660 -o ro,loop=/dev/loop2 /imagepath/cd_image3 /mnt/cdrom3
>
> Change the names and paths to suit your own iso image files, and be sure
to
> create the mount points:
>
> mkdir /mnt/cdrom1 /mnt/cdrom2 /mnt/cdrom3
>
>
> > I have the 3 iso files for
> > redhat and instead of burning them to disk this time I would like to see
> > how installing directly from disc goes. i read somewhere that you
> > definaltly need a bootdisk so I thought that I could either make one
from
> > a previous OS cd like 7.2 or get one online (anyone know of an online
> > source for that?).
>
> Make a new boot disk during the installation. You are prompted and
> encouraged to do so during the installation.
>
> --
> Paul Lutus
> www.arachnoid.com
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| Paul Lutus 2002-10-16, 10:24 pm |
| Paul wrote:
> RIGHT ON PAUL! Thanks for the spelling lesson! You rock!
>
> Never ceases to amaze me how a simple deliberate misspelling in a post can
> motivate someone like yourself to reply giving them the chance to appear
> superior and intelligent.
There is a practical angle to this. How many times do you think we see posts
in which the poster complains that his Web searches are turning up empty,
and we also see a misspelled word in the post, the same word that is the
reason for the empty search?
Literacy is more than a game for anal types like myself.
> Works like a charm every time. LOL. j/k. I'm
> just the worst speller in the world and I haven't enabled the spell
> checker on my client yet. You probably don't even need a spelling checker
> huh?
Actually I do, because I type too fast for my own good (and I am not a very
good typist), and lots of errors get through that way.
> New prob though. After the installation went off without a hitch (NOT)
> booted into XP this morning to do a little online IL2 flight sim action
> and my USB stick wasn't working. I checked the device manager and it had a
> device problem icon next to the VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
> listing. i tried unplugging the stick and reconnecting it but no luck.
> Tried uninstalling all usb device listings in the device manager and no
> luck there. Seems like the installation of Redhat 7.3 hosed my usb
> functionality in XP.
No, I doubt this. Have you tried rebooting? If rebooting works (joystick
back in operation), and if running Linux, then Windows, makes the problem
return (joystick dead), then I might have to say "maybe."
--
Paul Lutus
www.arachnoid.com
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