TFTP install ?

Colin Watson cjwatson at flatline.org.uk
Mon Aug 30 21:29:22 CDT 2004


On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 01:59:55PM -0700, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 09:57:09PM +0100, Iain Young wrote:
> > Since I only have an ISDN connection, and no local CD Writer,
> > I was wondering if there a way to do a 'network install', with
> > a kernel and initrd, thus negating the need for the ISO's ?
> > 
> > I have no real problem downloading the entire ISO (the burner
> > is the bigger issue), but before I tie up the ISDN line for hours,
> > I was hoping someone could tell me if there was a tftp kernel and
> > initrd on it.
> 
> Yes, in /install/netboot/2.6 on the CD.

You probably want to avoid downloading the CD to get to it though, so:

  http://ftp.no-name-yet.com/no-name-yet/dists/warty/main/daily-installer-i386/current/images/netboot/2.6/

Cheers,

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson at flatline.org.uk]




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