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| author | Mike Fulbright <msf@redhat.com> | 2003-04-01 20:15:37 +0000 |
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| committer | Mike Fulbright <msf@redhat.com> | 2003-04-01 20:15:37 +0000 |
| commit | 056211312fc25579ca4cb59e41dd36d5bddf59ec (patch) | |
| tree | 49c44110ea9db5ea18f3f52616b11f7ac12353bc /docs | |
| parent | 7b51622dd33625f785879cd3e2b4fdce7908e57a (diff) | |
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documented some install methods and gui ftp/http changes
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1 files changed, 37 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/docs/install-methods.txt b/docs/install-methods.txt index 514d877cb..ff41306b6 100644 --- a/docs/install-methods.txt +++ b/docs/install-methods.txt @@ -1,8 +1,14 @@ -02-25-2002 +04-01-2003 ---------- -Description of Anaconda Install Methods (and ways of updating it) ------------------------------------------------------------------ +Contents +-------- + + 1) Description of install methods + 2) Extra notes on install methods + +1)Description of Anaconda Install Methods (and ways of updating it) +------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: ------------ @@ -80,19 +86,8 @@ Current Installation Methods: - floppy - 'updates.img' file in '/RedHat/base' directory in ISO image for CD #1. -Hard Drive from fully exploded tree (kickstart only) ----------------------------------------------------- - - Summary: - Similar to NFS method - user specifies a top-level directory and - all files are sought under there. - - Update Options: - - floppy. - - 'updates.img' file in '/RedHat/base' directory. - -Hard Drive from ISOs (non-kickstart only) ------------------------------------------ +Hard Drive from ISOs +-------------------- Summary: Similar to NFS ISO-based method - loopback mounts ISOs in directory @@ -103,3 +98,29 @@ Hard Drive from ISOs (non-kickstart only) - 'updates.img' file in '/RedHat/base' directory of ISO image for CD #1. +2)Extra Notes: +-------------- + + By default NFS, harddrive, and CDROM-based installs are graphical, unless +the 'text' option is passed on the boot command line. + + FTP and HTTP are text-based, unless 'graphical' is passed on the command +line. For a graphical FTP or HTTP install to occur, one of the following +must be true: + + - the file 'RedHat/base/stage2.img' must exist on the install server. In + this case this file is downloaded int RAM, taking about 64MB to store. + It is recommended to only use this option on machines with more than + 192MB of RAM. + + or: + + - the rescue CD is in the CD drive, in which case the stage2.img file + will be mounted from the rescue CD. The packages will still be + downloaded from the FTP/HTTP server. No additional memory is required + because the second stage of the installer is mounted from the CD. + + You can also specify 'graphical' or 'text' as kickstart directives in +the kickstart config file you use, and this has the same affect as if you +put the directive on the boot command line. + |