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Old 05-10-2003, 03:36 AM   #1
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install from harddisk???


hi
i coppied the all 3 cds fo rh 7.3 in the fat partiton.
now i want to install linux from the coppied cd's in the fat partiton
is it possible to install in the same harddisk or on the other destination harddisk??
 
Old 05-10-2003, 04:10 AM   #2
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Re: install from harddisk???

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Originally posted by farhan
hi
i coppied the all 3 cds fo rh 7.3 in the fat partiton.
now i want to install linux from the coppied cd's in the fat partiton
is it possible to install in the same harddisk or on the other destination harddisk??
yes you can
get a rh7.3 boot disk
you can make a boot disk using rawrite or in linux using dd
now boot from the floppy
and install from the harddisk
 
Old 05-10-2003, 04:38 AM   #3
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i booted from bootable floopy but i dont knwo wt to do next...as i dont have cdrom...now in the box..i got only copied 3 cd's of rh 7.3 in my harddisk
 
Old 05-10-2003, 07:44 AM   #4
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i booted from bootable floopy but i dont knwo wt to do next...as i dont have cdrom...now in the box..i got only copied 3 cd's of rh 7.3 in my harddisk
I meant the boot disk for installation,which could be made through the boot.img image(using dd or rawrite).After that boot from the floppy.You should know the partition containing the iso images (let's say it is hda6) ,then after booting choose harddisk not cdrom as the installed medium(you will be asked for such).Enter the partition where iso images are located,and your installation starts.
You can also read the Readme files in the 1st cd to understand what you have to do.You can loopback mount a cdrom in linux using the command
mount -t iso9660 -o loop <isofilename> <where you want to mount the iso image ex./mnt/cdrom>
 
  


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