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FunkSoulBrother
07-09-2001, 12:50 PM
Is it possible to install from the 2 ISO files from another hard drive partition instead of a CD drive? I have tried a regular hard drive install, and all the packages fail to install. Just looking for another way...
Nailz
07-09-2001, 02:51 PM
The .iso format is intended to be used to BURN A CD. Upon burning the CD, you will notice that the whole distribution is on there. You can probably just boot from the 1st CD, if your BIOS can handle booting from CD. Most new pc's have this ability. If not, then use the included rawrite utility and create a boot disk.
bdg1983
07-09-2001, 02:59 PM
I'm pretty sure there is a way to install from the CD images on the harddrive, but don't know exactly how... :o. You mount the ISOs as loopback devices (or in windows, use some prog to open them up, I know such a thing exists ;)), copy all the files to the hard drive, then do a regular harddrive install.
bdg1983
07-09-2001, 03:21 PM
Try the procedure in the faq's.

http://www.linuxnewbie.org/cgi-bin/faq/faqw.py?req=all#6.11

Should work.
Rob 'Feztaa' Park
07-09-2001, 05:30 PM
I'm told you can make a boot disk out of hd.img, and use that to install right from the iso files on the HD.

However, I just downloaded the files off the ftp server, I ignored the ISO files. works for me :)
PLBlaze
07-09-2001, 08:42 PM
Yes it is possible to mount ISO images under Linux...thru loop device /dev/loop (loopback support must be compiled into kernel or loop module loaded).To mount the image simply make a temporary directory and issue mount command as:

mount -t iso9660 -o ro -o loop foo.iso /bar

where foo.iso is the name of iso and /bar iss the mount dir.The -o ro specifies that it will be read-only, if you want to write to the dir then use -o rw.Hope this helps.

/* edit */

I posted wrong mount command...now it's correct :D

[ 10 July 2001: Message edited by: Diffie ]
reboot
07-10-2001, 06:59 AM
If this is MDK8, then just make the bootdisk using hd.img and go ahead. It will install from the .iso's or the full folders.
Not sure about the other distros.
undef
07-10-2001, 11:13 AM
if you're installing debian it's also possible.
here's how:
create your rescue and root bootdisk and boot with them. when you get to the welcome screen, switch to a different terminal press alt+ctrl+f2 and press enter to activate it.
mount the harddirve and mount the iso using the command giving in the previous post