Booting from a network drive

Proto · April 1st, 2006, 19:31

Ok, basically what I have is a Fedora Core 5 image I want to mount on a virtual drive on another computer, share it, and let my old laptop boot and install from it. Unfortunately I don't have a floppy drive so making a Linux boot disk doesn't really help, but my BIOS do support booting from network so that may help.

Any idea on how to do this? Because I'm a little lost here

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The Captain · April 1st, 2006, 19:34

Your laptop won't boot from a cd either?

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Proto · April 1st, 2006, 19:47

It does, but I don't have any blank DVD-R disks to write to right now, so I'd have to wait till Monday

I want to see if I can do an installation with what I have now...

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4EverFreedom · April 1st, 2006, 20:27

it is confusing and i am lost too lol

FFVII Forever · April 1st, 2006, 21:33

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Originally Posted by 4EverFreedom

it is confusing and i am lost too lol

Quit spamming if you cant contribute then dont post. Reichfuher got you for this already on the SLi question!

ANyways do you have any CDR's? If you do you should be able to run a Live CD, or if Fedora Core has a Live CD install to where you can download the installation to the drive and compile from there.

Gentoo has a good live cd install with the lynx browser you can get conntected and surf the fedora core site and do it that way. So if you have a CDR just get you something to get it going instead of downloading the full install to DVD.

Proto · April 1st, 2006, 22:09

As I said, my problem is that I have no blank media(and no live cd's... except for an old knoppix one), however I want to install Fedora Core 5 with this. I do have the image, and I want to see if I can boot my computer with this remote drive.

This old laptop already has Fedora Core 4 up and running if that helps, however there should be a way to do the network boot...

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FFVII Forever · April 1st, 2006, 22:22

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Originally Posted by Proto

As I said, my problem is that I have no blank media(and no live cd's... except for an old knoppix one), however I want to install Fedora Core 5 with this. I do have the image, and I want to see if I can boot my computer with this remote drive.

This old laptop already has Fedora Core 4 up and running if that helps, however there should be a way to do the network boot...

Yeah well your looking to boot from whats called an NFS share, as far as that goes I cant help, But anyways you didnt say you didnt have blank media at all you said you didnt have any DVD-R disks thats why i asked if you had any CDR's. Sorry!

If your laptops network adapter is built in then it should only be a matter of instructions. Too bad you cant add a partition to the laptops drive and make it bootable under lilo or grub and place a precompiled installer there.

**Kane** · April 1st, 2006, 23:08

You can do it, but IIRC it's pretty hardcore to set up. Easier in Linux than Windows, but still hardcore.

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Ramsus K · April 2nd, 2006, 00:28

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Network-boot-HOWTO

It might make more sense to check out this part first. It sounds like if your BIOS doesn't support BOOTP or TFTP, you'll just have to wait until you can buy a CD.

Proto · April 2nd, 2006, 00:30

Well, I have studied these thingis for quite some time (well operative systems isn't my speciality though, I'm all for AI

), so I guess I could do it with some effort.... if I had some place that indicated me where to start off. Do you know of any?

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Ramsus K · April 2nd, 2006, 00:37

What about putting the hard drive from computer A into computer B and installing a netboot bootloader onto it?

If that's not possible, then this might be a good starting point:
http://www.kegel.com/linux/pxe.html

Proto · April 2nd, 2006, 01:25

Well opening my laptops would violate the warranty (they are both laptops btw >.<) , I'm not that desperated yet

I'll take a look at the link though

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KillerShots · April 3rd, 2006, 15:55

Once again, Gentoo comes to the rescue with readable docs. Adjust the procedure to your own purposes.

EDIT: Also, check the forums for additional references

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CD · April 5th, 2006, 00:59

Why is this in webdev/programming?

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April 1st, 2006, 19:31	#1
Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, US. Previously in Mexico City Posts: 7,160	Booting from a network drive Ok, basically what I have is a Fedora Core 5 image I want to mount on a virtual drive on another computer, share it, and let my old laptop boot and install from it. Unfortunately I don't have a floppy drive so making a Linux boot disk doesn't really help, but my BIOS do support booting from network so that may help. Any idea on how to do this? Because I'm a little lost here __________________

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April 1st, 2006, 19:34	#2
The Captain Crono! Wake up! Join Date: May 2002 Location: cyberspace Posts: 1,449	Your laptop won't boot from a cd either? __________________ DFI LT X38 mobo, E8400 OC @ 4ghz, 4gb G.Skill DDR2 1066mhz, 8800GTS 320mb (G80), 2 x 150gb WD Raptors in RAID 0, 2 x 320gb media/backup drives, NB & CPU DangerDen waterblocks, BlackIce GTX 360 radiator

April 1st, 2006, 19:47	#3
Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, US. Previously in Mexico City Posts: 7,160	It does, but I don't have any blank DVD-R disks to write to right now, so I'd have to wait till Monday I want to see if I can do an installation with what I have now... __________________

April 1st, 2006, 20:27	#4
4EverFreedom Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Posts: 30	it is confusing and i am lost too lol

April 1st, 2006, 22:09	#6
Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, US. Previously in Mexico City Posts: 7,160	As I said, my problem is that I have no blank media(and no live cd's... except for an old knoppix one), however I want to install Fedora Core 5 with this. I do have the image, and I want to see if I can boot my computer with this remote drive. This old laptop already has Fedora Core 4 up and running if that helps, however there should be a way to do the network boot... __________________

April 1st, 2006, 23:08	#8
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,303	You can do it, but IIRC it's pretty hardcore to set up. Easier in Linux than Windows, but still hardcore. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Phenom II X4, 4Gb DDR2, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 32Gb OCZ Vertex SSD, 500Gb RAID HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium Erika: (MCPC) Revo3610, Windows 7 Home Premium Kimiko: (Craptop) HP Mini 210

April 2nd, 2006, 00:28	#9
Ramsus K A1C Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California Posts: 230	http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Network-boot-HOWTO It might make more sense to check out this part first. It sounds like if your BIOS doesn't support BOOTP or TFTP, you'll just have to wait until you can buy a CD.

April 2nd, 2006, 00:30	#10
Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, US. Previously in Mexico City Posts: 7,160	Well, I have studied these thingis for quite some time (well operative systems isn't my speciality though, I'm all for AI ), so I guess I could do it with some effort.... if I had some place that indicated me where to start off. Do you know of any? __________________

April 2nd, 2006, 00:37	#11
Ramsus K A1C Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California Posts: 230	What about putting the hard drive from computer A into computer B and installing a netboot bootloader onto it? If that's not possible, then this might be a good starting point: http://www.kegel.com/linux/pxe.html

April 2nd, 2006, 01:25	#12
Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, US. Previously in Mexico City Posts: 7,160	Well opening my laptops would violate the warranty (they are both laptops btw >.<) , I'm not that desperated yet I'll take a look at the link though __________________

April 3rd, 2006, 15:55	#13
KillerShots War Games coder Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,927	Once again, Gentoo comes to the rescue with readable docs. Adjust the procedure to your own purposes. EDIT: Also, check the forums for additional references __________________ Primary CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Mobo: Biostar N4SLI-A9 RAM: 2G Crucial (DDR400) Video: eVGA GeForce 7900 GTX (512M) Audio: HDA X-Mystique HD(s): Maxtor 300G SATA2, Samsung 400G SATA2 OS(s): WinXP x64 Pro, Vista x32 Ultimate, Gentoo x64 Monitor(s): Primary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Secondary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Tertiary - Zenith 42" Plasma TV (1024x768 res) Many other machines... sig too short Last edited by KillerShots; April 3rd, 2006 at 16:02.. Reason: Additional Info

April 5th, 2006, 00:59	#14
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