Installing Linux Remotely

[Gene Dascher]

> How can I install Linux from another Linux box?

It depends on what version of Linux you want to install.  I Know that
RedHat 6.2 and previous allow you to install remotely from the CD, as
there is only 1 CD.  WIth 7.x, you have to have the contents of both CDs
copied to directories on the remote machine's hard drive so the
installing computer can see both disks.

> What configurations I need to make to have the laptop
> get the installation files from another box?

You need to set up the CD-ROM drive or directories with the CD contents
as NFS shared directories.  When you boot up the laptop with the boot
disk (described below), you would select 'NFS Install' and give the ip
address and directory path of the "host" machine.  If you need to know
how to set up an NFS share, I know that there are NFS How-To's out
there.  Check out www.linuxdoc.org.

> How I configure the LAN Card without an OS?
Most distros have a "network" boot disk image that you would use.  I'm
sure that you would also need another driver disk with the PCMCIA
drivers so the kernel would first recognize the PCMCIA card then the
network card.  Again, check out linuxdoc.org for specific How-To's.