Network Debian Install

[Dan Nguyen]

On Thu, Sep 21, 2000 at 06:15:45PM -0400, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> Dan Nguyen <nguyend7@cse.msu.edu> writes:
> 
> > Assuming x86, check http://www.debian.org/releases/2.2/i386/install.html
> > 
> > Option 1.
> > 
> > The 16 floppy install.  Write all the .bin files from
> > ftp://debian.egr.msu.edu/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-i386/current/images-1.44 to floppies using rawrite
> 
> To be undertaken only by the insane, IMO.

Yes, for the very insane.

> 
> > Option 2.
> > 
> > The 2 floppy install.  Write only rescue.bin and root.bin to
> > floppies.  Write base2_2.tgz and drivers.tgz from
> > ftp://debian.egr.msu.edu/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-i386/current/ 
> > to an open partition (ie. windows, or cdr disk).
> 
> You can retrieve them over the network, too.

I know that you can for NFS.  But I'm unaware of retrieval by ftp or http.

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