[plug] Attempting to install redhat 5.2 over network

[Steve Baker]

On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, David Buddrige wrote:

> 
> Hi Rob (and others)... 8-)
> 
> I'm at home, trying to get this machine installed with Linux... I gave 
> up trying to use SMB - basically it got to the install stage where it 
> requests the second supplementary disk.  I insert disk created from the 
> supp.img file, and press ok.
> 
> It then says "failed to mount /dev/fd0. and won't go any further than 
> that... 8-(
> 
> I'm now trying to set it up using FTP (from my home-linux machine to the 
> new system - but am having similar problem...
> 
> Has anyone got any ideas?

You probably don't have an FTP server running on your NT system - if it's 
NT Workstation, then I'm pretty sure that's it.  Look around the net 
for a free one - I think there is an NT version of wu-ftpd somewhere.

Alternatively, take the CD-ROM out of the NT box and put it into the 
Linux box.  Or buy a new CD-ROM (around $90).

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