(for Arun, mainly)
But suppose I wanted to install from one hard-disk to another in the same
machine, then what could I do abt it ?
Also, could you elaborate a bit more on how to mount the loop device, and
export it as ftp ? I am a bit new to Linux, and all these details are not
so clear.
Thanks for the help.
Rakhesh
On Tue, 1 Feb 2000, Arun Sharma wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 01, 2000 at 11:55:10PM +0530, Rakhesh Sasidharan wrote:
> >
> > I wanted to install FreeBSD from an ISO image that I have on a hard-disk.
> > I don't have a CD writer to burn a CD. Is there any way I can install the
> > OS from the image, directly, in Linux ?
> >
> > I was reading abt how they burn images, and came across mention of
> > something called a "loop" device. Could that device of any use to me ?
>
> What you can do is mount the image in Linux as a loop device and then
> export it using NFS or ftp. Then, assuming that you are installing FreeBSD
> on a different machine on the network, point the FreeBSD installer to
> remote image.
>
> -Arun
>
>
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