[KLUG Members] Cool RH Install Trick!

members@kalamazoolinux.org members@kalamazoolinux.org
Fri, 9 Aug 2002 15:54:35 -0400


Quoting Bruce Smith <bruce@armintl.com>:

> > >>boot: display=192.168.3.23:0
> > >>And where does the GUI installer window appear?
> > >Let's see... I have 1 guess, so I would guess it appears on
> > >display 0 of the host addressable via the IP interface at 192.168.2.23
> > >Right?
> > 
> > We have a winner!
> 
> How does the new machine get it's IP address?
> Does it probe for the NIC right off, instead of much later?

The textual language, installation type (NFS, CD, etc...), appear, then network
info,  and you scurry back to your workstation next to the comfy chair.

Of course you could automate all that with kickstart.