🚀 go-pugleaf

Okay, here's the state of play (thanks for staying with me on this
one).

1) The two machines are talking to each other - I can telnet from the
486 using a small version of linux on a single floppy which resides in
ram on the 486.  That is, I can log on to the Pentium and access the
CDrom.  When I try to start the install command it says "but your
machine is already running linux, you are mad!" or words to that
effect.

2) I can't seem to copy any files from the CDrom to the 486.  I can
mount the native linux partition on the 486 using tools that come with
tomsrtbt ("The most Linux on one floppy disk"), but once I telnet to
the pentium it's as if I'm actually on that machine and the 486 is
<poof> suddenly gone.

So it's progress of sorts but I still can't get the installation
procedure of RedHat (i.e. the root disk floppy created) to recognise
the pentium via the parallel cable and the other options aren't
working.

Sorry to be a pain but are there other ideas?

Cheers :)

On 12 Jan 1999 04:48:59 GMT, zebee@zip.com.au (Zebee Johnstone) wrote:

>In aus.computers.linux on Tue, 12 Jan 1999 01:10:10 GMT
>Mikhail Bovineck <Bovineck@heaven.chess.com> wrote:
>>
>> I seem to have the two talking via a parallel cable (i.e. they ping
>>fine), but the RedHat installation stops cold on the last step (name
>>your server and your directory).  I have put the appropriate IP
>>address in the /etc/exports file...
>>
>>/mnt/cdrom 192.168.1.2
>>
>>...but it says "can't mount from this server" or something like that.
>>I'm a bit stuck now!
>
>Mount the CDROM on the CDROM machine.
>
>Get an ftp daemon running, doesn't need to do anon ftp as long
>as you have a login available on that box.
>
>Tell your client machine to install via ftp (rather than local cdrom or
>nfs) if you are doing a new install/upgrade and give it plip as the
>network driver.  (have to scroll down the list a way)
>
>If you just wanna pull RPMS off the CDROM, then just use normal
>ftp.
>
>When you use ftp in the redhat install, give it hte IP number
>of the CDROM machine, and tell it you wanna use non-anon ftp.
>You'll be shown a screen asking for your username and password on
>the CDROM machine, and the directory the stuff is in.
>
>So if you had mounted the CDROm on /mnt/cdrom, you'd give
>it a valid login on the CDROM machine, and directory /mnt/cdrom
>
>Zebee