[CentOS] Installing from CD

[Denniston, Todd A CIV NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On
> Behalf Of david
> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 17:13
> To: CentOS mailing list
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Installing from CD
> 
> At 02:10 PM 7/11/2011, you wrote:
> >david wrote:
> > > Folks
> > >
> > > The machine I'm trying to load does not have a DVD reader, but
only
> a
> > > CD reader.
> > >
> > > Are the multiple CD images of CENTOS 6 available somewhere?
> Earlier
> > > versions had them.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> >As far as I know, this was not planed, at least not yet. For now, all
> >you can do is to use USB DVD and install from those.
> >
> >Ljubomir
> 
> 
> I wish I could, but this machine can boot only from a CD, a diskette
> or a HardDrive.  USB is not an option.
> 
Boot with boot.iso
http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Instal
lation_Guide/Making_Minimal_Boot_Media.html

But you will have to find some way to get the rest of the install to the
machine, such as 
A local hard, USB
http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Instal
lation_Guide/s1-begininstall-hd-x86.html
NFS
http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Instal
lation_Guide/s1-begininstall-nfs-x86.html
HTTP
...
http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Instal
lation_Guide/s1-installationmethod-x86.html