On 08/28/11 6:52 AM, Timothy Murphy wrote:
Now I'm wondering what is the best way to install CentOS-6, given that there is no CD/DVD driver on this machine.
I have access to the internet, so I can download the CD/DVD . I know I could install through a USB stick; I'm just wondering if there is a more direct route.
A) PXE boot and do a network installation aka kickstart. This would, of course, require another 'nix system on the LAN running DHCP, TFTP, and NFS
B) boot a USB stick with the Netinstall image, and point it at a http URL of the centos repository, which could be either a local mirror or one on the internet somewhere as long as your internet is reasonably fast and stable. I'd suggest doing a bare minimal install this way, then adding other stuff post-install with yum.