On 06/01/2012 06:25 PM, david wrote:

Folks

I have a HP 8540w workstation, and just for kicks, I wanted to see if I could install Centos 6.2 using only the wireless connection, and the cd/dvd reader.

I tried the "net-install" CD image, but it never found the wireless adaptor.

How for up the chain must I go to succeed? Net-install (doesn-work) CD containing minimal DVD containing the full image?

This effort was more than academic; one of my clients has a box that is connected only through wireless, and we need to do the install.

Any advice you may have would be appreciated.

Why not grab the DVD and install from there. You have every package on the DVD and you don't even need a network at all to do the install.

Most standard wireless cards are detected and do work, but if it is a one time install, the DVD is a sure bet.

It is also great to have the DVD already downloaded and not have to do it from the client's site.