I have an old server I just put 6.0 on (about 2 hours ago) and it only has CD drive. a netinstall CD works just fine. If you have a decent network connection, some time on your hands, or you want a minimal installation, that's the way to go. On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 5:45 PM, Denniston, Todd A CIV NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane <todd.denniston at navy.mil> wrote: > > > > -----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 > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20110711/81953dad/attachment-0005.html>