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From: Joe LaVigne 
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Subject: Re: Network Install of Ubuntu?
Date: 2 Mar 2007 06:44:59 GMT
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On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:39:57 +0000, SINNER wrote:

> * Joe LaVigne wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:
>> Another annoying question from a guy used to Redhat stuff...   ;-)
> 
>> I have another laptop that is a little older that I'd like to install
>> Ubuntu (or perhaps Kubuntu) on.  It is a PIII Dell Sub-Notebook.  It does
>> not have a CD-ROM drive.
> 
>> It currently runs Fedora 5, which is a piece of cake to put on my Win2k3
>> server's Remote Installation Server.  Boot the laptop, F12 to boot from
>> LAN, select the install and go.
> 
>> Ubuntu seems to need to be installed from the CD, though.  I have searched
>> and searched google, but cannot find any reference to installing Ubuntu
>> from RIS.
> 
>> Anyone ever try this and get it to work?
> 
> Any help here:
> 
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/WindowsServerNetboot
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=316093
>

Absolutely.  Both of those links have useful information.  And if I can't
get it working with RIS, I'll have directions for just installing a tftp
server on the Windows box, and I'll shut down the RIS during the install.

Thanks again, everyone, for the help!
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