Starting a Network Install

If you are performing an installation via FTP, HTTP, or NFS, you must create your own network boot disk. The network boot disk image file is bootnet.img and is located in the images directory on the first Red Hat Linux 7 CD or on the server that is exporting the install directories.

You must have the following information before you attempt to install over the network:

  • The installation program will probe your system and attempt to identify your network card. Most of the time, the driver can locate the card automatically. If it is not able to identify your network card, you'll be asked to choose the driver that supports your network card and to specify any options necessary for the driver to locate and recognize it. ...

Get Red Hat® Linux® 7 Unleashed now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.