Re: NFS/mirrors.

Jay Estabrook - Alpha Migration Tools - LINUX Project (jestabro@brillig.amt.tay1.dec.com)
Fri, 01 Dec 95 09:38:09 -0500


> Is NFS supported on the Alpha ? This is how I prefer to do
> (intel) installations. BLADE install_guide.txt demonstrates floppy and CD-ROM
> installations only. Maybe an option for BLADE_0.4 or distributors...

Yes, indeed; NFS client has worked from *way* back, server is there now,
finally (I hear), with the latest LIBC and stuff.

As for installation via NFS, the RedHat Linux 2.1 for Alpha does *very* well
along those lines. BLADE can do NFS install, but not from the very
beginning; you need to get a certain amount of stuff there via floppy/CD
before it becomes practical. Note that this is true of RedHat as well, but
it's limited to 3 floppies.

--Jay++

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