4di Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 i want to install smoth wall a firewall solution , but i don't want to write the image .iso on the cd ... how can i install without a cd ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 An easy way, is to use a machine that is running Linux, and then mount the ISO using the loop method, and then you can just do an FTP install from this directory. Of course, you'll need to make a bootable floppy or something to do a network install and then you can access it over FTP. The command to mount the iso: mount -o loop -t iso9660 filename.iso /mnt/iso assuming that /mnt/iso is where you want to mount the iso to in terms of directory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4di Posted October 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 # mount -o loop -t iso9660 /home/adrian/Download/smoothwall-2.0.iso /mnt/iso and mandriva 2007 rc7 return mount: mount point /mnt/iso does not exist what can i do ? what is wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 You can do: mkdir /mnt/iso to create the directory, and then you should be able to mount it to do the install. If the directory doesn't exist, it will report that /mnt/iso doesn't exist. By default, it doesn't exist, and so have to create the directory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4di Posted October 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 ok done , know how can access it over FTP? ftp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/mnt/iso ? is it corect? and i don't have a ftp server Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 ok done , know how can access it over FTP? ftp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/mnt/iso ? is it corect? and i don't have a ftp server You can just install it via urpmi or install NFS or apache If you use NFS then you just export it by making /mnt/iso exported ... for the purpose of the install a simple entry in /etc/exports like /media/sda1/ *(rw,no_root_squash) is sufficient.. you can make * = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx if you like for security ... now use the NFS install option if you use apache then you can just mkdir /var/www/iso mount the ISO instead on this mount point.. mount -o loop -t iso9660 /home/adrian/Download/smoothwall-2.0.iso /var/www/iso now use the http method of install or you can set up ftp.... its not so hard either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4di Posted October 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 i was trying to install via urpmi but i wasn't succesed, so i download the iso .... ok , know its done , i buy a cd (and know it works ) but i will try to install like Gowator says and i will tell you what is the end of this. thank you all for support ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 i was trying to install via urpmi but i wasn't succesed, so i download the iso .... ok , know its done , i buy a cd (and know it works ) but i will try to install like Gowator says and i will tell you what is the end of this. thank you all for support ! One thing to be aware of though is the ISO might be meant to be used as a bootable CD.... I hadn't thought of this earlier but is it a CD that boots and then makes the PC into a dedicated firewall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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