Install CentOS from the web
This could work under Fedora and other RHEL flavored distributions…
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Download the first CD of CentOS
Edit March 31 2006 :I found out you can avoid downloading the full first CD (See ftp://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/ftp.centos.org/4/os/i386/images/README)
This directory contains image files that can be used to create media capable of starting the CentOS-4 i386 installation process.
The boot.iso file is an ISO 9660 image of a bootable CD-ROM. It is useful in cases where the CD-ROM installation method is not desired, but the CD-ROM’s boot speed would be an advantage.
To use this image file, burn the file onto CD-R (or CD-RW) media as you normally would.
The diskboot.img file is a VFAT filesystem image that can be written to a USB pendrive or other bootable media larger than a floppy. Note that booting via USB is dependent on your BIOS supporting this. It should be written to the device using dd.
Download boot.iso : ftp://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/ftp.centos.org/4/os/i386/images/boot.iso Download diskboot.img : ftp://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/ftp.centos.org/4/os/i386/images/diskboot.img
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Boot your machine using the CD
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When asked, type “linux askmethod”
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You’ll be asked for the method to use : local, NFS, HTTP, FTP… pick up HTTP
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After a few steps (language and input preferences), you’ll need to setup your IP configuration, either by using DHCP or manually
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You’ll be asked the server and folder containing the installation files of CentOS : –> Server : ftp.belnet.be –> Folder : /packages/centos/4.2/os/i386
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The installer will ask some more questions and will start installing the OS downloading needed packages from the web !
Depending on your connection and options, it could take from around 30 minutes to several hours… It takes about 45 minutes to complete a workstation configuration (around 2.5 Gb installation uncompressed) using a DSL 3.3 Mbps line