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What does CentOS 6.5 netinstall text version actually install?

I just performed a install of Centos 6.5 by utilizing the netinstall. When choosing the text installer I understand that it doesn't give you custom partitioning options or allow you to customize your install. However, is there a listing to figure…
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Unattended Net-install Ubuntu over Wifi with user-supplied network info

Is there a way to change the Ubuntu Ubiquity installation to not continue without an internet connection? I have created a preseed file that automated the entire installation process including assigning the wep key using the string d-i…
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How do you install Ubuntu Server with a custom kernel?

I'm installing Ubuntu Server in a machine that has certain RAID controller not supported by the default kernel. A patch for the kernel has to be downloaded and compiled as a module for this to work. As this is going to be the booting volume, the…
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Ubuntu kernel boot arg `ip=` not honored; can't determine why

I have a machine with two network interfaces. See below (context) for setup... My boot params look like: set i ${net0/ip} set ns 192.168.99.101 set t tftp://${ns}/pxelinux.cfg set h http://${ns}:8070/api/1.0 initrd ${t}/initrd.gz …
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Getting netInstall to work over two sunbnets connected by IPSEC

I would like to know if anyone has tried to get BDSP packets to travel across subnets connected over an IPSEC VPN using a pair of Pfsense boxes? My goal is to be able to netRestore macbooks from our HQ to our remote offices, the setup looks like…
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OS X bootp acts differently for different clients

I'm working on an OS X NetInstall environment, and having trouble with the BSDP portion. I have some hosts on the same subnet (build) as the server, and other hosts on a different subnet (try). Netboots of all hosts work fine if they are initiated…
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How to have Apple NetInstall and Windows Deployment Services on same subnet

I have both Windows and Apple computers on the same subnet. I have WDS running and I need to add an OS X Mavericks with NetInstall to deploy to Apple products. What configurations do I need to make to allow both systems to boot to their respective…
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PXE booting of Linux OSs using NFS (Ubuntu works, but not Debian and Fedora)

I have created functional PXE servers on both Ubuntu and Debian that are able to host Ubuntu 10.04.4 (32 and 64 bit) as well as the Offline NT Password/Regedit disk. Now I am attempting to install other linux flavours, which seems to be less…
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OSX Netinstall Custom Image

I've been searching for a clear method to create a custom Netinstall image of Sierra for a while without success. My goal is to have two administrator accounts by default and some packages (e.g. Slack, Firefox, iTerm2 ...) incorporated with the…
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No outbound internet on client during PXE installation

I'm using this guide to do an automated PXE install of Ubuntu on a system. However there is no outbound internet from the client machine and it can't resolve any of the mirrors when it comes time to do that during the installation. I'm not exactly…
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NetInstall Windows/Linux/Other from OS X Server

Just recently added OS X Server to my work Mac Pro, and found the NetInstall suite of tools... And I love it! But after setting up El Capitan for Boot/Install/Restore... I want more: Is it possible to create NetBoot/NetInstall/NetRestore images of…
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How can I force CentOS to version 6.6?

I have a production server on a cloud service that runs 64-bit CentOS version 6.6. I'm setting up a local testing server that I want to have all the same software versions. I have installed CentOS via the netinstall blob and it ended up with the 6.7…
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How to install Centos 5.5 using PXE boot (no cdrom)

Is it possible to install Centos using PXE+tftp ? All i've found is a netinstall but it requires a CDROM to be in the server's drive (and I cannot access the server physically). I cannot find any detailed step by step guide. I'm sure it may exist;…
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OS X Server NetBoot from NetRestore Image hangs at 0% progress

I've setup an OS X 10.6.5 machine with all of the user accounts and software that I'd like on all of the clients. I used the SIU on our 10.6.5 OS X Server to create a NetRestore image from that machine. I have configured the NetBoot service on the…
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Debian Installer HTTP boot

I am really becoming desperate here. Any help or advice will be appreciated: I want to install Debian on a remote SuperMicro server to which I have only IPMI accesss. The server is not in my network and I cannot easily use anything except HTTP…
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