On 30.11.2012 20:10, Zack Perry wrote:
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>>> Care to explain a bit more? AFAICT the netboot
>>> images are exactly where they used to be.
>>
>> Thanks. I need to correct myself a bit.
>>
>> Yes. netbook images are available at for example for
>> 12.10-x86_64 at:
>>
>>
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/main/installer-amd64/curre...
>>
>> or the daily build area.
>>
>> The hierarchy, however, differs from what you may get
>> from an iso image. IMO Red Hat systems are more consistent
>> in this regard.
>
> Ah, got it.
While we are on the subject of netboot issue, I also spotted something
odd. AFAIK, the ubuntu-12.10-desktop-amd64.iso and
ubuntu-12.10-server-amd64.iso do not provide working netboot images
for PXE network install. Please see my test report in this regard:
http://www.mail-archive.com/cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org/msg08210.html
The "alternate" install image has been dropped from 12.10. There's a
lengthy thread on ubuntu-devel@ if you want to see the reasons behind
it. Just use the mini-iso, mirror 'main' & main/debian-installer locally
or install everything from the proper archive. The server iso should
still work for netbooting, though, just need to preseed the package
set/tasks.
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