PIAF2: USB Install for Netbook help?

[arduva]

Hi,

Longtime user of PIAF here and wanted to try out PIAF2 on a Atom-based (Asus) netbook that lacks a CDROM drive by creating a bootable USB thumb drive with the install image. I am having trouble getting the kickstart file to load since it seems that some of the drive/URL mappings assume that a CD-ROM has actually been booted.

I am using the ISO from PIAF-2.0.6.2.1-CentOS-6.2-32bit.

Are there any Linux gurus out there who can advise on how to use the PIAF install image via USB boot to install PIAF2? I've previously failed to do this since network drivers were not in the boot kernel, but with the latest version of CentOS 6.2 everything 'works' but the install is looking in the wrong places to install.

Many thanks!

 

[atsak]

I believe you need to use the USB enabled image only, which I have not checked but may not be available for the latest version yet.

What you could do is get a $30 external CDROM from Newegg or TigerDirect and just keep that around for future use (with more and more PC's not coming with CD/DVD/BD ROM might be useful down the road anyway).

 

[arduva]

I would love to see the current version as a USB / netboot image but it's not yet available. I am fairly confident that installation can be accomplished from the USB using the .ISO image (I have it booting, it's just that install cannot find all the files) by somehow specifying the install location.