Install mini.iso from hdd...?

[blacksm1th]

Is it possible to install ubuntu minimal iso - mini.iso from hdd?

[coffeecat]

I wouldn't have thought so. The mini.iso is designed to be burnt to CD so that you can boot into a minimal (it really is tiny) system with networking in order to do a network install. Can you enlarge upon what you're trying to do? Why are you wanting to put the mini.iso on the HD?

[sisco311]

community/Installation/NetbootInstallFromInternet

community/Installation

[blacksm1th]

I want to install mini.iso from hdd because i have troubles with my optical drive. It is possible with regular Ubuntu cd's and i love the speed - 2min install.

EDIT: Thank you both for answers.
In community documentation things are not exactly for mini.iso but i managed to boot with mini image. BUT like in Debian itself i can't get network to work because i have DSL type of connection and normally use ppp packages. So i can't install Debian or Ubuntu minimal from hdd or network because there is no way to start ppp connection.

[coffeecat]

I want to install mini.iso from hdd because i have troubles with my optical drive. It is possible with regular Ubuntu cd's and i love the speed - 2min install.

OK. I've never done that, but I guess you use the mini.iso the same way as you use the regular iso. However, you're not going to get an install in 2 minutes. :) The mini.iso install has to download everything package by package - about 700MB worth. It's slower than downloading the desktop iso because it has to do it package by package. It took me about an hour with the mini.iso - and that was with a good broadband connection.

[blacksm1th]

I have good connection with one of local Ubuntu repositories - around 5mb/sec so it will be fast enough. There are 2 differences between normal iso and mini hdd installs:
1. there is not "vmlinuz" file in mini.iso - downloaded it from here (http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jaunty/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/) - {fixed :)}
2. grub's menu.lst entry is different
normal is:

title Install Ubuntu
root (hd0,5)
kernel /vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/LinuxMint-6.iso
initrd /initrd.gz
mini is:

title installer
root (hd0,5)
kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/ram ramdisk_size=1048576 rw
initrd /initrd.gz

Now i can't get network to work in installer because there are no ppp tools.

[coffeecat]

1. there is not "vmlinuz" file in mini.iso - downloaded it from here (http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/)

Two problems with that link. There's no mini.iso there and that's for Hardy. If you want Jaunty, have a look here (http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jaunty/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/).

[sisco311]

Download the packages you need.

During the installation you can switch to a virtual terminal (Alt+F2) and install the packages with:

dpkg -i /path/to/package.deb

Set up the network connection and continue with the installation.(Alt+F1)

Or you can use the alternate iso as a repository. Mount the image in /media/cdrom, then

apt-cdrom add
apt-get update
apt-get install package-name

Another option is a hd install with the alternate iso.
You can download the kernel and initrd from: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jaunty/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/

[blacksm1th]

Two problems with that link. There's no mini.iso there and that's for Hardy. If you want Jaunty, have a look here (http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jaunty/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/).
I made a mistake in url - i use vmlinuz from same as yours link. The link to Hardy is from Ubuntu documentation. mini.iso is from here (http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jaunty/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/mini.iso)


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It will be "rocket science" for me to know which packages are needed for ppp to work :). I will try with alternate cd.

[sisco311]

community/ADSLPPPoE

[blacksm1th]

Another option is a hd install with the alternate iso.
You can download the kernel and initrd from: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jaunty/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/
Yes this is the right method :). Thank you very much.