JRL.Crist Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 I wish to install Tiger on my computer, but my computer doesn't have a DVD drive. I placed an image of the install DVD on another computer on the network running Windows. The theory behind my action is that I should be able to boot the image over the network. Is this possible? Has anyone done it? I've read articles about using an iPod w/ the image on it and booting via Firewire and whatnot, but my iPod is only a 2GB Nano. I don't have any USB DVD drives, and the only other drives I have are my harddrive, an external floppy drive, and my CD drive. Any thoughts? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19754-booting-dvd-image-over-network/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Hmm, I'm 90% sure that networking only ever starts up when it boots into Windows or another OS. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19754-booting-dvd-image-over-network/#findComment-129649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRL.Crist Posted June 14, 2006 Author Share Posted June 14, 2006 I have Ubuntu CDs that I could boot to, but where I'd go from there is a mystery to me. I'm sure you see what I'm alluding to with that fact, though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19754-booting-dvd-image-over-network/#findComment-129650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Hmm, I was thinking somewhere could be got to using a live CD Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19754-booting-dvd-image-over-network/#findComment-129653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRL.Crist Posted June 14, 2006 Author Share Posted June 14, 2006 My thought is that I could have the image over the network on another computer. I could mount the image and, if I knew how, maybe unload Ubuntu and load the installer in it's place over the network. I don't know if it's ever been done before though, or if Mac OS X 10.4.6 even likes or does network installs. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19754-booting-dvd-image-over-network/#findComment-129656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 My tip for the least painful installation, borrow a friends DVD drive for a day. I'm sure they won't mind and you will get your install. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19754-booting-dvd-image-over-network/#findComment-129666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elv13 Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 you can shared the dvd under windows boot on ubuntu, install vmware in the live cd OR boot on xp and use only a partiotion for OSX (use vmware onw indows too)) *you need alot of ram to install things like vmware on a live cd ramdisk, 1gb min mount the windows shared folder where the image is using mount -t smbfs <the right location> use the iso of osx86 for the bootable cd in vmware and the partition preformated in AF for osx86 install it! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19754-booting-dvd-image-over-network/#findComment-129690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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