Victor Odhner wrote:

> R P Herrold wrote:
> 
>> CD drive resets are indicators that you need to find another
>> method of installation -- across the wire from loop mounted
>> ISO's is straightforward using either the FTP or NFS, and documented 
>> in the RELEASE-NOTES.
> 
> 
> Can someone explain to a hardware "ingenu" what a loop
> mounted ISO is?

an ISO file is an image of a CDs contents.  So a loop mounted ISO file is where 
you mount the ISO file as if it was a live CD, giving you access to the contents 
of the image.