plug] Re: Red Hat 8.0 Installation Takes Way Too Long

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.