[TriLUG] Build fedora install on DVD?

[Craig Cook]

Can anyone point me to info on how to build fedora (v2) on a bootable DVD, including adding an extra network driver...

Problem: Dell Optiplex GX280 uses a broadcom 57xx driver that is not on the fedora CD.  The driver is 2meg, so won't fit on a floppy.

This kills my theory of installation via a NFS kickstart server I have setup. (with some post-install scripts).

Is it possible/sensible to build a PC by hand and then create an image of it?  Then somehow put that on a DVD and somehow transfer it to each hard disk?  (sort of like using Ghost...)

I don't have control over an authorised DCHP server, so I don't think PXE booting is an option.

This does not seem to have enough detail for what I want:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bootdisk-HOWTO/cd-roms.html


Would something like this work?

[do this with all 4 fedora cds]
cp -r <path-to-cd>/ /fedora2fulldir

[compile network driver and place in correct sub dir]

cd /fedora2fulldir

chmod u+w isolinux/*

mkisofs -o file.iso -b isolinux.bin -c boot.cat -no-emul-boot \ 
-boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -R -J -v -T isolinux/ \
-graft-points "/=/fedora2fulldir"

- Using ideas from:
http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialCDBurn.html

Also, if I go to this much trouble, should I replace the current base packages with the current versions - rather than repatch each system?

Thanks

Craig