Friday, March 19, 2010

Linux - PING Image Installation Using a CIFS / SAMBA

  1. Boot off of PING disk.  You may have to create a PING CD before you start this process.  The PING CD .ISO is located at:
    http://ping.windowsdream.com/
  2. Hit enter key
  3. Press OK at welcome screen
  4. Select Reboot the system
  5. Network Share
  6. Select CIFS
  7. Enter IP address of PC hosting the images and press enter
  8. Enter the sharename on the PC (ex: Disk-Images) and press enter
  9. Enter your username on the network (ex:  domain\user ) and press the enter key.
  10. Enter your current password and press enter
  11. Choose the "### CHOOSE THIS if you want a RESTORATION ####" option
  12. Enter the directory where the file is located (ex: \PartImage).  Do not put in the filename.
  13. Select the image you wish to restore (ex:  sandbox-20090826)
  14. Choose yes to restore the bios
  15. Choose yes to extend the partition
  16. The image restore process should now start