Re: floppy/hard-drive FC3 installation

From: Rick Stevens (rstevens_at_vitalstream.com)
Date: 04/29/05

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    bruce wrote:
    > hi...
    >
    > i'm trying to figure out how to install FC3 on a RH8 system with a
    > floppy/harddrive, no cdrom.

    There's no CDROM at all or you simply can't boot from it?

    > i've create the two floppy disk/boot floppies... i get the part where i get
    > the 'boot:' prompt. when i enter 'linux askmethod', the system goes ahead
    > and boots the existing linux/kernel (rh8).
    >
    > so, what do i need to do to actually kick in the anaconda/fc3 installer to
    > put FC3 on the system...
    >
    > i'm trying to get to the point where i actually have the FC3 install gui...

    You can't use boot floppies for any system that's based on a 2.6 kernel.
    The kernel itself is too big to fit on a floppy. If you have a CD drive
    but your system's BIOS won't let you boot it, go get Smart Boot Manager
    (http://btmgr.webframe.org/index.php3?body=download.html) and put it
    on a floppy, then boot that floppy. SBM will allow you to boot a CD
    even though your BIOS doesn't support it.
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