RE: floppy/hard-drive FC3 installation

From: bruce (bedouglas_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 04/30/05

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    To: "'For users of Fedora Core releases'" <fedora-list@redhat.com>, "'Arthur Pemberton'" <dalive@flashmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:11:03 -0700

    although it seems to be somewhat difficult/confusing to figure out how to
    use the Fedora/Anaconda gui to do an install if you only have a floppy, with
    access t the isos via the HD, or the network....

    but again, i'm pretty sure it's possible...

    bruce

    -----Original Message-----
    From: fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com
    [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Arthur Pemberton
    Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 3:41 PM
    To: For users of Fedora Core releases
    Subject: Re: floppy/hard-drive FC3 installation

    Rick Stevens wrote:

    > 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.
    > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    > - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@vitalstream.com -
    > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com -
    > - -
    > - Working with Linux is like wrestling with a worthy opponent. -
    > - Working with Windows is like picking on an annoyed child with a -
    > - loaded handgun. -
    > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    >
    So I'm guessing that it is impossible to install Fedora on a machine
    without a cdrom? 

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