Upgrade to FC4 from FC3 without having to re download and then burn cds and recreate partition?

From: Sam Johnson (johnsonsamc_at_gmail.com)
Date: 05/31/05

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    So, all I have to do is download the FC4 boot.iso, burn it, boot from
    the disc, and then what?

    Also, someone mentioned a hard drive install. Seems like a good
    idea... How does that work?

    I found a boot.iso on the Fedora download server.

    On 5/31/05, Jimmy McMillan <jimmy@freshstation.org> wrote:
    > Yes, as long as you have patience ;0
    >
    >
    > Sam Johnson wrote:
    >
    > >Will 3MB cable work?
    > >
    > >On 5/31/05, Jared Buck <JBuck814366460@aol.com> wrote:
    > >
    > >
    > >>On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 16:04 -0400, Elliot Lee wrote:
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>>On Tue, 31 May 2005, Sam Johnson wrote:
    > >>>
    > >>>
    > >>>
    > >>>>I am very excited about the soon release of Fedora Core 4. However, I
    > >>>>want to upgrade from Fedora Core 3 in an easier way than doing the
    > >>>>procedure that is required for the first install you do, downloading
    > >>>>all of the ISOs, then burning them to discs, and then use Disk Druid
    > >>>>to erase partition (and all of my lovely data) and recreate it.
    > >>>>I hear of alot of people saying that they upgraded, and am curious
    > >>>>about how it is done.
    > >>>>
    > >>>>
    > >>>If you have a fast Internet connection, you can download boot.iso, burn it
    > >>>to a CD, and then kick off an HTTP install by booting off that.
    > >>>
    > >>>Without a fast 'net connection, you can download all the ISOs, and do an
    > >>>upgrade from them. That will save you from the repartitioning and
    > >>>recreating bit.
    > >>>
    > >>>Best,
    > >>>-- Elliot
    > >>>
    > >>>
    > >>>
    > >>I have a DSL line, does that count? :) where would I find boot.isos,
    > >>then?
    > >>
    > >>Jared
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    >
    > 

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