Hello all,
I been a linux user since RH 5.0 days and couldn't wait to test FC5T3. The anaconda installer is very very slick ;-)
Downloaded all 5 CDROMS for installation on AMD64 box.
1. Started installation from external USD DVDRW drive.
2. Disk 1 boots and after the inital steps asks me for install location (Local CDROM, Local Harddrive, NFS, FTP and HTTP) 3. Selected Local CDROM drive. Anaconda complains that no Fedora CD was found. 5. I go back to previous menu. Installation continues with a prompt to scan the disk. 6. Skipped CD testing. Install seem to continue 7. Anaconda terminates installation and prepares for shutdown. On debug screen, there is a message about segfault.
I disconnect external USB DVDRW drive and continue installation with internal DVD drive. Installation is successful.
I would like to know if anyone has been successful in installing from external USB drives, After confirming this to be a bug, I will file a bug#.
Other trivial improvements to anaconda could be, 1. While configuring network devices for static IP, the cursor should jump automatically to the next IP bit. This needs a simple TAB now, but automated is nice.
2. After entering the static IP, the netmask should be automatically populated to 255.255.255.0. User can change this if needed.
I know these are trivial but when installing the distribution a hundred times at various locations, this will be a little bit easier on the installer.
I will be installing FC5T3 on a few more systems and laptops next week :)
Josh
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Once upon a time Wednesday 22 February 2006 4:37 am, Josh wrote:
Other trivial improvements to anaconda could be,
- While configuring network devices for static IP,
the cursor should jump automatically to the next IP bit. This needs a simple TAB now, but automated is nice.
- After entering the static IP, the netmask should be
automatically populated to 255.255.255.0. User can change this if needed.
I know these are trivial but when installing the distribution a hundred times at various locations, this will be a little bit easier on the installer.
I will be installing FC5T3 on a few more systems and laptops next week :)
if installing on hundreds of machines i would be using dhcp, and i would be using kickstart to automate the installs
I will be installing FC5T3 on a few more systems and laptops next week :)
if installing on hundreds of machines i would be using dhcp, and i would be using kickstart to automate the installs
I would have considered this if all systems were on the same network, at the same location and upgraded at the same time.
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Josh wrote:
I will be installing FC5T3 on a few more systems and laptops next week :)
if installing on hundreds of machines i would be using dhcp, and i would be using kickstart to automate the installs
I would have considered this if all systems were on the same network, at the same location and upgraded at the same time.
Upgrading at the same time shouldn't be a problem with kickstart; you have to get the machine to boot the installer (from ftp/cd/disk/etc), which only happens when you cause it (I are ready to install).
I believe the kickstart file can be on a floppy disk or some network location (ftp,http). So if your scattered sites have internet access, you could have them kickstart'ing from a hidden ks.cfg on your own web site. This would get around messing with floppy discs etc.
One of the kickstart options is whether or not to perform interactive install; interactive means dialogs will be filled in with you cfg settings, but you still need to click the next button. This means you can still customize eg partitioning to not overwrite existing.
I found that separating the user data (/home) helps because you can install without re-formating that drive (backing up the important data/etc/configs first).
All this with a warning: unless you are really sure that you want the installer to partition and format the disks automatically (wiping any info held within), make doubly sure that the partitioning bits are commented out of the ks.cfg file.
DaveT.
On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 02:37 -0800, Josh wrote:
Hello all,
I been a linux user since RH 5.0 days and couldn't wait to test FC5T3. The anaconda installer is very very slick ;-)
Downloaded all 5 CDROMS for installation on AMD64 box.
Started installation from external USD DVDRW drive.
Disk 1 boots and after the inital steps asks me for
install location (Local CDROM, Local Harddrive, NFS, FTP and HTTP) 3. Selected Local CDROM drive. Anaconda complains that no Fedora CD was found. 5. I go back to previous menu. Installation continues with a prompt to scan the disk. 6. Skipped CD testing. Install seem to continue 7. Anaconda terminates installation and prepares for shutdown. On debug screen, there is a message about segfault.
I disconnect external USB DVDRW drive and continue installation with internal DVD drive. Installation is successful.
I would like to know if anyone has been successful in installing from external USB drives, After confirming this to be a bug, I will file a bug#.
Other trivial improvements to anaconda could be,
- While configuring network devices for static IP,
the cursor should jump automatically to the next IP bit. This needs a simple TAB now, but automated is nice.
- After entering the static IP, the netmask should be
automatically populated to 255.255.255.0. User can change this if needed.
I know these are trivial but when installing the distribution a hundred times at various locations, this will be a little bit easier on the installer.
I'd suggest you file a RFE for 1 and 2 in bugzilla.
Gilboa