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
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From: fedora-list-bounces(a)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.
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So I'm guessing that it is impossible to install Fedora on a machine
without a cdrom?
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