On Mon, 2013-05-13 at 10:23 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
On 05/13/13 10:11, William Case wrote:
> On Sun, 2013-05-12 at 20:36 -0400, Jim wrote:
>> On 05/12/2013 07:42 PM, William Case wrote:
>>> I suspect stupidity on my part because I see no questions on the list or
>>> google about my problem.
>>>
>>> I have an older computer that I want to upgrade the OS to Fedora 18. I
>>> have downloaded Fedora-18-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso (960.5 mb)on to a
>>> newer machine. I want to burn it to a CD (700 mb) or install it some
>>> other way on the older machine which only has CD drives.
>>>
>>> None of the instructions tell me how. There used to be a specific live
>>> version for a CD. Either I am blind, stupid or ignorant. Could you
>>> pleas tell me which and how I may be able to get that old machine
>>> running
>>>
>>> P.S. using a network is out of the question. The eth0 card is broken.
>>> That is what started this whole mess.
>>>
>> Check the size of your download, it most likely is larger than a CD (700mb)
>> A 32 bit version of Fedora 18 is 805 mb .
> Oh it is. It is 960.5mb. It obviously won't fit on a CD. My question
> is: Did I miss something and there is a a) CD sized live disk download,
> b) a way to make one (easily), or c) another way to get the F18 on to my
> old machine?
>
> I can't do it over a network because the Old Machine had a broken eth0
> and I have installed a new eth1 card. I am trying to get the eth1 card
> working which is why I thought I would upgrade my OS first.
The path of least resistance may be to use the Xfce Spin or LXDE Spin as both are less
than 700mb and will fit on a CD. Depending on your HW, it may not even support the new
GNOME-Shell so one of those spins may actually suit your needs better?
In any event, after you get either of those spins installed you can get your new network
card working and install a second desktop....as long as you have sufficient disk space.
Can we also assume your old machine can't boot from USB?
Thanks for the reply Ed;
I haven't tried the USB. Never had a use for the USB when it was new.
Gives you an idea of dates. I have downloaded and burned the LXDE Spin.
It will work. Tried it as Live disk on my new machine.
Some further details. The old computer was used by a non-computer
literate, perhaps I should say phobic, step-son. His main use was
emails and football scores. He tripped over the line leading to his
embedded nic. I have installed a new card. We now have two eth; eth0
(the embedded nic) and eth1 the new card. I have to figure out how to
get the eth1 to connect automatically to the internet for him. Frankly
I haven't play with Linux and Fedora for a few years (3 or 4). I could
you a couple of quick suggestions on how to get started making the
change over. I know Fedora now uses emX designation. A pointer in the
right direction to make the change would be helpful, if you think I need
them.
--
Regards Bill
Fedora 16, Gnome 3.2.1
Evo.3.2.3, Emacs 23.3.1