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On 11/27/2008 03:54 PM, jbk wrote: > Jerry Feldman wrote: > =20 >>> Yes. You can download the isolinux kernel and initrd. Put them in you= r=20 >>> /boot directory. >>> http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f10/en_US/ap-medialess-in= stall.html=20 >>> >>> >>> Booting the isolinux allows you to point to an HD or a CD/DVD. >>> >>> =20 >> I just want to follow up on this. Shortly after I posted this message,= I=20 >> downloaded isolinux vmlinux and initrd.img, set them up in /boot, and = >> started the install. The first problem is that the initial download of= =20 >> install.img from the mirror site seemed to hang, so I restarted the=20 >> install process from the same mirror. The whole process took about 1:4= 5=20 >> from start to finish, and I am currently running on Fedora 10. So far,= =20 >> everything seems to work fine. >> >> The reason for the network install is that I didn't want to make anoth= er=20 >> boot DVD since I have the Fedora 10 Preview, and I want to test the=20 >> network install for my own knowledge. >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------= -- >> =20 > > So, did you add the method=3Dftp://<path to mirror> to the=20 > boot parameters? I have just tested the grub setup I created=20 > and after a couple tries got the path correct to the local=20 > image. I won't do an internet install because I purchased=20 > the cheapest slowest DSL package from my ISP, which is=20 > probably a third the speed of the typical service. It takes=20 > 12 hours to download the dvd iso direct. Bittorrent would=20 > take days as they limit down to what your up is. > > =20 No. It prompts you for the URL. --=20 Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org> Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id: 537C5846 PGP Key fingerprint: 3D1B 8377 A3C0 A5F2 ECBB CA3B 4607 4319 537C 5846
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