On Mon, 2004-01-05 at 18:46, David L Norris wrote: > On Mon, 2004-01-05 at 04:04, Emiliano Brunetti wrote: > > Maybe there are install methods which are more suitable for this kind of > > thing, and might make the difference. I don't know this. At present i'd > > only like to know if a system that already has a linux os up and running > > can boot a normal cd or hdd install without using floppy or cd boot. > > Only hdd. > > Do you have GRUB on Mandrake? LILO would work but I'm not sure of the > configuration. > > Boot your Mandrake system and insert your Fedora Core 1 disk 1. From > disk 1 copy images/pxeboot/initrd.img to /boot/initrd-fedora.img and > copy images/pxeboot/vmlinuz to /boot/vmlinuz-fedora > > Then create a new grub entry something like this (hd0,0 is my /boot > partition): > title Fedora Installer > root (hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-fedora > initrd /initrd-fedora.img > > Now reboot and select the "Fedora Installer" entry. After the keyboard > and language setup it will ask for an installation method: cdrom, nfs, > ftp, etc. Capital Idea. Never thought of this coz never needed it. Just out of curiosity how come nobody suggested network boot or did I miss a few posts? Given a decent network card pxe boot should be able to boot up and install provided a properly configured dhcp server is available on the network without the aid of a floppy or cd. -- Arindam Dey The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled. GPG FPR: B8E3 219E F129 F970 F4A7 BC50 9636 504A BEDF 5739
