Re: FC2 install questions

["Andrew Huey" <mis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Okay, I figured out why there's no
such thing as a boot floppy in FC2, and I have a better idea of how I could
get around installing via CD-ROM now.  Some good advice here:
        http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-May/msg03916.html

I'm still kind of afraid to install
grub on my home XP machine, though, given the reports of trouble with it:
        http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=115980

mis@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 05/21/2004
04:34:15 PM:

> 
> Hi all.  I have a couple of questions related to Fedora Core
2 installs. 
> 
> First, I have a box with no CD-ROM drive that's running FC1.  I'd
> like to upgrade it to FC2.  I read somewhere that there's a way
to 
> run the install if I copy the ISOs to the machine's hard drive, but
> I couldn't find any documentation on how that would work exactly.
 
> (The machine does have a diskette drive, so I could boot from 
> diskette if need be.) 
> 
> Second, I have a machine at home that I want to dual-boot XP and 
> FC2.  I installed FC2 on it last night, but I didn't install
grub, 
> because the installer reported a problem with my boot sector, and
I 
> didn't want to risk screwing it up.  I thought I would be prompted
> to create a boot disk at the end of the install, as has been common
> with previous versions of RedHat/Fedora, but I wasn't.  Either
that,
> or I zoned and just clicked past it.  Either way, can I boot
from CD
> 1 or the rescue CD and create a boot disk after the fact? 
> 
> In general, I haven't found a good guide for Fedora installation.
 I
> just ordered Fedora Unleashed from Amazon, and I'm hoping that has
> some useful information, but if anyone knows of a good 
> install/upgrade guide for Fedora out there on the net someplace, 
> please let me know where it is!