On Tue, 2004-08-17 at 08:50 -0700, Jim Napier wrote: > I can't believe this question isn't asked of this list dozens of times a > day, but I can find no reasonably detailed reference covering all the > various installation methods. So sorry to make members of this list repeat > themselves. I want to install Fedora Core 2 on an older NetPC with limited > resources. This unit doesn't have a CD and can't boot from an external USB > CDROM. I need to know the following: > > 1. What are the minimal hardware requirements for Fedora Core 2 (disk > space, RAM, CPU if applicable)? Jim: http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/ See the section titled: Hardware Requirements > 2. What options do I have for installation when I can't boot from CD and > starting with Fedora Core 2 the boot images no longer fit on floppy? I've > been told that I can do it by setting up a PXE boot server, but details on > that have been sketchy. Before I expend energy on such an approach I'd like > some additional input from more experienced Fedora users. http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/ not the easiest, but look around, these same things are asked nearly every week. http://www.fedoranews.org/ LOTS of info here. dig around. > Pointers to any web resources would be most welcome. The apparent lack of > documentation on the Fedora website is disappointing. The detail in the > README files that get created on CD when you download the ISOs is of little > help. Maybe I'm just can't see the forest for the trees, but I've never > had such a problem with any of the numerous Linux distributions I've > installed in the past. > > Thanks for any help this list can offer. > > Jim Napier HTH Scott
