On Apr 5, 2005 10:29 AM, xthua <x.t.hua@xxxxxxx> wrote: > hi everyone: fedora-list-request > In our Univ,many people choose to install Fedora Core from harddisk,and need dosutils directory for boot installion. i'm puzzled with the disappearness of dosutils in the series after FC1. > > would anyone like to give some explaination? > Since the FC3 kernel is too large to fit on a floppy, they probably decided that the dosutils were no longer needed? Most people now burn CDs or DVDs to install from. Some use USB flash drives for installation. I seem to recall that someone had a method for creating a floppy with only the bootloader on it, and then you might be able to mount your hard drive and install from there. Let's see if anyone replies back with that information.
