doesnt fedorax have boot : linux askmethod mode ?? On 5/13/05, bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > manish, > > the process of going from RH8 -> FC3 is doable, but it takes > time/preparation. this assumes your system that you want to update is > connected to a network, and only has a floppy. > > to begin: > -make sure your system has RH already installed. > -make sure you've gotten your files/disk backed up > -get your disk structure 'df -haT' > -get the files from the FC3 isos and decide where you > want to install them from (http/ftp) > -you need to mount the iso files and copy the the resulting files to > a given location under the http/ftp directory > (mount -o loop /iso /tmpdir) > -the tmpdir will then contain the files from the iso, copy these files to > the location under the http/ftp dir where you want them to be. basically, > you're going to have a dir with a lot of rpm files > -do this for each of the FC3 iso files > -you'll also need to get the image files from the FCS iso1/isolinux... > and copy it to the RH system's /boot dir.. these should be vmlinuz/initrd* > -the basic structure of the http/ftp dir will be: > -fc > -isolinux > -Fedora > -base > -rpms > -on your RH system, (assumes you're using grub), add another option for the > new > system you want to install > -you can pretty much copy an existing one, and change the information in > the new > one to point to the new/FC3 vm/init files that you copied over.. > -you also need to either change the grub file to automaticaally point to > the > new entry, or you can select it from the install/boot menu at the start of > the process... > > > these are pretty much the basic instructions in order to get you > up/running... > > > now, if you're dealing with a new system, you might run into weird issues > with the > monitor, or with running as a headless install... > > good luck!! > > have fun > -bruce > bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of manish kumar > Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 1:07 AM > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Online Installation of FC3 > > > > Hi, > > I want to install FC3 but I wanted it to be done online. I was not able to > find anything on "http://fedora.redhat.com/"; which can guide me to install > it online. If anybody of you know how to do that, then please tell me how to > proceed. > > > Regards, > Manish. > > > > > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
