OK, I have the save problem as a number of you do. The
inability to burn dvd's. Plus one of my Fedora machines is an Apple
Ibook, so the live cd isn't an option for me on that machine. I have one
pc that I run Mandriva linux on, and they too have released their latest
version on DVD only. Sure, you can download and install Mandriva One, or
Discovery, which are one cd live runs and installs, but they lack a lot
of software packages in their repositories.
This is how I solved the dvd problem on that machine, and I'm
going to try and use the same method on my Ibook to upgrade from FC6 to
7.
I downloaded the dvd iso to my hard drive, and then I used kb3
to burn the image, but instead of to a dvd, I had kb3 create the dvd in
my home folder. Then I used a boot cd, and instead of choosing network
install, I chose to install from the hard disk, and then pointed it to
the location where the dvd had been created. I chose to upgrade instead
of doing a clean install, and it actually worked, and upgraded. Now
granted, I'm not mentioning every single step that I had to go through,
and I don't know if the same thing is possible with F7, but I'm going to
give it a try. The network install kept stalling out, so I had to try
something else.
I think one of you already mentioned trying something very
close or just like it, but I'm not sure. Please excuse some of my
non-technical jargon.
Jim
On Sat, 2007-06-02 at 21:56 -0700, Kam Leo wrote:
> On 6/2/07, William Case <billlinux@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi;
> >
> > I have been following the discussions on this list regarding how to
> > install F7 without a DVD. I plan to do my own install over the next few
> > days. After reading the Release Notes and the Installation Guide I
> > thought I had a strategy worked out. Now you guys scare me.
> >
> > I have two hard drives. One is hda on which I keep my WindowsXP system.
> > On that drive I have a 10GB ext3 partition on which I have the old FC6
> > CD.iso.images I downloaded when FC6 was new. I will delete those FC6
> > images. My second drive, hdb, is where I have currently installed FC6
> >
> > I do not have a DVD. I don't have any use for a DVD except for, perhaps
> > some time in the future, burning F7 DVD images.
> >
> > I had planned to do the following:
> >
> > 1. Download the DVD.iso.image to my ext3 partition on hda.
> > 2. Download the rescue.iso to my ext3 partition on hda.
> > 3. Burn the rescue.iso to a CD using my still existing FC6's
> > cdrecord/nautilus/whatever.
> > 4. Boot with the rescue CD to install; then use the askmethod to
> > direct anaconda to find the iso.images on hda and do a clean
> > install on hdb.
> >
> > Seemed simple. But, I have had the experience a couple of versions ago
> > of completely blowing an install; screwing up my MBR; being left with no
> > Linux of any kind; and trying to get everything repaired through
> > WindowsXP. That was fun.
> >
> > So, after reading all the complex solutions for installing being
> > suggested and discussed over the last day or two I am compelled to ask,
> > is there any reason why the above outlined strategy wouldn't work?
> >
> > --
> > Regards Bill
>
> It should work. Backup your MBR to a floppy disk or other accessible
> media and image the partitions you want to preserve to CD/hard drive.
>
