On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:20:50 -0700 Darlene Wallach <freepalestin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: [snip] > > This is what I have in grub: > title Fedora Core 3 install > root (hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-fc3-install ro root=/dev/hda3 > initrd /initrd-fc3-install.img > title Fedora Core 3 install text askmethod > root (hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-fc3-install ro root=/dev/hda3 > initrd /initrd-fc3-install.img > > I don't remember which of the two I used to install > Fedora Core 3. > > I downloaded the DVD iso and mounted it. > $ ls /tmp/mountpoint/isolinux/ > boot.cat initrd.img options.msg splash.jpg vmlinuz > boot.msg isolinux.bin param.msg TRANS.TBL > general.msg isolinux.cfg rescue.msg vesamenu.c32 > > So I plan on copying initrd.img and vmlinuz to /boot > cp /tmp/mountpoint/isolinux/initrd.img /boot/initrd-f7-install.img > cp /tmp/mountpoint/vmlinuz /boot/vmlinuz-f7-install > and modifying grub to: > title Fedora 7 install > root (hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-f7-install ro root=/dev/hda3 > initrd /initrd-f7-install.img > You might have problems with this because F7 expects the partitions to be named as sda instead of hda. All drives are treated as scsi now whether they are or not. There is information on this in the release notes online. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F7ReleaseSummary > What I'm not sure of is if the install will allow me to > access the external hard drive for the installation. Which external hard drive? I see only the hda drive mentioned. > > Have I made any mistakes in what I plan on doing? It reads to me like you want to boot your existing system with the F7 kernel. Is this correct? I'm not clear on what you are trying to do here. > > Thank you for your attention and patience, > > Darlene Wallach > Andy's suggestion of installing a cheap IDE DVD-ROM is a good one if you can afford it. You bypass all of this. Of course, you might consider this to be fun. ;-)
