--- Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Globe Trotter wrote: > > --- Charles Curley <charlescurley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> On Wed, Aug 08, 2007 at 07:51:17PM -0700, Globe Trotter wrote: > >>> --- Charles Curley <charlescurley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> > >>>> On Wed, Aug 08, 2007 at 07:34:11PM -0700, Globe Trotter wrote: > >>>>> Thanks! So, can a 64-bit install be done from the USB....because one of > >> my > >>>>> machines only has an external DVD-R.... > >>>> I don't know about x86_64, but it works nicely on x86. If the machine > >>>> won't boot to external USB, you can burn the boot image on the DVD to > >>>> a CD, and boot to that. It will detect and use the USB DVD. > >>> Sorry, but what does a USB DVD mean? > >> Sorry, I assumed from your comment above that your external DVD-R was > >> USB. Anyway, Anaconda usually uses the same kernel version as the > >> kernel to be installed, so anything the regular kernel can use > >> Anaconda should be able to use. > >> > >>> Looking at stuff, it appears that there is a boot.img for x86_64 for > >>> usb -- however, this file is exactly the same as for i386. I don't > >>> know much (anything) about these files, but shouldn't the files > >>> actually be different.... > >> I don't know why you need a 64 bit Anaconda; I should think a 32 bit > >> Anaconda would do just fine. But I'm no expert here. Maybe someone > >> will correct me. > >> > >> Did you read the README in /images? > >> > >> Or consider installing over your network. I do all my installs over > >> NFS these days. It's much faster. > > > > I'd like to do this. I tried this with a 32-bit machine some time ago, but > was > > unable to get far. I think the problem was when I put in the URL (as per FC > > instructions) it would come back and keep asking for the URL. I could also > not > > do it from the HDD for the same reason. Are there more detailed > instructions > > somewhere? Is the process the same for 64-bit? I have both kinds of > > machines....Can someone please provide me with instructions for a 64-bit > > machine? > > Is http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f7/en_US/ > > enough to get started? I could not get this to work for FC6 with the results mentioned above....but will try again...many thanks! trotter ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/
