Jason Viloria wrote: > Margaret Doll wrote: >> Gareth, >> >> You do install Windows first creating a partition for the Windows >> system and one for the linux system. I like to have the two operating >> systems on separate disks. >> >> After the Windows system is set up and assuming that you have the full >> fedora installation on dvds, boot from the first fedora dvd. Fedora >> will note that you have a Windows system and will leave it intact as >> you instruct it to do. You can then let fedora partition the >> remaining unused partition or disk for its own system or you can >> determine the partitioning. >> It will ask you whether to install a default set of programs or let >> you choose. >> I have had occasional problems with drivers on new hardware, but >> fedora has been usually easy to install. >> >> >> On Mar 8, 2008, at 7:45 PM, Gareth Marsh wrote: >> >>> Can anyone tell me how to install fedora from a hardrive using >>> windows (from Fedora-8-dvd-x86_64.iso). My first guess would be that >>> you would create a partition and then copy all of the contents of the >>> iso (including the bootable section) to it, restart and boot from it >>> but I don't think this would work. I have already burnt the iso to >>> dvd but am curious as to how this could be done. This will be my >>> first Linux install so layman's terms please :) >>> Gareth >>> -- >>> fedora-list mailing list >>> fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >>> To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >> > He said he wanted to install from a harddrive, not a normal standard DVD > install which you describe > > I never really understood the need for this install feature because you > still need a way to boot/start the install somehow by pxe or boot media. Years ago, you could boot linux from windows using loadlin or similar under DOS/Windows. That was before lilo and grub. So, if you had a windows only system, you could make a copy of the install DVD on your FAT disk drive, and boot the installer by using loadlin. It is also faster to install from disk drive since hard disk drives usually have faster access times than DVD drives. I know for a fact that its usually faster to install from a networked (NFS) disk drive than local DVD or CD. *AND* you don't have to swap CDs which makes the extra work worth it if you only have a CD drive and not a DVD drive. > But anyhow, you do it by typing "linux askmethod" in the boot prompt, go > through the usuall install procedures and at one point you arrive to a > screen where it asks you what method you are going to use, and then at > another point a screen where it asks you for the details where the image > is. > > br > Jason > -- Kevin J. Cummings kjchome@xxxxxxx cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Registered Linux User #1232 (http://counter.li.org)
