install-guide/devel/en_US other-instmethods.xml,1.3,1.4
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Sun Apr 29 19:44:12 UTC 2007
Author: pfrields
Update of /cvs/docs/install-guide/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv23160/en_US
Modified Files:
other-instmethods.xml
Log Message:
Put advice about how to locate Internet installation trees with the actual screen to which it pertains.
Index: other-instmethods.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/devel/en_US/other-instmethods.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.3
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
--- other-instmethods.xml 29 Apr 2007 18:35:00 -0000 1.3
+++ other-instmethods.xml 29 Apr 2007 19:44:09 -0000 1.4
@@ -283,16 +283,23 @@
You can install from a Web, FTP, or NFS server either on your
local network or, if you are connected, on the Internet.
</para>
- <note>
- <title>Large Download</title>
+ <para>
+ You may install &DISTRO; from your own private mirror, or use one
+ of the public mirrors maintained by members of the community. To
+ ensure that the connection is as fast and reliable as possible,
+ use a server that is close to your own geographical location.
+ </para>
- <para>
- If you are not booting from a &FC; DVD or installation CD, a
- network installation downloads the main installation program
- from the network. The graphical installation program is over 75
- MB in size.
- </para>
- </note>
+ <para>
+ The &FP; maintains a list of HTTP and FTP public mirrors, sorted
+ by region, at <ulink
+ url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mirrors"/>. To determine the
+ complete directory path for the installation files, add
+ <filename>/&FCLOCALVER;/&DISTRO;/<replaceable>architecture</replaceable>/os/</filename>
+ to the path shown on the web page. A correct mirror location for
+ an <systemitem>i386</systemitem> system resembles the URL
+ <literal>http://mirror.example.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/&FCLOCALVER;/&DISTRO;/i386/os</literal>.
+ </para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
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