Install without CD-ROM

[Aleksandar Milivojevic]

Abhik Das wrote:
> How can we install Fedora core 2 / 3 without burning iso images to CD?

I guess you simply want to avoid downloading 2-3GB of ISO images?

You can install over the network directly from Fedora download server or 
any of the mirrors (preffered).  You'll need to burn rescue CD (~80 meg, 
should be fast to download, good thing to have handy anyhow).  Another 
option is to have a machine capable of booting from USB memory device 
(such as "usb keys"), than you can download image similar to floppy 
image, place it onto usb memory device (using dd) and boot from it.

As soon as you get first Fedora splash screen, on boot prompt type 
"linux askmethod".  Boot loader will load the kernel, than Anaconda 
installer will start, and will ask you what installation method you wish 
to use.  It will also ask you to configure your ethernet card (either 
static config or DHCP can be used).  For network installs, you can 
choose between NFS, FTP, and HTTP.  Choose FTP or HTTP (NFS is mostly 
usefull if you have local copy of Fedora install tree exported over NFS) 
and when asked just point it to your favorite Fedora mirror.  For 
example, if Fedora installation tree is located at 
http://foo.bar.com/mirrors/fedora/3/i386/os/, than you would provide 
this to Anaconda:

    host: foo.bar.com
    dir:  /mirrors/fedora/3/i386/os

Check http://fedora.redhat.com/ for list of mirror sites, and choose the 
one closest to you.  All of them should have i386 directory somewhere, 
each with os and iso subdirectories.  Installation tree is under os 
subdirectory.

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