install to hard disk from USB DVD drive

[Charles Curley]

On Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 10:40:48PM +0530, Parameshwara Bhat wrote:
> Dear List,
> 
> I need to install Fedora 5 on a set fo computers which are running just  
> Win-XP now.The systems have a CD-ROM drive.But I do not have installation  
> CD sets,instead have a fc5-DVD. I own a USB DVD writer.
> 
> How can I install fc5 to the hard-disk as my BIOS does not have the  
> ability to boot from USB devices.
> 

Burn FC-5-i386-DVD.iso/images/boot.iso to a CD or CD-RW. Plug the DVD
drive in to the computer and turn the drive on. (Re)boot the computer
to the CD with boot.iso on it. The installation software will
recognize the DVD drive, and you can install from it.

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