Network install of FC6, using CD1 of FC5. OK?

[David Timms]

Tim wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-01-09 at 18:13 -0800, Rob wrote:
> 
>> I have no CD burner available, but I do have the old
>> installation CDs of FC5. So this is what I'd like to
>> do:
>>
>> I use the 'askmethod' installation, to install via
>> the network over http. For this I use the FC5 first
>> CD, but give the http-link to the FC6 directory.
I have never succeed in having this work with previous fc's, that is 
anaconda says I aint gonna do that!

> You'd want to download at least one of the ISOs used to install (you
> could do the smaller rescue disc, or pick one of the image files from
> the OS tree)
particularly the vmlinuz and initrd in ~/images/pxeboot
>, copy that to a local hard drive
/boot
> partition, and play around
> with a GRUB entry to boot from the image.
title fc6 net boot
   kernel /vmlinuz
   initrd /initrd

> That would let you start a network installation.

You could also use memdisk and one of the img files to start a network boot.
title fc6 net boot
   kernel /memdisk
   initrd /whatever.img

I see you got it going anyhow.

DaveT.