halp, installing on older comp

[Todd Denniston]

Bazooka Joe wrote, On 03/06/2008 12:44 PM:
> I am trying to install f8 on an older computer to be a fax server. No
> gui (headless whatever).
> 
> 256 mg ram
> 866 mhz cpu
> no dvd player
> 
> I downloaded the boot.iso but the ftp and http installs don't work - I
> think it might be a bug and will report unless others have gotten it
> to work
> 
> I am in the process of downloaded the live cd but am doubtful I will
> get it to run on my limited resources.
> 
> what should I do now? - any suggestions? Give up on f8? Go back to an
> older version of fedora? Different distro, if so what?
> 

Put the Fedora-8-i386-DVD.iso or Fedora-Unity-20080204-8-i386-DVD.iso on a 4GB 
USB stick or on a reasonably sized USB hard drive (it works easiest when it is 
in the root directory of the device) and boot the boot.iso or 
Fedora-8-i386-rescuecd.iso while the USB device is in, then tell it you want 
to install from a hard drive.
Note: I _THINK_ you have to use those images in pairs, i.e., use
Fedora-8-i386-rescuecd.iso with Fedora-8-i386-DVD.iso
or
Fedora-Unity-20080204-8-i386-rescuecd.iso with 
Fedora-Unity-20080204-8-i386-DVD.iso

of course if you are looking at Fedora-Unity-20080204-8-i386-DVD.iso, then you 
could use the jigdo[1] to build a CD set, and avoid the USB thing.

[1] http://spins.fedoraunity.org/unity/fedora-unity-re-spin-f8-20080204

The related Fedora Unity links:
http://fedorasolved.org/post-install-solutions/jigdo/
http://spins.fedoraunity.org/
http://spins.fedoraunity.org/spins
http://spins.fedoraunity.org/unity/fedora-unity-re-spin-f8-20080204

A somewhat easier to follow jigdo with fedora page:
http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Getting_Fedora_respins_with_Jigdo

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Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter