FC6T3 In isolation

[Rahul]

John Pearson wrote:
> Mon Sep 18 09:16:14 EDT 2006
> At a computer show over the weekend, I purchased a set of vanilla
> components, and put together an AMD Sempron box with which to test FC6T3.  I
> was a location without Internet access, but I had media checked my copy of
> the DVD before leaving.
> 
> The hardware checks and initial bootup were flawless.
> 
> When I got to the Ethernet related dialog, I opted for a static address, not
> being sure what would happen otherwise.  I disabled the IPv6 connectivity,
> but anaconda demanded an IPv6 address anyway.  When I could not guess
> correctly the form or substance of a valid address, the installation was
> aborted.
> 
> I tried again, allowing automatic address selection, but making sure the
> card was marked inactive.  I created the simplest disc allocation scheme
> manually, and accepted the default selection of packages.  Installation
> completed without incident and the firstboot dialog was fine.
> 
> [Asbestos underwear on] I normally use a KDE desktop. So I remounted the
> installation DVD, and found the Add/Remove Program option.  The result was
> death from isolation.  The program wanted Internet connectivity, while I had
> a DVD which should have been good to go.
> 
> Shouldn't the installation media be self contained?
> 
> Normally, I have access to the Internet during an installation.  But does
> this mean that a standalone installation is impossible without selection an
> 'Everything' option on the first go?
> 
> Is Fedora Core [Testing or otherwise] unusable on a standalone machine?
> 

Not unusable but requires manual tweaks

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Rahul