Thoreau
21st May 2004, 07:06 PM
Since there have been a nurmerious postes aksing how to install Core2 w/o a cd-rom or network. Thought i would put in it a nice cozy place
originaly taken from BradTheMad
If you do have a working Linux system, but no bootable CD-ROM, here's what to do since there aren't any boot floppies for FC2:
Find the isolinux directory, which should be at the top level of the FC2 CD, or downloaded from a mirror (.../core/2/$arch/os/isolinux/). Copy this directory into your /boot. Specifically, you will need the files /boot/isolinux/initrd.img and /boot/isolinux/vmlinuz. Edit /boot/grub/grub.conf and add the following, substituting the correct value for the root device if it isn't hd0,0 on your system (just look at your existing entries):
title Fedora Core 2 Installer
root (hd0,0)
kernel /isolinux/vmlinuz
initrd /isolinux/initrd.img
Reboot. Select "Fedora Core 2 Installer" from the grub menu. You're now booting the FC2 installation kernel and image. Proceed with the installation as normal.
It worked for me!
originaly taken from BradTheMad
If you do have a working Linux system, but no bootable CD-ROM, here's what to do since there aren't any boot floppies for FC2:
Find the isolinux directory, which should be at the top level of the FC2 CD, or downloaded from a mirror (.../core/2/$arch/os/isolinux/). Copy this directory into your /boot. Specifically, you will need the files /boot/isolinux/initrd.img and /boot/isolinux/vmlinuz. Edit /boot/grub/grub.conf and add the following, substituting the correct value for the root device if it isn't hd0,0 on your system (just look at your existing entries):
title Fedora Core 2 Installer
root (hd0,0)
kernel /isolinux/vmlinuz
initrd /isolinux/initrd.img
Reboot. Select "Fedora Core 2 Installer" from the grub menu. You're now booting the FC2 installation kernel and image. Proceed with the installation as normal.
It worked for me!
