Re: How to install Fedora 9 without DVD drive (but I have usb)

2008-10-18 Thread Tim
On Sat, 2008-10-18 at 13:06 +0100, Vijay Gill wrote: I have been trying to find a way to install fedora 9 without a DVD drive but all of the existing solutions seem to be for upto Fedora 8 only. I am running my server on FC6 and would like to upgrade to Fedora 9 which must be pretty stable by

How to install Fedora 9 without DVD drive (but I have usb)

2008-10-18 Thread Vijay Gill
Hi, I have been trying to find a way to install fedora 9 without a DVD drive but all of the existing solutions seem to be for upto Fedora 8 only. I am running my server on FC6 and would like to upgrade to Fedora 9 which must be pretty stable by now. I have usb ports available that machine and it

Re: How to install Fedora 9 without DVD drive (but I have usb)

2008-10-18 Thread Mike
Tim ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au writes: Do you have space on a drive to hold the install DVD ISO? You can add an entry to grub to start loading the boot.iso, and start the installation off the hard drive. I have been doing exactly that for at least 4 years - it has never failed me.

Re: How to install Fedora 9 without DVD drive (but I have usb)

2008-10-18 Thread Bruno Wolff III
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 14:54:09 +, Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In addition it should be pointed out that the DVD iso file needs to be placed on a partition that is not going to be overwritten during the install - eg in the /opt partition separately from / If space is at a premium

Re: How to install Fedora 9 without DVD drive (but I have usb)

2008-10-18 Thread M A Young
On Sat, 18 Oct 2008, Vijay Gill wrote: I have been trying to find a way to install fedora 9 without a DVD drive but all of the existing solutions seem to be for upto Fedora 8 only. I am running my server on FC6 and would like to upgrade to Fedora 9 which must be pretty stable by now. You can

Re: How to install Fedora 9 without DVD drive (but I have usb)

2008-10-18 Thread Aldo Foot
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 5:06 AM, Vijay Gill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have been trying to find a way to install fedora 9 without a DVD drive but all of the existing solutions seem to be for upto Fedora 8 only. I am running my server on FC6 and would like to upgrade to Fedora 9 which