Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by BobJensen: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Installer The comment on the change is: Marking FC5 Content ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + {{{ + Fedora Core 5 Release Notes Content is marked like this. + }}} + = Installation-Related Notes = This section outlines those issues that are related to '''Anaconda''' (the Fedora Core installation program) and installing Fedora Core [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] in general. @@ -29, +33 @@ * Fedora Core [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] supports graphical FTP and HTTP installations. However, the installer image must either fit in RAM or appear on local storage such as Installation Disc 1. Therefore, only systems with more than 192MiB of RAM, or which boot from Installation Disc 1, can use the graphical installer. Systems with 192MiB RAM or less will fall back to using the text-based installer automatically. If you prefer to use the text-based installer, type {{{linux text}}} at the `boot:` prompt. == Changes in Anaconda == - + {{{ * The installer checks hardware capability and installs either the uniprocessor or SMP (Symmetric Multi Processor) kernel as appropriate in this release. Previous releases installed both variants and used the appropriate one as default. * '''Anaconda''' now supports installation on several IDE software RAID chipsets using `dmraid`. To disable this feature, add the {{{nodmraid}}} option at the `boot:` prompt. For more information, refer to http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DmraidStatus . || /!\ '''Do not boot only half of a `dmraid` RAID1 (mirror)''' || @@ -45, +49 @@ * '''Anaconda''' now renders release notes with the {{{gtkhtml}}} widget for better capability. * Kickstart has been refactored into its own package, {{{pykickstart}}}, and contains a parser and writers. As a result of this change, validation and extension is now much easier. * '''Anaconda''' now uses {{{yum}}} as the backend for solving package dependencies. Additional repositories such as Fedora Extras are expected to be supported during installation in a future release. - + }}} == Installation Related Issues == - + {{{ * Some Sony VAIO notebook systems may experience problems installing Fedora Core from CD-ROM. If this happens, restart the installation process and add the following option to the boot command line: - {{{pci=off ide1=0x180,0x386 + {{{pci=off ide1=0x180,0x386}}} - }}} Installation should proceed normally, and any devices not detected are configured the first time Fedora Core is booted. * Not all IDE RAID controllers are supported. If your RAID controller is not yet supported by `dmraid`, you may combine drives into RAID arrays by configuring Linux software RAID. For supported controllers, configure the RAID functions in the computer BIOS. - + }}} == Upgrade Related Issues ==
