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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - = Installation-Related Notes = - '''Anaconda''' is the name of the Fedora Installer. This section outlines those issues that are related to '''Anaconda''' (the Fedora Core installation program) and installing Fedora Core [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]]. [[Admonition("note", "Downloading Large Files", "If you intend to download the Fedora Core 6 DVD ISO image, keep in mind that not all file downloading tools can accommodate files larger than 2 GiB in size. {{{wget}}} 1.9.1-16 and above, {{{curl}}} and {{{ncftpget}}} do not have this limitation, and can successfully download files larger than 2 GiB. '''BitTorrent''' is another method for downloading large files. For information about obtaining and using the torrent file, refer to http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/.";)]] @@ -25, +23 @@ 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 == + = Changes in Anaconda = * '''Anaconda''' now features the ability to install packages from Fedora Extras or any custom `yum`-compatible software repository. Fedora Extras is available by default on interactive installs with network connectivity. [[Admonition("note","Yum Repository Support","Only HTTP and FTP repositories are supported; repositories on CDs or NFS are not currently supported.")]] @@ -40, +38 @@ * Vera fonts are retired and replaced by DejaVu as default for the installer. * The installer is now translated in Greek, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Oriya. - == Kickstart Changes == + = Kickstart Changes = Three new {{{kickstart}}} keywords have been added. @@ -59, +57 @@ More documentation on {{{kickstart}}} is available in the `anaconda` package. To install it, run the command {{{su -c 'yum install anaconda'}}} and read the `/usr/share/doc/anaconda*/kickstart-docs.txt` file for more information. - == Installation Related Issues == + = Installation Related Issues = - === Sony VAIO Notebooks === + == Sony VAIO Notebooks == 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: @@ -70, +68 @@ Installation should proceed normally, and any devices not detected are configured the first time Fedora Core is booted. - === IDE RAID === + == IDE RAID == 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. - === Multiple NICs and PXE Installation === + == Multiple NICs and PXE Installation == Some servers with multiple network interfaces may not assign eth0 to the first network interface as BIOS knows it, which can cause the installer to try using a different network interface than was used by PXE. To change this behavior, use the following in pxelinux.cfg/* config files: @@ -88, +86 @@ This option causes the installer to use the first network device it finds that is linked to a network switch. - == Upgrade Related Issues == + = Upgrade Related Issues = Refer to http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DistributionUpgrades for detailed recommended procedures for upgrading Fedora.
