On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 6:42 AM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am now trying a FC11 install, I tried the recommendation below that worked > with FC10, to press tab then enter askmethod. But this did not work. It > went right along to install from CD, not giving me the option to point it to > my local http repo server.... > > Aldo Foot wrote: >> >> On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Robert Moskowitz<rgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> I am doing yet another install, this time on a Dell SFF with an internal >>> CD. >>> >>> I want to do a network install from my local repo. >>> >>> With older Redhat stuff, I did a 'linux askmethod' at the enter prompt. >>> I >>> have noticed with FC10, that I would frequently not be given the chance >>> to >>> press enter, let alone type in the above command, but I would be given a >>> menu that would allow me to supply a URL anyway. >>> >>> Well on this system I go right to the menu about >>> install/recover/bootlocal/memcheck and from here it goes into the install >>> from CD without ever being given the option to provide the URL of my >>> local >>> repo. Even if I let it go all the way to where you can provide which >>> repos >>> to load from, I cannot see how to point the installation repo to my >>> network >>> one. >>> >>> I have tried various combinations of F1, F2, F3 at that startup menu, but >>> I >>> never can get it to a point to let me provide the URL of my repo. >>> >>> Am I going to have to use a USB CD drive to trick it? >>> >>> >> >> _____ >> >> Try with the TAB key as suggested here. >> >> http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f10/en_US/What_is_New_for_Installation_and_Live_Images.html >> >> ~af I have no problem with either the F11 net-install CD or DVD. Which one of the ISO images (Live-CD, CD-disc 1, net-install, or DVD) did you use? -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
