On Sun, 3 Apr 2016 19:33:26 -0700 stan <stanl-fedorauser@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 4 Apr 2016 00:30:52 +0000 (UTC) > "Amadeus W.M." <amadeus84@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I haven't upgraded my machines in a while and I couldn't find any > > reference on how to install directly from the hard disk, without > > media. Is this still possible? None of my pcs boot off of a usb > > stick and the cdrom I think is failing on one of them, so I really > > need to install from the disk. Any suggestions? Thanks! > > If you can install from the network, you could use a bfo install. > https://boot.fedoraproject.org/ > It downloads everything needed in real time, and installs it. I did a > minimal install, and then upgraded it using the fedora repositories > once it was live. > > I encountered some problems with timeouts because of a slow > connection, but I think those are fixed now. Once it starts, it's > just like installing from media. > > A long time ago, I remember putting an ISO on the hard drive and using > it to install from, but I've forgotten exactly how I did it. I > think I used kickstart, and pointed to the ISO. If you want to use only the network, you need to download bfo.lkrn and put it in /boot. rw-r--r--. 1 0 0 system_u:object_r:boot_t:s0 302675 Mar 1 07:56 bfo.lkrn Then put this stanza in your /boot/grub2/grub.cfg menuentry 'Boot BFO' --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os { linux16 /bfo.lkrn } That will give you a way to start the bfo install while you are booting, because you can then select it from the boot menu. You'll have to increase the timeout to 5 or 10 seconds, and hit a key during boot to bring up the menu. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
