On Sun, 03 Apr 2016 19:50:27 -0700, stan wrote: > 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 Oh, so I don't have to write the bfo file to any media? That's excellent, that's what I'm looking for. Yes, I can install over the network, as long as I can boot the installation from hard disk. In fact I think once the installation is started one can also point the installer to an iso file on disk with the inst.repo boot option. -- 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
