On Wed, 2011-09-28 at 17:04 +0200, Michael Schwendt wrote: > On Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:45:11 +0300, CP (cornel) wrote: > > > i've downloaded de x86 fedora 16 dvd install iso so that i'll no longer need > > the network. during the install, i was asked to configure a wired network > > interface (which i did), then proceeded to the install. later i've seen that > > the usb stick from which i started the install (which contains the files > > from dvd) is not used but instead the ethernet connection is the install > > source. i've never tell anaconda to install from the internet (but maybe the > > network repos were autoamgically selected). is this by design? > > > > on the other hand, i've noticed that the 3.x kernel freezes often on my x40 > > thinkpad. is this a known issue? (i'll test the hardware anyway, after > > install.) > > Since I've reported something similar (with DVD ISO on harddisk) for > the past releases, it has been necessary to boot the installer with a > repo=hd:/dev/sdaN:/path/to/iso/image argument in order for the > installer to find the ISO image instead of loading from Internet. > Give it a try, replace /dev/sdaN with the device for your USB stick. yeah, I think this came up at Alpha time, too. Does it do the same whether you write with dd or livecd-iso-to-disk ? -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | identi.ca: adamwfedora http://www.happyassassin.net -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
