Michal Jaegermann wrote, On 03/27/2008 05:36 PM:
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 07:48:19PM +0100, Gianluca Cecchi wrote:
I have an rsync tree of rawhide on a local f8 partition.
I would like to install rawhide to another partition.
Is there a way without generating iso images?
I would think so.
I can boot from a cd containing
the boot.iso, but it seems there is no menu for this situation.
Just add vmlinuz and initrd.img from the current installation images
to your f8 boot partition and make a corresponding grub entry. Boot
this and that should get you anaconda running with a root on a
ramdisk.
It should be a sort of nfs in method, but using as a target the local tree top
on a local partition....
I did not look yet at the latest anaconda but it used to have
among installation methods "from a local disk partition"
(or something to that effect). That is what you are trying to find.
Michal
Unfortunately some folks believe it causes too many bug reports against anaconda
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435976
I was wondering (have not had time to play) if you could tell it you were
doing an install from the web/ftp and when giving the URL give it
file:///where/my/repo/is/
Like you I don't understand why it is so much harder to support the Everything
directory on the local hard drive vs NFS|HTTP|FTP.
<not so gentle chain pull>
I would have thought that Katz would have been clever enough to have an
indicator printed (for placement in the bug) whenever the person pointed
anaconda at a non-iso-image so he could just respond 'oh not using an iso,
must be a half mirror problem, get an iso and try that' when he got the error
message.
</not so gentle chain pull>
Jeremy, could we have a sub OPTION (not auto find) or separate option for hard
drive work that would let us pick install from an Everything that is on a
local hard drive, and of course I could live with it having in 18pt font "IF
YOU GET A FAULT WHILE USING THIS METHOD, USE AN ISO IMAGE BEFORE REPORTING A
PROBLEM!" above the entry box for the URL of the Everything?
--
Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter
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