install-guide/devel/en_US medialess.xml,NONE,1.1
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Sat Sep 22 17:19:08 UTC 2007
Author: pfrields
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medialess.xml
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<appendix id='ap-medialess-install'>
<title>Installing Without Media</title>
<para>This section discusses how to install &DISTRO; to your system
without making any additional physical media. Instead, you can use
your existing <application>GRUB</application> boot loader to start
the installation program.</para>
<important>
<title>Linux Required</title>
<para>This procedure assumes you are already using &DISTRO; or
another relatively modern Linux distribution, and the
<application>GRUB</application> boot loader. It also assumes you
are a somewhat experienced Linux user.</para>
</important>
<section id="sn-medialess-getting-files">
<title>Retrieving Boot Files</title>
<para>To perform an installation without media or a PXE server, your
system must have two files stored locally, a kernel and an initial
RAM disk.</para>
<procedure>
<step>
<para>Download a Live image or DVD distribution, or to locate an
installation mirror, visit <ulink
url="http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/publiclist/Fedora/8/"/>.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Locate the <filename
class="directory">isolinux/</filename> folder using one of
the following methods:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>If you chose to download an image, open it with the
appropriate desktop tool. If you are using &DISTRO;,
double-click the file to open it with the
<application>Archive Manager</application>. Open the
<filename class="directory">isolinux/</filename>
folder.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>If you chose not to download a whole image because you
wish to install via the network, locate the desired
release. In general, once you find a suitable mirror,
browse to the
<filename>releases/&DISTROVER;/&DISTRO;/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/os/isolinux/</filename>
folder.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<note>
<title>Installation Types Available</title>
<para>If you download an image, in the next step you may
choose a hard disk-based installation or a network
installation. If you only download selected files from a
mirror, in the next step you may only perform a network
installation.</para>
</note>
</step>
<step>
<para>Copy the <filename>vmlinuz</filename> and
<filename>initrd.img</filename> files from the chosen source
to the <filename class="directory">/boot/</filename>
directory, renaming them to
<filename>vmlinuz-install</filename> and
<filename>initrd.img-install</filename>You must have
<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> privileges to
write files into the <filename
class="directory">/boot/</filename> directory.</para>
</step>
</procedure>
</section>
<section id="sn-medialess-editing-grub-conf">
<title>Editing the <application>GRUB</application>
Configuration</title>
<para>The <application>GRUB</application> boot loader uses the
configuration file <filename>/boot/grub/grub.conf</filename>. To
configure <application>GRUB</application> to boot from the new
files, add a boot stanza that refers to them.</para>
<para>A minimal boot stanza looks like the following listing:</para>
<screen><![CDATA[title Installation
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-install
initrd /initrd.img-install]]></screen>
<para>You may wish to add options to the end of the
<option>kernel</option> line of the boot stanza. These options
set preliminary options in <application>Anaconda</application>
which the user normally sets interactively. For a list of
available installer boot options, refer to <xref
linkend="ap-admin-options"/>.</para>
<para>The following options are generally useful for medialess
installations:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><option>ip=</option></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><option>method=</option></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><option>lang=</option></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><option>keymap=</option></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><option>ksdevice=</option> (if installation requires an
interface other than eth0)</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><option>vnc</option> and <option>vncpassword=</option> for
a remote installation</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
</appendix>
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