Unable to install FC7t1 from hard disk iso images.

[oldman]

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Pasha R wrote:
> On 2/12/07, oldman <talbotscott at cox.net> wrote:
>> Will Woods wrote:
>> > On Wed, 2007-02-07 at 11:02 +0200, Pasha R wrote:
>> >> I'm trying to install FC7t1 from harddisk images. I add askmethod
>> >> parameter to a kernel command line, and when asked specify
>> device and
>> >> directory where iso images located. But all I get is an error
>> message
>> >> "No such file or directory" and that installer can't find images.
>> >
>> > This is a known bug. Please see:
>> >
>> > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/7/Test1TreeTesting
>> >
>> > which points you to:
>> >
>> > Harddrive install failure (pre F7-test1) -
>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/224534
>> >
>> > I'm not sure what the actual bug is, or the ETA on a fix, but the
>> > anaconda folks are looking at it and should have some info soon.
>> >
>> > -w
>> >
>> I also was having trouble with this until I looked at the TTY
>> output on
>> (Alt-F3) which stated that the partition I was trying to install from
>> had no valid FAT  Apparently for T1 this will only work if the .iso is
>> on a vfat partition!
>>
>
> My isos were on ext3 partition.
>
I am sorry, but apparently I was unclear.  The install requires that
the F7 .iso be  on a FAT partition, it will not read any other kind.

HTH

Scott
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