repo=hd: question

[Hongqing Yang]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R" <caf at omen.com>
> To: "Fedora" <test at lists.fedoraproject.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 4:21:43 AM
> Subject: repo=hd: question
> 
> 
> I have been experimenting with trying to load Fedora 16
> off a hard drive partition but can't quite get it to work.
> The documentation I've found via Google is poor and
> seems to conflict with what almost works.
> 
> At some points it seems to be looking for a tree, not an ISO.
> No tree,so not pass go.  Later it complains about not finding
> an iso image.
> 
> So --- assuming I have /dev/sda2 reserved for storing Fedora
> files, please state what goes where and what to specify
> to which prompt.  Please no references to dead URLs.
> 
> --
> Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R     caf at omen.com   www.omen.com
> Developer of Industrial ZMODEM(Tm) for Embedded Applications
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Hi, Chuck,

Since this is still no F16 release documents, so maybe the old release not
does not work.

There two way to install from hard drive. First upload the iso to the hard
drive, such as /dev/sda2, then you can pass kernel arguments  repo=hd:sda2:/path
or askmethod, the latter will promote a dialogue box ask you to choose URL, NFS,
Hard Drive etc.
You much make sure you do not use sda2 during the installation, otherwise, the sda2
will be formatted, and the iso on it will be lost.

Hongqing