Installing F11 from local hard drive

In past releases we've had multiple choices of installation sources
(local, HTTP, FTP, NFS, etc.). I have a complete mirror of F11, both
release and updates on /dev/sdb1. Is it still possible to boot from a
CD/DVD and install from that local mirror? If so, how?
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On Sun, 2009-07-05 at 05:05 -0500, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
> In past releases we've had multiple choices of installation sources
> (local, HTTP, FTP, NFS, etc.). I have a complete mirror of F11, both
> release and updates on /dev/sdb1. Is it still possible to boot from a
> CD/DVD and install from that local mirror? If so, how?
You could try reading the documentation:
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f11/en-US/html/index.html
More specifically:
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f11/en-US/html/ch03s04.html
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f11/en-US/html/s1-steps-network-installs-x86.html
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f11/en-US/html/ch03s06.html
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On Sun, 2009-07-05 at 22:55 +0930, Tim wrote:
> On Sun, 2009-07-05 at 05:05 -0500, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
> > In past releases we've had multiple choices of installation sources
> > (local, HTTP, FTP, NFS, etc.). I have a complete mirror of F11, both
> > release and updates on /dev/sdb1. Is it still possible to boot from a
> > CD/DVD and install from that local mirror? If so, how?
>
> You could try reading the documentation:
> http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f11/en-US/html/index.html
>
> More specifically:
> http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f11/en-US/html/ch03s04.html
> http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f11/en-US/html/s1-steps-network-installs-x86.html
> http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f11/en-US/html/ch03s06.html
>
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> [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r
> 2.6.27.25-78.2.56.fc9.i686
Tim,
Thanks. It might not have been apparent from my original post, but I'm
actually a long time Red Hat / Fedora user. Once you provided the link,
I found part of what I was looking for here (specifically the "Hard
Drive" option):
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f11/en-US/html/ap-admin-options.html
The key part that's missing is how to get to the old "boot:" prompt so I
can use "linux askmethod". There was a time when this information was
included on the distribution CD, and actually made part of anaconda's
early menus.
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On Sun, 2009-07-05 at 10:04 -0500, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
> Thanks. It might not have been apparent from my original post, but I'm
> actually a long time Red Hat / Fedora user. Once you provided the link,
> I found part of what I was looking for here (specifically the "Hard
> Drive" option):
>
> http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f11/en-US/html/ap-admin-options.html
>
> The key part that's missing is how to get to the old "boot:" prompt so I
> can use "linux askmethod". There was a time when this information was
> included on the distribution CD, and actually made part of anaconda's
> early menus.
Hit the tab key at the initial boot disk install options, and then you
can just type in askmethod (nothing else) and hit enter and away you go.
I do it this way as well on all installs I do (rawhide or release).
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On Sun, 2009-07-05 at 10:10 -0500, Mike Chambers wrote:
> On Sun, 2009-07-05 at 10:04 -0500, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
>
> > Thanks. It might not have been apparent from my original post, but I'm
> > actually a long time Red Hat / Fedora user. Once you provided the link,
> > I found part of what I was looking for here (specifically the "Hard
> > Drive" option):
> >
> > http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f11/en-US/html/ap-admin-options.html
> >
> > The key part that's missing is how to get to the old "boot:" prompt so I
> > can use "linux askmethod". There was a time when this information was
> > included on the distribution CD, and actually made part of anaconda's
> > early menus.
>
> Hit the tab key at the initial boot disk install options, and then you
> can just type in askmethod (nothing else) and hit enter and away you go.
> I do it this way as well on all installs I do (rawhide or release).
Mike,
We're getting close. As I said, the mirror is on /dev/sdb1 where the
path to the install image is:
/fedora/linux/releases/11/Fedora/x86_64/os/images/install.img
I think that's *almost* what I need. To get this to run I actually input
the path up to .../os/ and let it find the rest. It takes me through the
partitioning scheme and to the "Boot loader operating system list"
window. Hitting "Next" there generates the following error message:
Missing ISO 9660 Image
The installer has tried to mount image #1, but cannot find it on the
hard drive.
Please copy this image to the drive and click Retry. Click Exit to abort
the installation.
[ Exit ] [ Retry ]
Doesn't anaconda know how to mount CD/DVD images any more? They're
in .../iso/. Do I need to modify the path above?
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On 07/05/2009 12:01 PM, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
> --Doc
>
This works for me
a) Prepare drive with what we need
(i)
cd /path/to/dvd
mkdir /mnt/tmp
mount -o loop /mnt/tmp foo-dvd.iso
rsync -av /mnt/tmp/images .
rsync -av /mnt/tmp/isolinux .
(ii) Booting install from grub
mkdir /boot/f11
cp isolinux/vmlinuz isolinux/initrd.imf /boot/f11
Edit /boot/grub/grub.conf to add new entry (adjust the root
to be same as your other lines)
title Fedora 11 Install
root xxx
kernel /boot/f11/vmlinuz
initrd /boot/f11/initrd.img
Now just boot and choose the fedora 11 line.
good luck
gene/

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On Sun, 2009-07-05 at 12:15 -0400, Mail Lists wrote:
> On 07/05/2009 12:01 PM, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
>
> > --Doc
> >
>
> This works for me
>
> a) Prepare drive with what we need
>
> (i)
> cd /path/to/dvd
> mkdir /mnt/tmp
> mount -o loop /mnt/tmp foo-dvd.iso
> rsync -av /mnt/tmp/images .
> rsync -av /mnt/tmp/isolinux .
>
> (ii) Booting install from grub
>
> mkdir /boot/f11
> cp isolinux/vmlinuz isolinux/initrd.imf /boot/f11
>
> Edit /boot/grub/grub.conf to add new entry (adjust the root
> to be same as your other lines)
>
> title Fedora 11 Install
> root xxx
> kernel /boot/f11/vmlinuz
> initrd /boot/f11/initrd.img
>
> Now just boot and choose the fedora 11 line.
>
> good luck
Gene,
No can do. The hard drive I'd be using to boot from (/dev/sda) has been
reformatted by several aborted attempts to boot using 'linux askmethod'.
Right now I'm trying to copy the DVD image into .../os/images/ using the
F2 console. I'm hoping anaconda will recognize and mount it,
allowing me to hit "Retry" and proceed. (Note that in a proper mirror
everything from the DVD is supposed to be in .../os/.)
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On Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:01:40 -0500, Robert wrote:
> /fedora/linux/releases/11/Fedora/x86_64/os/images/install.img

> Doesn't anaconda know how to mount CD/DVD images any more? They're
> in .../iso/. Do I need to modify the path above?
I've put the ISO image into the same directory that contains the "images"
directory. That has worked.
$ ls /mnt/data1/fedora/11
Fedora-11-i386-CHECKSUM Fedora-11-i386-DVD.iso images
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> Right now I'm trying to copy the DVD image into .../os/images/ using the
> F2 console. I'm hoping anaconda will recognize and mount it,
> allowing me to hit "Retry" and proceed. (Note that in a proper mirror
> everything from the DVD is supposed to be in .../os/.)
>
> --Doc
>
No prob - just copy the images directory to same directory as the DVD -
skip everythign else .. it will work. You can do this by booting a live
DVD for example ...
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On 07/05/2009 12:30 PM, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
> Gene,
>
> No can do. The hard drive I'd be using to boot from (/dev/sda) has been
> reformatted by several aborted attempts to boot using 'linux askmethod'.
>
> Right now I'm trying to copy the DVD image into .../os/images/ using the
> F2 console. I'm hoping anaconda will recognize and mount it,
> allowing me to hit "Retry" and proceed. (Note that in a proper mirror
> everything from the DVD is supposed to be in .../os/.)
>
> --Doc
>
You will need a separate (ext3) partition to hold the DVD iso and
images .. not the same partition as you are installing f11 / to.
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On Sun, 2009-07-05 at 18:35 +0200, Michael Schwendt wrote:
> On Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:01:40 -0500, Robert wrote:
>
> > /fedora/linux/releases/11/Fedora/x86_64/os/images/install.img
>
> > Doesn't anaconda know how to mount CD/DVD images any more? They're
> > in .../iso/. Do I need to modify the path above?
>
> I've put the ISO image into the same directory that contains the "images"
> directory. That has worked.
>
> $ ls /mnt/data1/fedora/11
> Fedora-11-i386-CHECKSUM Fedora-11-i386-DVD.iso images
Michael,
Bingo! I moved my copy of the DVD iso from ./images/ to its os/ parent
and Retry accepted it. It's a kluge for sure, but it's working.
I was hoping to use the full mirror to install Everything and Updates in
one session. It seems to me that would be the fastest and most efficient
way to do a new install, especially if there are several to do.
Thanks to all for your help.
--Doc
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> I was hoping to use the full mirror to install Everything and Updates in
> one session. It seems to me that would be the fastest and most efficient
> way to do a new install, especially if there are several to do.
>
> Thanks to all for your help.
>
> --Doc
>
I think the best way to achieve the updated install, is to use
mock/pungi to build an updated DVD and install from that. (details in
older posts)
gene/
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