[RULE] Install on Laptop with NO FLOPPY drive

[Richard Kweskin]

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:38:25 +0200
Olaf Lieser <olaf.lieser at gmx.net> wrote:

> 
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> 
> My name is Olaf (new to this mailing list) and I want to install RULE'd  
> Fedora on a fairly modern machine (Dell Dimension 4150) - that is to have a 
> fast machine and fight bloat !

A noble reason	:))

> I have been more of a Debian man rather than Redhat, but it seems that with
> some experience one can RULE any distro - or am I getting something wrong ?
> The plan is to start with your given standards - and if my skills permit, I 
> port it gladly to a Debian flavor of Rule.

Many have said this. I, personally, welcome and will support such efforts.
> 
> 
> Please give me Rule-newbie a few tips if you can:
> 
> How is hardware recognition (wireless, sound, usb-support including a wide 
> (well, if possible...) range of devices,..) ?
> A benchmark for me would be Knoppix-like (that is, real good -:) ).

It is as good as Fedora is when it is installed with its own cd as the same kernel, modules and "Kudzu" (redhat/Fedora's tool for finding and setting up devices discovered) are used in the Rule install.	:))
> 
> But EQUALLY IMPORTANT:
>  
> how would I go about installing a RULE'd FEDORA Core 3 with NO floppy drive
> available and a laptop that's not USB-Stick bootable?
> (I went to "PHASE OUT" floppies some time ago  - and after all I have always 
> been able to work around resulting problems .... .-) 

Download the slinky image and burn it to a cd is one option. Using a LAN is another....

> I guess the .img file will not work for me - and you don't seem to have an ISO 
> image for Fedora (yet).

mkiso with the slinky image after mounting it with the loop option?
> 
> Install an earlier ISO of yours and upgrade somehow?

Much more complicated	:((

> If need be, a network install may be possible, too. Over the Net or maybe 
> setting up my own NFS or FTP server  on other machine where I can put some 
> packages or something.
> 
> I would need to first boot somehow off a CD but then "RULE / FEDORA - ize" the 
> installation.  Use "Fedora-proper" CD for that?
> 
> Thanks for your help! Keep up your good work!
> 
> 
> 
> Olaf

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