Appendix B. Installing Without Media
This section discusses how to install Fedora to your system without making any additional physical media. Instead, you can use your existing GRUB boot loader to start the installation program.
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This procedure assumes you are already using Fedora or another relatively modern Linux distribution, and the GRUB boot loader. It also assumes you are a somewhat experienced Linux user. |
B.1. Retrieving Boot Files
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.
Download a Live image or DVD distribution, or to locate an installation mirror, visit http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/publiclist/Fedora/9/.
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Locate the
isolinux/folder using one of the following methods:If you chose to download an image, open it with the appropriate desktop tool. If you are using Fedora, double-click the file to open it with the Archive Manager. Open the
isolinux/folder.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
releases/9/Fedora/folder.arch/os/isolinux/
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Installation Types Available If you download an image, you may then choose a hard disk-based installation or a network installation. If you only download selected files from a mirror, you may only perform a network installation.
Copy the
vmlinuzandinitrd.imgfiles from the chosen source to the/boot/directory, renaming them tovmlinuz-installandinitrd.img-installYou must haverootprivileges to write files into the/boot/directory.