Old notebook w/o cdrom or floppy. How to install?

[Rob]

Rob wrote:
>
> OK, I made some progress with my old notebook.
> 
> Over PXE, I use this 'default' pxe config file:
> ----------------------------------
> DEFAULT install
> PROMPT 1
> TIMEOUT 0
> LABEL install
>         kernel vmlinuz
>         append initrd.img
> ----------------------------------
> 
> with vmlinuz and initrd.img in the tftpboot
> directory (I've downloaded both files from the
> Fedora download site in os/images/pxeboot/
> directory).
> This should start the installation procedure.
> 
> The notebook boots over the network and I get the
> 'boot:' prompt, but when hitting return there,
> I eventually end with:
> 
>    EXT2-fs: unable to read superblock
> 
> and a kernel panic.

I solved the problem myself.
Replace the append line above by:

     append initrd=initrd.img

Then all goes well.

Rob.



 
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