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Author: pfrields

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<article id="live-image-readme">
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  <title>Live Image README</title>
  <section id="introduction">
    <title>Introduction</title>
    <para>A Live image is a low-risk and time-efficient method of
      "test-driving" the Fedora operating system on your own familiar
      hardware. If the evaluation provides a pleasant adventure, you may
      choose to install the Live system software to provide your normal
      computing environment. This Live image provides you with an
      experience that is very similar to running Fedora, but there are
      some benefits and caveats.  Refer to <xref linkend="benefits"/>
      and <xref linkend="caveats"/> for more information.</para>
  </section>
  <section id="howto">
    <title>What Should I Do With My Live Image?</title>
    <para>Before you use your Live image, read the next section to learn
      how to maximize your enjoyment of Fedora. You may also want to
      read
      <xref linkend="booting"/> for hints on booting from this media.
      Then insert this media in your computer and boot from it.</para>
  </section>
  <section id="suggested_hardware">
    <title>Suggested Hardware</title>
    <para>This Live system successfully boots and runs on most computers
      with 256 MB or more installed system memory, or RAM. If your
      computer has 1 GB or more installed system memory, for higher
      performance, select <guilabel>Run from RAM</guilabel> from the
      boot menu.</para>
    <para>Your computer must have the ability to boot from the device
      holding the Live image media. For instance, if the Live image is
      on a CD or DVD, your computer must be able to boot from the CD or
      DVD drive.</para>
  </section>
  <section id="booting">
    <title>Booting</title>
    <para>This section gives additional guidance for users whose
      experience with starting the computer, or "booting," is limited to
      pushing the power button. To set up your system to boot from the
      Live media, first shut down or hibernate your computer if it is
      not already off. Power your computer on, and watch the initial
      BIOS screen for a prompt that indicates which key to use for
      either:</para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
	<para>a boot menu, or</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>the BIOS setup utility</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
    <para>The boot menu option is preferable. If you cannot see such a
      prompt, consult your manufacturer's documentation for your
      computer system, motherboard, or mainboard for the correct
      keystroke. On many systems, the required key will be
      <keycap>F12</keycap>, <keycap>F2</keycap>, <keycap>F1</keycap>, or
      <keycap>Delete</keycap>.</para>
    <para> Most computers boot from hard disk (or one of the hard disks, if
      there are more than one). If you are reading this document from a
      CD or a DVD, then set the computer to boot from the DVD or CD
      drive. If you are reading this file from a USB device such as a
      memory stick or thumb drive, set your computer to boot from the
      USB device.</para>
    <para>If you are making changes to the BIOS configuration, record
      the current boot device selection configuration before you change
      it. This record allows you to restore the original configuration
      if you choose to return to your previous computing
      environment.</para>
    <para>The BIOS on older computers may not include a choice you
      desire, such as network booting. If your computer can only boot
      from floppy diskette or hard disk, you may be unable to experience
      this Live image on your computer.</para>
    <para>You may wish to see if an updated BIOS is available from the
      manufacturer of your computer. A BIOS update may offer additional
      boot menu choices, but requires care to install properly. Consult
      the manufacturer's documentation for more information. Otherwise,
      ask a friend if you can try running this Live image on their newer
      computer.</para>
  </section>
  <section id="benefits">
    <title>Benefits</title>
    <para>The following benefits accrue with a Live image:</para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
	<para>While running this Live image, you are in control, and are
	  not limited to a set of screenshots or options chosen by
	  others. Select which tasks or applications to explore with
	  complete freedom.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>You can experiment with this Live image with no disruption to
	your previous computing environment, documents, or desktop.
	Hibernate your current operating system, restart with the Live
	image, and restart the original operating system when finished.
	Your previous environment returns with no changes made.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>You can use the Live image to evaluate whether all of your
	hardware devices are recognized and properly configured.</para>
	<important>
	  <title>Full Hardware Recognition</title>
	  <para>In some cases, the Live image does not offer the full
	    range of hardware support seeing in an installed Fedora
	    system. You may be able to manually configure support in the
	    Live image, but must repeat these steps each time you use
	    the Live image.</para>
	</important>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>You can use the Live image to try different desktop environments
	such as GNOME, KDE, XFCE, or others. None of these choices
	require you to reconfigure an existing Linux installation on
	your computer.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist> 
  </section>
  <section id="caveats">
    <title>Caveats</title>
    <para>The Live image also involves some drawbacks in exchange for
      convenience:</para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
	<para>While using this Live image, your computer may be much
	  slower to respond or require more time to complete tasks than
	  with a system installed to hard disk. CD and DVD discs provide
	  data to the computer at a much slower rate than hard disks.
	  Less of your computer's system memory is available for loading
	  and running applications. Running the Live image from RAM
	  trades higher memory usage for faster response times.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>To fit space constraints, fewer installed applications are
	  included than in a full installation of Fedora. Your favorite
	  applications may not be present in this Live image, even
	  though they may be present and run quite well in a full
	  installation of Fedora.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>At this time, you cannot permanently install new
	  applications in the Live image. To try other applications, or
	  newer versions of existing applications, you must generally
	  install Fedora on your computer. You may be able to
	  temporarily install or update applications, however, if you
	  have sufficient system memory. Most systems require more than
	  512 MB RAM for installations or updates to succeed. These
	  changes will be lost when you shut down the Live image.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
	<para>Changes may also evaporate if your system's memory usage
	  forces the system to reread the original software or settings
	  from the Live image. This behavior is peculiar to a Live image
	  and does not occur in a full installation of Fedora.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>  
  </section>
  <section id="experimenting">
    <title>Experimenting with the Live image</title>
    <para>As you explore the the cascading menus on or around the
      desktop, look for application programs you may wish to run. In
      addition, you may wish to explore other capabilities.</para>
    <section id="sharing_existing_data">
      <title>Sharing Existing Data</title>
      <para>You can share data via mounting existing storage devices,
	such as:</para>
      <itemizedlist>
	<listitem>
	  <para>floppy diskettes</para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>USB drives</para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>disk partitions</para>
	</listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
    </section>
    <section id="making_backups">
      <title>Making a Backup Copy of Data</title>
      <para>You may use this Live image to make backup or archival
	copies of data, if your computer system includes:</para>
      <itemizedlist>
	<listitem>
	  <para>a CD or DVD burning drive</para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
	  <para>a hard disk with ample free space</para>
	</listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
      <para>Files normally in use by your previous operating system when
	it is running are not in use in the Live image. Therefore you
	can use the Live image to copy files that are problematic for
	backup software in the previous operating system.</para>
    </section>
  </section>
  <section id="install_this_live_image">
    <title>Installing Fedora from the Live Image</title>
    <para>To install the system from this Live image, run the LiveOS as
      described above, and select the <emphasis>Install to Hard
	Disk</emphasis> application on the Desktop. Using the resulting
      Fedora installation, you can customize the software and
      configuration to your liking on a persistent basis.</para>
  </section>
</article>

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  <colophon>
    <worker id="NelsonStrother" wholename="Nelson Strother"
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      firstname="Nelson" initials="NS"/>
    <worker id="PaulWFrields" wholename="Paul W. Frields"
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      othername="W." initials="PWF"/>
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  <author worker="NelsonStrother"/>
  <editor worker="PaulWFrields"/>
  <license>
    <rights>OPL</rights>
    <version>1.0</version>
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  <copyright>
    <year>2006</year>
    <year>2007</year>
    <holder>Nelson Strother</holder>
    <holder>Paul W. Frields</holder>
  </copyright>
  <title>Live Image README</title>
  <desc>How to use the Fedora Live image</desc>
  <changelog order="newest-first">
    <revision date="2007-10-22" number="8.0.0">
      <author worker="PaulWFrields"/>
      <details>Push new version for final</details>
    </revision>
    <revision date="2007-10-11" number="7.92.1">
      <author worker="PaulWFrields"/>
      <details>Elevate installation section</details>
    </revision>
    <revision date="2007-09-16" number="7.92">
      <author worker="PaulWFrields"/>
      <details>Sync version for release notes build</details>
    </revision>
    <revision date="2007-08-30" number="7.90">
      <author worker="PaulWFrields"/>
      <details>First published version with edits</details>
    </revision>
  </changelog>
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