Install to laptop that won't boot DVD

[Todd Denniston]

Gary Stainburn wrote, On 05/22/2008 01:09 PM:
> On Thursday 22 May 2008 18:05, Todd Denniston wrote:
>> Frank Cox wrote, On 05/22/2008 12:55 PM:
>>> On Thu, 22 May 2008 17:44:27 +0100
>>>
>>> Gary Stainburn <gary.stainburn at ringways.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> Are there any good (ready easy) instructions on how to do this?
>>> There's really not much to it.  Boot the installation CD (the image is
>>> included on the DVD) and tell it to use HTTP or FTP or NFS (as your
>>> situation requires) when it asks what type of installation to do, then
>>> tell it where to find the files when it asks.
>>>
>>> Then just sit back and let 'er rip.
>> If it will Boot the install CD, and read the DVD... perhaps you could use
>> the install DVD as the source instead of the network and it should be
>> faster.
> 
> I've tried that, but it still wouldn't read the DVD.  
> 
> When I boot the existing install it will read the DVD though.  I'm currently 
> looking at copying the contents of the ISO on to the HDD and installing from 
> that instead.

I suggest copying the ISO to the HDD, not the contents of the ISO...
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435976

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Todd Denniston
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