Shtt!!

[John Summerfield]

Andrew Parker wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 8:59 PM, John Summerfield
> <debian at herakles.homelinux.org> wrote:
>> Why on earth does Fedora ten not give me the chance to specify an install Server?  I downloaded the network install CD as that's the quickest way to get a portable (between home and office) network install up. I thought.
>>
>> I have a copy of F10 on my LAN and Anaconda's downloading across the country. This is bizarre. Bad for my install time, bad for my internet bandwidth (1.5 M<bits vs 100 Mbits), bad for my download quota and bad for my Internet Access Provider (who has a copy too!).
>>
> 
> Have you tried booting with "askmethod"?

In prior releases it wasn't needed. The current implementation needs 
change, I will not be the only person caught out by it.

> 
> Out of interest, who is your ISP?
> 
Westnet.com.au.
It's local mirror is mirror.3fl.net.au and I can download stuff from 
there at about 1.6 Mbytes/sec.

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John

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