Hello all,

Tried the search here and was unable to come up with an answer. Clicked on "Similar threads". Pardon me if it is here and just was not too focused.

I am not really new to linux and few reasons (very important and valid) went back to windows. Anyway, I want to come back to linux "TO STAY" I have very strong reasons just as well as had for leaving linux in the first place. This will not repeat again very decisive on this one. Actually had a post here on my concerns. Someone put most of them to rest and was able to find alternatives to fit my needs on my own. Live cd's are great too that they let one play around before feeling at home.

Question:

In anyone's knowledge does the fedora rescue cd permit install off of it? That is, something like Debian a net-install. My reasons hope are valid because it does not make any logical sense. For a broadband user to download all the disks. Why? because usually a distro will put out a grand master version and it quickly becomes old. Net install on the other hand will only download whatever is the most recent on the mirror(s). But if no other choice may proceed the not so nice way.

Perhaps another question to streamline my distro thinking pattern. Does anyone think that fedora could be used for day to day important data? Or it is "too" experimental. If so, what would someone recommend to me besides "debian" stable ? You see not looking for something too old borderline of "new and improved" but not something that has been created a week ago. Instead say 4 months ago. Basically something on par or exceeding windows "stable" definition of programs. "Ubuntu" has issues with my printer. Realize that in linux world "experimental" sometimes outperforms windows "experimental". So in that kind of thinking was wondering.

Thank You

B.T.W: http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php has a great tool but it picks top 6!

Fedora is pretty stable so long as you don't too anything too crazy! For the last year or so I did all of my work on Linux and never lost any data. As with any important data, you should always back it up somewhere though, this applies just as well for Windows as Linux.

The main problem that I have with Fedora is that it's not easy to upgrade between successive releases. For this reason I have started using other distros. In Fedora, it is easy to keep your packages up to date using yum, but updating the base system can be problematic. Also, it's comparatively slow.

To answer your main question, I believe it is possible to do a networked install. There is a section on this page called "Installing using a network" which may be useful. You can find a list of Fedora mirrors here.

Incidentally, what was the issue Ubuntu had with your printer? Are you sure it was specific to Ubuntu? It would be a shame to go and install another version of Linux just to find that the printer won't work under that version either.

Gethyn Thanks for the reply I read all you typed up and absorbed it. I will clip it away however to get to the Ubuntu point.


Yes it is only Ubuntu specific actually opened a bug report. The report was opened about on: 12/2005. It seems very common among my printer model line, hp deskjet 3.xyz and ubuntu. The forums used to have many results. It is very big shame as I do happen to like Ubuntu too. Tried even the latest dapper to see if it was fixed. Nope, it still seems to want to print only in green.

My printer again is an hp-deskjet-3650 very native to linux and all distro's (including) ubuntu carry it. However with ubuntu it seems although supports it. The driver not working right in "3" releases. They briefly did mention the driver is having some issues. That is the "hpijs" or so driver latest release. It will not be easy to just use something old if true. That is because it would need to resolve the dependcy's or some other complaining.


My fear is going with a Debian based distro for now. If Ubuntu offspring has the problem Debian itself might have the problem. Although it is possible that Debian may have not received the faulty driver backport. Who knows? which way the drivers go from Ubuntu to Debian or from Debian to Ubuntu? Perhaps they serve each other once in a while.

It is possible why this is not an issue in other distros is because they did not upgrade to the latest release of that printer model driver. If they do it will not matter which distro if it is actually the main driver. So far it seems that my luck did not run out yet. <grin>

One of my choices are:

Making a leap to fedora just updating to a full release may need some work.

Edit: For anyone lurking boot images for fedora can be found here: ftp://ftp.ale.org/mirrors/fedora/lin...386/os/images/ replace i386 by your platform if supported.

Still in any case will use linux once the choice is made!
Will post back here once that choice of distro is made.

Thanks Again.

I have decided to stick with Gentoo despite of some members feeling "Elite". The printer problem seems has expanded to all distro's now. Since they upgraded to the new drivers, sadly no way to revert back. Need some help from friendly folks here but it will need a new thread.