fedora core 4 install from hard drive
 

sir,i have tried the cd rom install mor than 10 times.some times cd1 reports error,sometimes cd2 and sometimes cd4(the installation say it doesnt need cd 3).i can enter the installation through cd 1 .i wud like to know how to install from hard drive.it doesnt show the hard disk partition with the iso's.then i select hdd and then it shows.but what is this "driver disk" that it is asking.it says put your driver disk into hdd.how can i put it when the os is not even installed.it wud of great help if u can give the details.thanx in advance.

i recommend taking a look here

http://marc.herbert.free.fr/linux/win2linstall.html

ideal if you cant install from cd/ dvd etc etc only hard drive

sorry,didnt understand a thing.i'll try downloading the iso's once again and burn them.

what error messages are you reciving?

Also have you checked the MDsums? using md5summer.exe against the SHA-1 algorithms provided at fedora?

they should look like this (if it is the i386 version you are using)

2f151a7329846da685c2a72fcb40eba3e8a355a0 FC4-i386-DVD.iso
aa82f4be0be901777537b6ad0906c4f3c2d84bc3 FC4-i386-SRPMS-disc1.iso
e43a0db88bf537f6dab6e49513c6391a4aa9b549 FC4-i386-SRPMS-disc2.iso
37c0a3dacf0e803e402474ecca6a16bf177490b4 FC4-i386-SRPMS-disc3.iso
72fd68d72a2c7563b74073c25dccb903a2a34a01 FC4-i386-SRPMS-disc4.iso
3fb2924c8fb8098dbc8260f69824e9c437d28c68 FC4-i386-disc1.iso
31fdc2d7a1f1709aa02c9ea5854015645bd69504 FC4-i386-disc2.iso
032455cdf457179916be3a739ca16add75b768b7 FC4-i386-disc3.iso
f560f26a32820143e8286afb188f7c36d905a735 FC4-i386-disc4.iso
736e1555e88740d6131c5c84fbe69ed1073ba82d FC4-i386-rescuecd.iso

-- MD5checksum is available here www.thefxcenter.com/md5summer.exe --

no,i did not do the check.i downloaded an iso this time cd1 and the sumcheck was successfull.will d/l 2,3,4 and try to install.any details abt the driver disk thing?thanx for the advice.frankly i am tired of these adwares and spywares from windows.thats the reason for this switch.

glad to hear it and i know exatly whay you mean lol! good luck

Hello there,

I have the similar problems here. I burned srpm image files to cds. cd1 wouldn't boot. I used sha1sum to check the files they are all correct. however when I use md5checksum to check the image files, the result is totally different from what you listed here.

What happend? Does that mean I got all my image files wrong? Why should you use md5checksum against sha1sum? kinda desperate. Thank you for your help in advance.

hurrrrrrrrrray.ok guys.i installed fc4 4 hrs ago.yes,from the hard drive.no wasting 4 cd's for testing.let me help some sufferrers like me here:

ps:sha1sums of the four iso's shud match.if yes proceed further.

hope all your drives r fat32.i had winxp on c drive.and all the 5 iso's on d drive(including rescuecd iso).for the ease of it dont put them into any folder.just place them into a drive(d,e or f) the install magic iso(google search it).then open the first cd iso and open the folders(there r two of them).in one of the folders there is a file nemed "boot iso".extract to desktop.put in a cd-r(my suggestion is use cd-rw,as u wud not b needing this cd in future)and u cud erase it later.use the image to cd burn option in nero.if u dont have it no problems.try ashampoo.google for it. and get a burner (demo).fully functional for 10 days(extendable to 30 days).then restart the comp .press F8 continously and select your cd rom as first boot device.then next to boot command enter
linux askmethod.slect the language and finally in the menu select the source as hard drive.then select the drive.if the iso's r in drive d.select hda5,hda6 for e and so on.then the installation will start.for further action look into the any normal fc4 guide.

hope this helps.