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Install Fedora Core 4 without Burning DVD

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I have FC3 installed, but I'd like to switch to FC4 since it's said that the GUI of it is faster than FC3, and it has gcc4.

I downloaded the DVD image first:

FC4-i386-disc{1-4}.iso

Then verify it:

sha1sum  FC4-i386-disc?.iso

Compare with the value given by FC web site.

I booted the machine using my FC3 CD, but when I chose to install from harddisk, it reported that the image and the linux with which I booted the machine were different. So I cannot use this way.

Then do it in the following way:

1. Copy install image

mkdir /mnt/tmp
mount -o loop /harddisk/data/download/FC4-i386-disc1.iso /mnt/tmp
cp /mnt/tmp/isolinux/vmlinuz /boot/vmlinuzInst
cp /mnt/tmp/isolinux/initrd.img /boot/initrdInst.img

2. Add an entry in grub

vi /etc/grub.conf

### add following lines:

title Fedora Core 4 Harddisk Installer
root (hd0,11)
kernel /boot/vmlinuzInst
initrd /boot/initrdInst.img

Note that the partition specified above should be the current Linux boot partition, not the one you put the CD images.

3. Install from Harddisk

Reboot the machine, choose the entry we configured above, then the installer will be launched. Choose to install from hard disk, and choose the partition and dir which contains the CD images. Then install it!