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Key points of installation

Anaconda is the name of the Fedora Core 6 installer. This section describes general topics related to Anaconda and installation of Fedora Core 6. If you need to download Fedora Core 6 DVD ISO images, keep in mind that not all download tools support files larger than 2GB. Wget 1.9.1-16 or later, curl and ncftpget do not have this restriction, and files larger than 2GB can be downloaded smoothly. BitTorrent can also be used to download large files. To download the torrent seed file, visit http://torrent.Fedoraproject.org/.

The installer Anaconda can test the integrity of the installation media. It works in CD, DVD, hard disk image and NFS image installation. Fedora Project recommends that you detect the installation media before you begin the installation process and before submitting an error report related to the installation. Many error reports are actually caused by incorrect CD burning. To test, type linux mediacheck at the boot: prompt before the installation begins.

The mediacheck function is very sensitive and a normal CD may be reported as an error. This is usually due to the fact that the CD burning software does not include the appropriate padding when burning from an ISO file. To get the correct results for mediacheck, try adding this parameter:

Linux ide=nodma

When the mediacheck completes successfully, the restart returns DMA mode to its normal state. On many systems, this will make the installation process faster. The mediacheck option can be skipped when rebooting. Use the sha1sum tool to verify the disk before installation. This test can accurately verify that the CD is the same as the ISO image file. BitTorrent automatically verifies file integrity. If you use BitTorrent, the files you download will be automatically validated. If your download is complete, you no longer need to verify it. However, after burning to the CD, you should still do a media inspection (mediacheck). You can type memtest86 at the boot: prompt to detect memory before installing Fedora Core 6. This runs the Memtest86 stand-alone memory detection tool instead of Anaconda.

Memtest86 runs until Memtest86 availability is pressed and must be started from CD-ROM 1 (or emergency CD-ROM) to use this feature. The Fedora Core 6 installation supports graphical FTP and HTTP installations. However, the installer must be fully loaded into memory or exist on a local disk such as installation CD 1. Therefore, the graphical installer can only be used if there is more memory than 192MiB memory, or if it is booted from installation CD 1. Systems with only 192MiB or less memory will automatically enter the text installer. If you * text installation, you can enter linux text at the boot: prompt.

Changes in Anaconda

Anaconda supports the installation of software from Fedora Extras or any custom yum-compatible software repository. During interactive installation, if there is a network connection, the Fedora Extras repository is enabled by default. Yum repository support only HTTP and FTP repositories are supported, and repositories on CD or NFS are not supported.

You can use the installer to generate Kadischi Live CD. Please refer to http://Fedoraproject.org/wiki/Kadischi/.

Anaconda uses SquashFS to compress software packages stored in the image.

Anaconda now supports installation via IPv6.

Anaconda supports installation from FireWire and USB storage devices.

The back-end yum of Anaconda has been updated to version 2.9.x.

The installer supports the ppc64 system better. The installer supports Apple Macintosh systems with Intel processors. Setup now supports multiplex (multipath). Vera fonts are replaced by DejaVu. New translations added to the installer are Greek, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Oriya.

Changes in Kickstart

A new keyword kickstart has been added.

◆ repo-- name= [--baseurl= |-- mirrorlist=

◆ repo refers to the additional software repository to be used. Baseurl refers to the URL address of the repository, while mirrorlist refers to the report of the image. There can only be one set of such settings per warehouse.

◆ services [--disabled=] [--enabled=]

◆ services changes the default run-level enabled services. The enabled and disabled parameters are comma-separated lists, and the enabled list takes precedence.

◆ user-- name= [--groups=] [--homedir=] [--password=] [--iscrypted] [--shell=] [--uid=]

◆ user creates a new user with the specified parameters. Name is required and all other parameters are optional.

Documentation on kickstart can be found in the anaconda package. To install it, run the command su-c 'yum install anaconda'. Please read the / usr/share/doc/anaconda*/kickstart-docs.txt file.

Installation related problems

1. Sony VAIO notebook

Some Sony VAIO laptop systems may experience problems installing Fedora Core 6 installation from the CD drive. If this happens, restart and add the following options to the boot command line:

Pci=off ide1=0x180,0x386

This option allows the Fedora Core 6 installer to proceed normally, and any device that is not detected due to this option will be configured during the Fedora Core 6 * secondary boot.

2. IDE RAID

Not all IDE RAID controllers are supported, and if your RAID controller is not supported by dmraid, you can combine disks into the RAID array by configuring Linux soft RAID. As for directly supported controllers, just configure RAID in the computer's BIOS.

3. Multiple NIC and PXE installation

Some servers have multiple network interfaces and may not be able to set the * * network interfaces known to BIOS to eth0, which will cause the installer to use a different network interface than when PXE started. To handle this situation, you can add the following to the pxelinux.cfg/* configuration file:

IPAPPEND 2

APPEND ksdevice=bootif

The above configuration options cause the installer to use the same network interface as BIOS and PXE. You can also add the following:

Ksdevice=link

This option allows the installer to use * network devices connected to the switch.

Upgrade related issu

Please visit http://Fedoraproject.org/wiki/DistributionUpgrades to view detailed upgrade step recommendations. In general, you should choose a fresh installation rather than an upgrade, especially if there is software from a third-party warehouse in the system. If the software of the third-party warehouse has been installed, it may not work properly after the upgrade. If you must upgrade, please follow the instructions below. Please back up the entire system before upgrading. In particular, keep / etc, / home, and possibly / opt / usr/local system configuration backed up to the configuration files in the / etc directory, which can be useful when rebuilding system settings after a fresh installation. When the upgrade is complete, run the command:

Rpm-qa-- last > RPMS_by_Install_Time.txt

In the output * *, view the packages installed before the upgrade, upgrade them from the third-party warehouse, or delete them. Be careful if necessary.

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