Installing Fedora 9 Via Telnet

[Janina Sajka]

Short answer ...

Things have changed.

Down arrow, etc no longer relevant.

Hit escape.

Use dot rather than underscore, i.e. '.' rather than '_'
This also applies in grub.conf when your installation finishes.

Janina

Earle writes:
> I just downloaded the boot/rescue disk iso file from the web site.  I was planning to install using telnet, but I can't 
> get this option to work.  Now that the boot and rescue disk is combined, have any of the steps for installing changed? 
> I noticed in the instructions it says after the cd boots hit down arrow, tab and space, then type the telnet command.  I 
> tried that, but I couldn't get it to work.  I even tried hitting up arrow tab and space then the telnet command, but 
> again, I couldn't get it to work.  Is there a change I need to know about, or am I just entering some wrong information? 
> I'm sure I'm using the right IP, netmask, and gateway information, as I obtained it from ipconfig in windows xp pro. 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Earle
> 
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