You can verify the contents of the floppy by using the ls command like this:
# ls /mnt/floppy
boot.msg general.msg initrd.img ks.cfg ldlinux.sys
options.msg param.msg rescue.msg snake.msg splash.lss
syslinux.cfg syslinux.png vmlinuz
Then unmount the floppy, using the umount command:
# umount /mnt/floppy
Remove the disk. It is now ready for use. When you use the disk to boot a PC, tell the install boot image that you want to perform a kickstart install:
linux ks=floppy
The installer then uses the specifications you outlined in the Kickstart Configurator and saved in ks.cfg to install Fedora.
Reference
The following is a list of references you can use to learn a bit more about partitioning, installation tools, and installing Fedora and Linux variants on a variety of hardware. You'll also find information about installation on hardware employed for embedded and mainframe solutions.
> https://www.redhat.com/en_us/USA/rhel/migrate/ — Red Hat's helpful Migration Center, with news, views, whitepapers, and other tips and research on migrating to a Linux solution.
> http://www.yale.edu/pclt/BOOT/DEFAULT.HTM — A basic primer to partitioning that is operating system nonspecific.
> http://www-1.ibm.com/linux/ — Home page for Linux at IBM, with links to prod ucts, services, and downloads.
> http://www-124.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux390/ — Home page for IBM S/390 Linux solutions.
> http://www.dell.com/linux/ — Dell Computer's Linux information pages.
> http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/ — Entry point to Red Hat's hardware compatibility database.
> http://www.linux1394.org/ — Home page for the Linux FireWire project, with information regarding the status of drivers and devices for this port.
> http://www.linux-usb.org/ — Home page for the Linux USB project, with lists of supported devices and links to drivers.
> http://elks.sourceforge.net/ — Home page for Linux for x286 and below CPUs, ELKS Linux.
> http://www.lnx-bbc.org/ — Home page for the Bootable Business Card, a 50MB compressed Linux distribution that offers hundreds of networking clients, a live X session, web browsing, PDA backup, wireless networking, rescue sessions, and file recovery.
> http://www.coyotelinux.com/ — Home page for several compact Linux distributions offering firewalling and VPN services. The floppy-based distribution works quite well on older PCs and does not require a hard drive.
> http://www.freesco.org/ — Home page for a floppy-based Linux router solution that works on 386 PCs, requires only 6MB of RAM, and provides bridging, firewalling, IP masquerading, DNS, DHCP, web, telnet, print, time, and remote access functions.
> http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11/ — A detailed overview of some root causes of Linux Signal 11 errors.
> http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/parted.html#introduction — Home page for the GNU parted utility.
> http://www.linux.org/vendors/systems.html — One place to check for a vendor near you selling Linux preinstalled on a PC, laptop, server, or hard drive.
APPENDIX C
Fedora and Linux Internet Resources
Linux enjoys a wealth of Internet support in the form of websites with technical information, specific program documentation, targeted whitepapers, bug fixes, user experiences, third-party commercial technical support, and even free versions of specialized, fine-tuned clone distributions.
This appendix lists many of the supporting websites, FTP repositories, Usenet newsgroups, and electronic mailing lists that you can use to get more information and help with your copy of Fedora.
If you are a small business, corporate, or enterprise- level Red Hat Enterprise Linux user, do not forget that you can always turn to the source, Red Hat, or third- party companies, such as Dell and HP who supply Red Hat servers for commercial technical support on a 24/7 onsite basis, by phone, by electronic mail, or even on a per- incident basis. Red Hat offers a spectrum of support options for its software products. You can read more about support options when you purchase Red Hat software at https://www.redhat.com/apps/commerce/. Remember that Fedora is not an officially supported product from Red Hat. If you want help, try http://fedoraforum.org.
This appendix also lists websites that might be of general interest when using Fedora or specific components such as Xorg. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the URLs, but keep in mind that the Internet is always in flux!
yumKeeping informed about bug fixes, security updates, and other errata is critical to the success and health of a Fedora system. To keep abreast of the most important developments when using Fedora, be sure to register with the Fedora Announcements mailing list. The list tells you about updates that have been issued and what has been fixed as a result. Go to http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-announce-list to register for this mailing list. At the very least you should use the updater applet, or puplet as it's affectionately known, to ensure that you are up-to-date with all the patches, bug fixes, and security updates that are available for your system. Alternatively, if you are taken with the command line, you could also use the yum update command (as root) to do the same thing.
Websites and Search Engines
Literally thousands of websites exist with information about Linux and Fedora. The key to getting the answers you need right away involves using the best search engines and techniques. Knowing how to search can mean the difference between frustration and success when troubleshooting problems. This section provides some Internet search tips and lists Red Hat, Fedora, and Linux-related sites, sorted by various topics. The lists are not comprehensive, but have been checked and were available at the time of this writing.
