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{{Admon/tip | We recommend that you use the graphical installer to install Fedora on your computer wherever possible. If you are installing Fedora on a system that lacks a graphical display, consider performing the installation over a VNC connection (see "Chapter 12. Installing Through VNC" in the Fedora 11 Installation Guide). If your system has a graphical display, but graphical installation fails, try booting with the xdriver=vesa option (see "Chapter 9. Boot Options" in the Fedora 11 Installation Guide) or with the 'Install system with basic video driver' option when booting from the Fedora 11 | {{Admon/tip | We recommend that you use the graphical installer to install Fedora on your computer wherever possible. If you are installing Fedora on a system that lacks a graphical display, consider performing the installation over a VNC connection (see "Chapter 12. Installing Through VNC" in the Fedora 11 Installation Guide). If your system has a graphical display, but graphical installation fails, try booting with the xdriver=vesa option (see "Chapter 9. Boot Options" in the Fedora 11 Installation Guide) or with the 'Install system with basic video driver' option when booting from the Fedora 11 DVD.}} | ||
The text-mode installation option in Fedora 11 is significantly more streamlined than it was in earlier versions. Text-mode installation now omits the more complicated steps that were previously part of the process, and provides users with an uncluttered and straightforward experience. | The text-mode installation option in Fedora 11 is significantly more streamlined than it was in earlier versions. Text-mode installation now omits the more complicated steps that were previously part of the process, and provides users with an uncluttered and straightforward experience. | ||
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These steps are now automated in text mode: | These steps are now automated in text mode: | ||
* '''Package selection''': Anaconda now automatically selects packages only from the base and core groups. These packages are sufficient to ensure that the system is operational at the end of the installation process, ready to install updates and new packages. | * '''Package selection''': Anaconda now automatically selects packages only from the base and core groups. These packages are sufficient to ensure that the system is operational at the end of the installation process, ready to install updates and new packages. | ||
* '''Advanced partitioning''': Anaconda still presents you with the initial screen from previous versions that allows them to specify where Anaconda should install Fedora on your system. You can choose to use a whole drive, to remove existing Linux partitions, or to use the free space on the drive. However, Anaconda now automatically sets the layout of the partitions and does not ask you to add or delete partitions or file systems from this basic layout. If you require | * '''Advanced partitioning''': Anaconda still presents you with the initial screen from previous versions that allows them to specify where Anaconda should install Fedora on your system. You can choose to use a whole drive, to remove existing Linux partitions, or to use the free space on the drive. However, Anaconda now automatically sets the layout of the partitions and does not ask you to add or delete partitions or file systems from this basic layout. If you require customized layouts at installation time, you should perform a graphical installation over a VNC connection or a kickstart installation. More advanced options yet, such as LVM, encrypted file systems, and resizable file systems continue to be available only in graphical mode and kickstart. | ||
* '''Bootloader configuration''': Anaconda now performs bootloader configuration automatically. | * '''Bootloader configuration''': Anaconda now performs bootloader configuration automatically. | ||
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=== Boot menu === | === Boot menu === | ||
The boot menu for the Fedora | The boot menu for the Fedora DVD includes a new option: '''Install system with basic video driver'''. This option boots the system with the generic vesa driver (using the '''xdriver=vesa''' kernel option) and allows you to use Fedora's graphical installation mode even when Anaconda cannot load the correct driver for your video card. | ||
=== boot.iso Now Works on Systems With UEFI === | === boot.iso Now Works on Systems With UEFI === | ||
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==== Disk partitions must be labeled ==== | ==== Disk partitions must be labeled ==== | ||
A change in the way that the | A change in the way that the Linux kernel handles storage devices means that device names like <code>/dev/hdX</code> or <code>/dev/sdX</code> may differ from the values used in earlier releases. '''Anaconda''' solves this problem by relying on partition labels or UUIDs for finding devices. If these are not present, then '''Anaconda''' presents a warning indicating that partitions need to be labelled and that the upgrade can not proceed. Systems that use Logical Volume Management (LVM) and the device mapper usually do not require relabeling. | ||
===== To check disk partition labels ===== | ===== To check disk partition labels ===== | ||
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=== Kickstart HTTP Issue === | === Kickstart HTTP Issue === | ||
When using a | When using a kickstart configuration file via HTTP, kickstart file retrieval may fail with an error that indicates the file could not be retrieved. Click the ''OK'' button several times without making modifications to override this error successfully. As a workaround, use one of the other supported methods to retrieve kickstart configurations. | ||
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Revision as of 13:32, 14 April 2009
Installation Notes
If you encounter a problem or have a question during installation that is not covered in these release notes, refer to http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAQ and http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/Common.
Anaconda is the name of the Fedora installer. This section outlines issues related to Anaconda and installing Fedora 11.
Installation in text mode
The text-mode installation option in Fedora 11 is significantly more streamlined than it was in earlier versions. Text-mode installation now omits the more complicated steps that were previously part of the process, and provides users with an uncluttered and straightforward experience.
These steps are now automated in text mode:
- Package selection: Anaconda now automatically selects packages only from the base and core groups. These packages are sufficient to ensure that the system is operational at the end of the installation process, ready to install updates and new packages.
- Advanced partitioning: Anaconda still presents you with the initial screen from previous versions that allows them to specify where Anaconda should install Fedora on your system. You can choose to use a whole drive, to remove existing Linux partitions, or to use the free space on the drive. However, Anaconda now automatically sets the layout of the partitions and does not ask you to add or delete partitions or file systems from this basic layout. If you require customized layouts at installation time, you should perform a graphical installation over a VNC connection or a kickstart installation. More advanced options yet, such as LVM, encrypted file systems, and resizable file systems continue to be available only in graphical mode and kickstart.
- Bootloader configuration: Anaconda now performs bootloader configuration automatically.
Kickstart installations in text mode
Text-mode installations using kickstart are carried out in the same way that they were in previous versions. However, because package selection, advanced partitioning, and bootloader configuration are now automated in text mode, Anaconda cannot prompt users for information that it requires during these steps. Users must ensure that the kickstart file includes the packaging, partitioning, and bootloader configurations. If any of this information is missing, Anaconda will exit with an error message.
Upgrade Notes
Upgrading from Fedora 9 directly to Fedora 11 using yum is not possible, you must upgrade to Fedora 10 first, then upgrade to Fedora 11. See http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YumUpgradeFaq for more information. You can also use preupgrade to upgrade directly to Fedora 11 using Anaconda, minimizing the system downtime by downloading the packages in advance.
Some modified configuration files will be replaced by their original versions during the upgrade. Your modified versions of these configuration files will be saved as *.rpmsave files in that case.
The boot menu for the Fedora DVD includes a new option: Install system with basic video driver. This option boots the system with the generic vesa driver (using the xdriver=vesa kernel option) and allows you to use Fedora's graphical installation mode even when Anaconda cannot load the correct driver for your video card.
boot.iso Now Works on Systems With UEFI
The fedora installation CDs and DVD provide you with an image file, boot.iso that you can burn to a CD and use to boot a system and start the installation process. Typically, you would do this prior to installing Fedora from a local hard drive or from a location on a network. You can now use the CD produced from the boot.iso image to start installation on a system that uses Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). CDs produced from older versions of boot.iso only worked with systems that used Basic Input Output System (BIOS).