On Mon, 2013-05-13 at 10:23 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 05/13/13 10:11, William Case wrote: > > On Sun, 2013-05-12 at 20:36 -0400, Jim wrote: > >> On 05/12/2013 07:42 PM, William Case wrote: > >>> I suspect stupidity on my part because I see no questions on the list or > >>> google about my problem. > >>> > >>> I have an older computer that I want to upgrade the OS to Fedora 18. I > >>> have downloaded Fedora-18-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso (960.5 mb)on to a > >>> newer machine. I want to burn it to a CD (700 mb) or install it some > >>> other way on the older machine which only has CD drives. > >>> > >>> None of the instructions tell me how. There used to be a specific live > >>> version for a CD. Either I am blind, stupid or ignorant. Could you > >>> pleas tell me which and how I may be able to get that old machine > >>> running > >>> > >>> P.S. using a network is out of the question. The eth0 card is broken. > >>> That is what started this whole mess. > >>> > >> Check the size of your download, it most likely is larger than a CD (700mb) > >> A 32 bit version of Fedora 18 is 805 mb . > > Oh it is. It is 960.5mb. It obviously won't fit on a CD. My question > > is: Did I miss something and there is a a) CD sized live disk download, > > b) a way to make one (easily), or c) another way to get the F18 on to my > > old machine? > > > > I can't do it over a network because the Old Machine had a broken eth0 > > and I have installed a new eth1 card. I am trying to get the eth1 card > > working which is why I thought I would upgrade my OS first. > > The path of least resistance may be to use the Xfce Spin or LXDE Spin as both > are less than 700mb and will fit on a CD. Depending on your HW, it may not > even support the new GNOME-Shell so one of those spins may actually suit your > needs better? > > In any event, after you get either of those spins installed you can get your > new network card working and install a second desktop....as long as you have > sufficient disk space. > > Can we also assume your old machine can't boot from USB?
Thanks for the reply Ed; I haven't tried the USB. Never had a use for the USB when it was new. Gives you an idea of dates. I have downloaded and burned the LXDE Spin. It will work. Tried it as Live disk on my new machine. Some further details. The old computer was used by a non-computer literate, perhaps I should say phobic, step-son. His main use was emails and football scores. He tripped over the line leading to his embedded nic. I have installed a new card. We now have two eth; eth0 (the embedded nic) and eth1 the new card. I have to figure out how to get the eth1 to connect automatically to the internet for him. Frankly I haven't play with Linux and Fedora for a few years (3 or 4). I could you a couple of quick suggestions on how to get started making the change over. I know Fedora now uses emX designation. A pointer in the right direction to make the change would be helpful, if you think I need them. -- Regards Bill Fedora 16, Gnome 3.2.1 Evo.3.2.3, Emacs 23.3.1 -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
