[conspire] Fedora Core 3 for a Celeron Dell desktop box

[Daniel Gimpelevich]

There's probably no point in burning yet another set of FC3. I bet it
would be possible to somehow coax the multi-distro DVD he has to install
it with a bootstrap floppy of some kind. Even more likely, whatever issue
caused him to "need Fedora Core 3 instead" is more easily solvable under
another distro -- maybe even FC4.

If after more e-mails, it is determined that he absolutely must have FC3,
I'll bug Christian Einfeldt about lending out the K12LTSP 4.2.1 disc set
in his possession, which defaults to installing not the K12LTSP distro,
but a stock FC3.

On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:36:05 -0800, Rick Moen wrote:

> If anyone _happens_ to have a CD set of Fedora Core 3 for i386, 
> please do speak up.  Thanks.
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from wood eddie <ewood111 at yahoo.com> -----
> 
> Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 12:12:22 -0800 (PST)
> From: wood eddie <ewood111 at yahoo.com>
> To: installers at linuxmafia.com
> Subject: Dec 10 CABAL 4pm at Menlo Park(Linux install Fest)
> 
> Is this still on this Sat Dec 10 ? Fedora Core 4
> installed fine on Dell Optiplex GX-520 desktop system.
>  Just found out need Fedora Core 3 instead. I have
> Fedora Core 3 CD(rather its a multiple distribution
> DVD with FC3, Ubuntu 4.1) dated Jan 2005.  Previous
> FC1 install not recognize built in network adapter. 
> Tried boot using this multi-distribution DVD see if
> can select install FC3 but it says CD-ROM media not
> bootable.  I am a beginner-mid Linux user, having
> installed FC1 and 4 only once. Can I bring machine
> this Sat to Deidre's place at 4pm to try ?  What do I
> need to bring, besides machine and monitor ? The last
> FC1 and 4 install was done last month at SVLUG in Mt.
> View. Thx, Eddie   
> 
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> Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 12:34:14 -0800
> To: wood eddie <ewood111 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: installers at linuxmafia.com
> Subject: Re: Dec 10 CABAL 4pm at Menlo Park(Linux install Fest)
> Reply-To: installers at linuxmafia.com
> From: Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>
> 
> Quoting wood eddie (ewood111 at yahoo.com):
> 
>> Is this still on this Sat Dec 10 ?
> 
> Yes.  4pm to midnight-ish.
> 
>> Fedora Core 4 installed fine on Dell Optiplex GX-520 desktop system.
>> Just found out need Fedora Core 3 instead. I have Fedora Core 3
>> CD(rather its a multiple distribution DVD with FC3, Ubuntu 4.1) dated
>> Jan 2005.  Previous FC1 install not recognize built in network
>> adapter.  Tried boot using this multi-distribution DVD see if can
>> select install FC3 but it says CD-ROM media not bootable.
> 
> Hmm.  I don't currently have an FC3 media set, having discarded those
> when FC4 came out.  I'll see if it's possible to download the ISOs (IA32
> version, since your box is a Celeron) prior to the event, but cannot
> promise.
> 
>> I am a beginner-mid Linux user, having installed FC1 and 4 only once.
>> Can I bring machine this Sat to Deirdre's place at 4pm to try ?
> 
> Of course.
> 
>> What do I need to bring, besides machine and monitor ? 
> 
> It's best to bring system unit, monitor, keyboard, and pointing device.
> Don't worry if you accidentally leave power cables or other incidentals
> at home, since we have lots of spares.  If it's _really_ inconvenient to
> bring your monitor (and I'm sympathetic), then you can use one of our
> three 17" ones -- but you're really best off setting up X11 for and on
> your own monitor, so as to be double-sure things will work fine when you
> go home.