2011/9/28 Michael Schwendt <mschwe...@gmail.com>

> On Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:45:11 +0300, CP (cornel) wrote:
>
> > i've downloaded de x86 fedora 16 dvd install iso so that i'll no longer
> need
> > the network. during the install, i was asked to configure a wired network
> > interface (which i did), then proceeded to the install. later i've seen
> that
> > the usb stick from which i started the install (which contains the files
> > from dvd) is not used but instead the ethernet connection is the install
> > source. i've never tell anaconda to install from the internet (but maybe
> the
> > network repos were autoamgically selected). is this by design?
> >
> > on the other hand, i've noticed that the 3.x kernel freezes often on my
> x40
> > thinkpad. is this a known issue? (i'll test the hardware anyway, after
> > install.)
>
> Since I've reported something similar (with DVD ISO on harddisk) for
> the past releases, it has been necessary to boot the installer with a
> repo=hd:/dev/sdaN:/path/to/iso/image  argument in order for the
> installer to find the ISO image instead of loading from Internet.
> Give it a try, replace /dev/sdaN with the device for your USB stick.
>
>
thank you Jos and Michael, but eventually the install completed successfuly.

now i'm wondering why login to gnome (fallback) fails first time but works
on second attempt .
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