[opensuse-factory] Factory source for Internet installation
Normally I've used to download the non-OSS dvd iso and burn the DVD for installation. Now I though to try the Internet installation according to http://en.opensuse.org/Development_Version#Internet_Installation First I downloaded and burned the DVD-i386-mini.iso on a CDR. But what is the correct ftp address to enter according to # 4. Point the YaST installer to the installation repository (by pressing F3 and then F4) I tried to enter FTP, but what is the full path to the factory to be entered in the server field? (the rpm location didn't look to work http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source/suse/i5...) Terje J. Hanssen --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Hi, On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, Terje J. Hanssen wrote:
Normally I've used to download the non-OSS dvd iso and burn the DVD for installation. Now I though to try the Internet installation according to http://en.opensuse.org/Development_Version#Internet_Installation First I downloaded and burned the DVD-i386-mini.iso on a CDR.
But what is the correct ftp address to enter according to # 4. Point the YaST installer to the installation repository (by pressing F3 and then F4)
I tried to enter FTP, but what is the full path to the factory to be entered in the server field?
(the rpm location didn't look to work http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source/suse/i5...)
.../inst-source Cheers -e -- Eberhard Moenkeberg (emoenke@gwdg.de, em@kki.org) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Terje J. Hanssen schrieb:
But what is the correct ftp address to enter according to # 4. Point the YaST installer to the installation repository (by pressing F3 and then F4)
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(the rpm location didn't look to work http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source/suse/i5...)
As you already say, this is the rpm directory, but not the root of the installation source. You can easily identify the root of an installation source by the following two files: content (regular file) media.1 (directory) => The repository URL is: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Andreas Hanke wrote:
Terje J. Hanssen schrieb:
But what is the correct ftp address to enter according to # 4. Point the YaST installer to the installation repository (by pressing F3 and then F4)
[...]
=> The repository URL is:
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source
I downloaded the alpha5 i386 mini.iso, burned and booted the CD. On the first boot screen I entered F4, HTTP and "download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source" in the server field, which become automatic splitted in server and catalog field afterwards. Came to the simpe gui YaST installer (not YaST2) some later. The installation was broken after some time with the error message: "HTTP network error: 302 found". The same PC boots 10.1, Mandriva, Ubuntu and Win2k ok with Internet connection ok from other partition/file systems. Remarkable that Internet installation won't work neither now nor on previous attempts. Rgds, Terje J. Hanssen --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Hello, Am Donnerstag, 19. Oktober 2006 22:50 schrieb Terje J. Hanssen: [...]
I downloaded the alpha5 i386 mini.iso, burned and booted the CD. On the first boot screen I entered F4, HTTP and "download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source" in the server field, which become automatic splitted in server and catalog field afterwards. Came to the simpe gui YaST installer (not YaST2) some later. The installation was broken after some time with the error message: "HTTP network error: 302 found".
It seems the installer does not like HTTP redirects (302 = "Moved Temporarily"). Please a) use a mirror directly as workaround b) check if https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=176309 describes your problem, otherwise file a bug report. Regards, Christian Boltz -- [tgz Datei entpacken] tar xzf <Archiv> Für weitere Informationen lesen Sie bitte die Manpage oder Ihren Admin. [Torsten Hallmann in suse-linux] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On 06/10/17 01:50 (GMT+0200) Terje J. Hanssen apparently typed:
Normally I've used to download the non-OSS dvd iso and burn the DVD for installation. Now I though to try the Internet installation according to http://en.opensuse.org/Development_Version#Internet_Installation First I downloaded and burned the DVD-i386-mini.iso on a CDR.
Note that you need not download even the mini iso if your installation target already has a working grub. All you need is the linux and initrd from the appropriate boot/*/loader directory placed where a grub stanza can find it. -- "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped." Psalm 28:7 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Felix, On Monday 16 October 2006 17:13, Felix Miata wrote:
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Note that you need not download even the mini iso if your installation target already has a working grub. All you need is the linux and initrd from the appropriate boot/*/loader directory placed where a grub stanza can find it.
This is good to know, but lacks sufficient detail to be put to use. Could you either explain how to create or modify this "stanza" or point us to the relevant on-line documentation? Thanks. Randall Schulz --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On 06/10/16 18:11 (GMT-0700) Randall R Schulz apparently typed:
On Monday 16 October 2006 17:13, Felix Miata wrote:
Note that you need not download even the mini iso if your installation target already has a working grub. All you need is the linux and initrd from the appropriate boot/*/loader directory placed where a grub stanza can find it.
This is good to know, but lacks sufficient detail to be put to use. Could you either explain how to create or modify this "stanza" or point us to the relevant on-line documentation?
Assuming you understand how /boot/grub/menu.lst works, just copy any or all of the ones the installation CD uses from e.g. here http://mirrors.kernel.org/opensuse/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source/b... and adjust as necessary according to where you actually put linux and initrd. If your motherboard doesn't require any special parameters, the 1st should be plenty, and even if it isn't, you can modify on the fly with grub anyway. -- "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped." Psalm 28:7 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 16 October 2006 20:11, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Felix,
On Monday 16 October 2006 17:13, Felix Miata wrote:
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Note that you need not download even the mini iso if your installation target already has a working grub. All you need is the linux and initrd from the appropriate boot/*/loader directory placed where a grub stanza can find it.
This is good to know, but lacks sufficient detail to be put to use. Could you either explain how to create or modify this "stanza" or point us to the relevant on-line documentation?
Thanks.
Is this what you meant: http://en.opensuse.org/Installation_without_CD title #Installing_from_data_saved_on_your_local_machine -- Regards, Rajko M. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Rajko, On Monday 16 October 2006 22:11, Rajko M wrote:
On Monday 16 October 2006 20:11, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Felix,
On Monday 16 October 2006 17:13, Felix Miata wrote:
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Note that you need not download even the mini iso if your installation target already has a working grub. All you need is the linux and initrd from the appropriate boot/*/loader directory placed where a grub stanza can find it.
This is good to know, but lacks sufficient detail to be put to use. Could you either explain how to create or modify this "stanza" or point us to the relevant on-line documentation?
Thanks.
Is this what you meant: http://en.opensuse.org/Installation_without_CD
title #Installing_from_data_saved_on_your_local_machine
That and #Grub, I guess. But I think I'm still missing something, because I understand "Network Install" to mean that I don't need to first download anything (not any packages, anyway), but rather that the installer will access the network directly to retrieve packages. But I suppose it's moot for me at this point, since I have a functioning 10.2a5 (w/ some subsequent updates) already in place and YaST is working well, though some of the servers are clearly overtaxed (I'm making do with mirrors.kernel.org for the time being, even though it's been reported that it's tardy in syncing new releases). Randall Schulz --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On 06/10/16 23:05 (GMT-0700) Randall R Schulz apparently typed:
On Monday 16 October 2006 22:11, Rajko M wrote:
Is this what you meant: http://en.opensuse.org/Installation_without_CD
title #Installing_from_data_saved_on_your_local_machine
That and #Grub, I guess.
But I think I'm still missing something, because I understand "Network Install" to mean that I don't need to first download anything (not any packages, anyway), but rather that the installer will access the network directly to retrieve packages.
The page could have been organized more clearly, but it's there. All you need to fetch before starting an installation is initrd and linux. -- "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped." Psalm 28:7 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 17 October 2006 06:50, Felix Miata wrote:
On 06/10/16 23:05 (GMT-0700) Randall R Schulz apparently typed:
On Monday 16 October 2006 22:11, Rajko M wrote:
Is this what you meant: http://en.opensuse.org/Installation_without_CD
title #Installing_from_data_saved_on_your_local_machine
That and #Grub, I guess.
But I think I'm still missing something, because I understand "Network Install" to mean that I don't need to first download anything (not any packages, anyway), but rather that the installer will access the network directly to retrieve packages.
Basically is that way. Though network can mean your local network with one machine serving files to the rest, so some kind of download has to be done at least once.
The page could have been organized more clearly, but it's there. All you need to fetch before starting an installation is initrd and linux.
The page will be reorganized when I find time or somebody jump in and do that :-) I think that splitting it in few articles that describe each of methods will help greatly. -- Regards, Rajko M. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
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