Anton Aylward wrote:
Per Jessen said the following on 12/18/2008 12:12 PM:
lynn wrote:
Can I take the dvd iso and copy the contents of it (unpack it?)
Not unpack, you mount it using loop device - e.g.
"mount -o ro,loop <isofile> opensuse-11.1"
Then you export the mount point 'opensuse-11.1'.
Then what? How does one use that for an install ... or repository?
I just did this (because Suse 11.0 and 11.1 is simply incapable of writing a dvd on my laptop! arggg...). I have a linux server in my crawlspace on which I stored the suse 11.1 dvd iso. I mounted the iso with something like the loopback command above. I then added the mountpoint for that dvd to my /etc/exports and reloaded the nfsserver (service nfsserver reload). I made sure I could mount it from another box.. aok. Then boot your network install cd without the ethernet cable plugged in and you will get an error connecting to the internet online repos. after that plug in the ethernet cable and go through the text panels to select a network install, configure an interface (dhcp works for me cause I have a dhcp server/router/dns server). Select the nfs install method, specify the nfs server and mountpoint and it should proceed as normal from there. all that said the online repositories have been very responsive and I'd just use them if I were you... wcn -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org