[opensuse] install without CD
I'm trying to install 11.1 onto a machine without writing a disk and have got stuck. Apologies if this has been discussed before, a quick search didn't turn it up. I'm following the instructions on http://en.opensuse.org/Installation_without_CD and I've installed the new kernel, modified grub and am running the installation but am stuck at finding "the server" and "the directory" containing "the install files". I've assumed that refers to the place where I downloaded the boot iso. I've selected FTP network installation and DHCP config, which works, and then for the IP address of the FTP server I gave 195.135.221.130, which I got by pinging download.suse.org and for the directory on the server I gave /distribution/11.1/iso, which is the path to the boot iso. It said "no repository found" in both cases. I also said no username or password and no proxy. So what have I done wrong, and where could I have found the information? Thanks, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 11:49:52AM +0100, Dave Howorth wrote:
I'm trying to install 11.1 onto a machine without writing a disk and have got stuck. Apologies if this has been discussed before, a quick search didn't turn it up.
I'm following the instructions on http://en.opensuse.org/Installation_without_CD and I've installed the new kernel, modified grub and am running the installation but am stuck at finding "the server" and "the directory" containing "the install files". I've assumed that refers to the place where I downloaded the boot iso.
I've selected FTP network installation and DHCP config, which works, and then for the IP address of the FTP server I gave 195.135.221.130, which I got by pinging download.suse.org and for the directory on the server I gave /distribution/11.1/iso, which is the path to the boot iso. It said "no repository found" in both cases. I also said no username or password and no proxy.
So what have I done wrong, and where could I have found the information?
http://en.opensuse.org/Network_Install might help. You need to use the location of the actual files of the openSUSE distribution and not the one with the CD/ DVD ISO image files in. http://download.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ is the location for 11.1 for example. The mirrorbrain mechanism ensures to redirect your client transparently to the best or closest known mirror seen from your particular network location (AS) if you use http as transport protocol. Please consider to update or enhance the wiki page if it wasn't clear enough regarding this point. Lars -- Lars Müller [ˈlaː(r)z ˈmʏlɐ] Samba Team SUSE Linux, Maxfeldstraße 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
Lars Müller wrote: Thanks for the reply Lars.
http://en.opensuse.org/Network_Install might help.
Well, I'm doing a local install, not a remote install and that page says even less than the one I was using about hpw to run the install, unless I've missed something. Is there some specific information on that page about how to run the install, as opposed to how to prepare for it?
You need to use the location of the actual files of the openSUSE distribution and not the one with the CD/ DVD ISO image files in.
http://download.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ is the location for 11.1 for example.
OK. I repeated the install as before but changed the directory to "/pub/opensuse/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/" but I still get "No repository found". Was I supposed to do something different?
The mirrorbrain mechanism ensures to redirect your client transparently to the best or closest known mirror seen from your particular network location (AS) if you use http as transport protocol.
Are you saying that I don't need to do an FTP install (as stated on the wiki page) but can do an HTTP one and in that case I can use DNS instead of IP? (I'll try that while I wait for a reply)
Please consider to update or enhance the wiki page if it wasn't clear enough regarding this point.
Will do, once I have a successful procedure :) Thanks, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Dave Howorth wrote:
The mirrorbrain mechanism ensures to redirect your client transparently to the best or closest known mirror seen from your particular network location (AS) if you use http as transport protocol.
Are you saying that I don't need to do an FTP install (as stated on the wiki page) but can do an HTTP one and in that case I can use DNS instead of IP? (I'll try that while I wait for a reply)
I just tried that, but it wants an IP address for HTTP as well. So I don't understand what you meant. Chers, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 18/08/09 14:43, Dave Howorth wrote:
I just tried that, but it wants an IP address for HTTP as well. So I don't understand what you meant.
I think it would help a lot if you could enter a domain name instead of an IP address, a la Anaconda. Finding the IP address for an Opensuse mirror is a non-trivial process for most people. The location could even be pre-populated, taking out the guesswork. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 01:41:37PM +0100, Dave Howorth wrote:
Lars Müller wrote:
http://en.opensuse.org/Network_Install might help.
Well, I'm doing a local install, not a remote install and that page says even less than the one I was using about hpw to run the install, unless I've missed something. Is there some specific information on that page about how to run the install, as opposed to how to prepare for it?
The same approach even works for an installation in the case you can't use a CD or DVD to start from.
You need to use the location of the actual files of the openSUSE distribution and not the one with the CD/ DVD ISO image files in.
http://download.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ is the location for 11.1 for example.
OK. I repeated the install as before but changed the directory to "/pub/opensuse/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/" but I still get "No repository found". Was I supposed to do something different?
Have you used http? Have you tried to paste http://download.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ to a web broweser and do you get a listing starting with the ARCHIVES.gz file and ending with the suse/ directory?
The mirrorbrain mechanism ensures to redirect your client transparently to the best or closest known mirror seen from your particular network location (AS) if you use http as transport protocol.
Are you saying that I don't need to do an FTP install (as stated on the wiki page) but can do an HTTP one and in that case I can use DNS instead of IP? (I'll try that while I wait for a reply)
If your system has a working network setup including DNS this approach is known to work. The mirrorbrain approach only works for HTTP. That's why I'm using HTTP for all repos in use. Independent it it is an initial install or if it is about applying updates. Lars -- Lars Müller [ˈlaː(r)z ˈmʏlɐ] Samba Team SUSE Linux, Maxfeldstraße 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
Lars Müller wrote:
You need to use the location of the actual files of the openSUSE distribution and not the one with the CD/ DVD ISO image files in.
http://download.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ is the location for 11.1 for example. OK. I repeated the install as before but changed the directory to "/pub/opensuse/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/" but I still get "No repository found". Was I supposed to do something different?
Have you used http?
Yes. With no success.
Have you tried to paste http://download.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ to a web broweser and do you get a listing starting with the ARCHIVES.gz file and ending with the suse/ directory?
I have done that on the machine I am typing this on, which is on the same network switch as the target machine. I also see the directory if I use the 195.135.221.130 IP address, so I guess that's correct.
The mirrorbrain mechanism ensures to redirect your client transparently to the best or closest known mirror seen from your particular network location (AS) if you use http as transport protocol. Are you saying that I don't need to do an FTP install (as stated on the wiki page) but can do an HTTP one and in that case I can use DNS instead of IP? (I'll try that while I wait for a reply)
If your system has a working network setup including DNS this approach is known to work.
I don't know how I'd know whether it has a working DNS setup. But if I select an HTTP install it then asks me for the IP address of the server and if I type "download.opensuse.org" it says "Invalid input" (after quite a long time) so there's obviously some other information that I don't know.
The mirrorbrain approach only works for HTTP. That's why I'm using HTTP for all repos in use. Independent it it is an initial install or if it is about applying updates.
So that's one thing that we know is definitely wrong in the wiki instructions, then :) It says FTP and should say HTTP. One obvious possibility is that there's something wrong with the network setup on the target machine but: (1) it was working up until I booted the installer (2) the installer made a DHCP query and didn't report any problem so I guess the network stack is working (3) the error it does report is "No repository found". I'd hope for some more specific error if it couldn't reach the host. Is there any way to get the installer to tell me the HTTP request & response details? Or otherwise see what's happening? I've repeated the HTTP attempt and double-checked the IP address and directory name so I think they're correct. Cheers, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Dave Howorth wrote:
Lars Müller wrote:
You need to use the location of the actual files of the openSUSE distribution and not the one with the CD/ DVD ISO image files in.
http://download.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ is the location for 11.1 for example.
OK. I repeated the install as before but changed the directory to "/pub/opensuse/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/" but I still get "No repository found". Was I supposed to do something different?
Have you used http?
Yes. With no success.
Have you tried to paste http://download.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ to a web broweser and do you get a listing starting with the ARCHIVES.gz file and ending with the suse/ directory?
I have done that on the machine I am typing this on, which is on the same network switch as the target machine. I also see the directory if I use the 195.135.221.130 IP address, so I guess that's correct.
The mirrorbrain mechanism ensures to redirect your client transparently to the best or closest known mirror seen from your particular network location (AS) if you use http as transport protocol.
Are you saying that I don't need to do an FTP install (as stated on the wiki page) but can do an HTTP one and in that case I can use DNS instead of IP? (I'll try that while I wait for a reply)
If your system has a working network setup including DNS this approach is known to work.
I don't know how I'd know whether it has a working DNS setup. But if I select an HTTP install it then asks me for the IP address of the server and if I type "download.opensuse.org" it says "Invalid input" (after quite a long time) so there's obviously some other information that I don't know.
The mirrorbrain approach only works for HTTP. That's why I'm using HTTP for all repos in use. Independent it it is an initial install or if it is about applying updates.
So that's one thing that we know is definitely wrong in the wiki instructions, then :) It says FTP and should say HTTP.
One obvious possibility is that there's something wrong with the network setup on the target machine but: (1) it was working up until I booted the installer (2) the installer made a DHCP query and didn't report any problem so I guess the network stack is working (3) the error it does report is "No repository found". I'd hope for some more specific error if it couldn't reach the host.
Is there any way to get the installer to tell me the HTTP request & response details? Or otherwise see what's happening?
I've repeated the HTTP attempt and double-checked the IP address and directory name so I think they're correct.
Cheers, Dave
It's perfectly correct for the documentation to say ftp. It's also perfectly correct for you to use http if you want to. It should be obvious that any network-based install can only possibly work if your network card is lucky and happens to be on of the ones that the installer knows how to use. If the installer does in fact sucessfully light up your nic, and successfully negotiates dhcp, and your dhcp server gives you correct network and dns settings, and you want to use http, then you need to enter a valid repository hostname or ip, AND a valid path to a valid repo. What _specifically_ about this don't you understand or what specifically from this did you do and it didn't work? http://en.opensuse.org/INSTALL_Internet Btw I found that by doing something incredibly arcane and wizardly. I opened up google and put in "opensuse install http" Man that was hard. -- bkw -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Brian K. White wrote:
It's perfectly correct for the documentation to say ftp. It's also perfectly correct for you to use http if you want to. It should be obvious that any network-based install can only possibly work if your network card is lucky and happens to be on of the ones that the installer knows how to use. If the installer does in fact sucessfully light up your nic, and successfully negotiates dhcp, and your dhcp server gives you correct network and dns settings, and you want to use http, then you need to enter a valid repository hostname or ip, AND a valid path to a valid repo.
What _specifically_ about this don't you understand or what specifically from this did you do and it didn't work? http://en.opensuse.org/INSTALL_Internet
Btw I found that by doing something incredibly arcane and wizardly. I opened up google and put in "opensuse install http" Man that was hard.
That comes across as a little harsh and also reads as if you haven't read the whole thread. So excuse me if I just refer you to the thread for the details instead of reiterating them. Cheers, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Dave Howorth wrote:
Brian K. White wrote:
It's perfectly correct for the documentation to say ftp. It's also perfectly correct for you to use http if you want to. It should be obvious that any network-based install can only possibly work if your network card is lucky and happens to be on of the ones that the installer knows how to use. If the installer does in fact sucessfully light up your nic, and successfully negotiates dhcp, and your dhcp server gives you correct network and dns settings, and you want to use http, then you need to enter a valid repository hostname or ip, AND a valid path to a valid repo.
What _specifically_ about this don't you understand or what specifically from this did you do and it didn't work? http://en.opensuse.org/INSTALL_Internet
Btw I found that by doing something incredibly arcane and wizardly. I opened up google and put in "opensuse install http" Man that was hard.
That comes across as a little harsh and also reads as if you haven't read the whole thread. So excuse me if I just refer you to the thread for the details instead of reiterating them.
Cheers, Dave
Harsh? What's that got to do with anything? Do you want it to work or not? I install exactly this way almost exclusively countless times per month/week even per day some days, and have done so for years and it works fine every time. Further, it's quite simple and the _few_ details that a brand new user does need to be told the first time, are all spelled out in the document I referred to and several others like it. So what else do you want? It works for everyone else and for me too, so, if it's not working for you, I can only assume that you have not in fact followed the documentation, or you have an unsupported nic, or your dhcp server is handing out bad settings (but you should know how your own network works and you should not need to rely on dhcp anyways), or something about the documentation is not clear enough, or you don't have the necessary background to interpret the documentation. So, what you need to do is follow that document, and describe either what exactly wasn't clear enough for you to be able to do it, or what exactly you did that failed, and how exactly it failed. Simply saying you followed the steps isn't good enough, since they work for me and everyone else. Saying you entered a hostname into some field we can only guess at after some prior steps we can only guess at, also isn't good enough. I have indeed read the thread and indeed you are correct that reiterating any part of it would be pointless since not enough useful detail has been shown yet anywhere in it. You have not shown that you have actually followed the directions in the documentation. You have stated that you assume that DNS is working but don't know how to tell if it is or not. (and you want to install and use linux? hint, ctrl-alt-F4, ifconfig -a;netstat -rn ;cat /etc/resolv.conf , these commands show you the current network settings, it's up to you to know if they are correct for your network or not. If they look ok try ping www.google.com, if it works then your network is fully working and any problems are in the realm of your use of the installer, ie: what you are entering into the various fields. If it doesn't work then diagnose your network the same as for any other machine, which is beyond the scope of this email or even this mail list as it's a faq and there are countless how-to's for that already. If you know how your network is supposed to work but the installer network settings don't work, then tell us the model of your nic and we can look up if that is a nic that the installer has a driver for. Also does your pc have more than one nic? because in that case there is an opportunity to fail that the document I linked to doesn't talk about.). You have stated that you entered a hostname into some field we can only guess at, after some unknown prior steps we can only guess at, and that it produced an error. You have not shown that you entered a path to a repo into the subsequent field. (perhaps this field was never presented, as a result of the prior error, but I am not certain on that from what I can read in this thread so far, it's something I guess, not something you've stated, so it can't be considered) When I do these installs, I begin by knowing what my nic chipset is (or at least how to find out) and how to tell if there is a driver for it and how to tell if that driver is working and how to diagnose and resolve networking issues without the magic of dhcp, and a path to an install source. You should really know all that too if you expect to function. At this point I can't tell from the thread so far if you have a problem with your network, your nic, the nic driver (kernel & modules) included in the installer, or merely your use of the installer. But, if you describe more accurately what you are doing, then I would start to be able to. -- bkw -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 18 August 2009 13:38:00 Lars Müller wrote:
http://en.opensuse.org/Network_Install might help.
You need to use the location of the actual files of the openSUSE distribution and not the one with the CD/ DVD ISO image files in.
http://download.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ is the location for 11.1 for example.
The mirrorbrain mechanism ensures to redirect your client transparently to the best or closest known mirror seen from your particular network location (AS) if you use http as transport protocol.
Please consider to update or enhance the wiki page if it wasn't clear enough regarding this point.
Lars
Hi Dave, There's one possibility that sprung to mind which may catch you out. In the past when I've accidentally used an installation kernel from a previous suse version it usually failed to find installation sources from the most current suse version. After i used an up-to-date installation kernel I would be fine. It may be easier to just ignore the mirrorbrain service that opensuse.org provides. Looking at your domain I see you'll be on the JANET network so I would imagine the JANET mirror service would be the fastest/most reliable mirror for you. Booting to the installation kernel and using the following *should* work ;) http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/r... For your convenience, here's a few IP's www.mirrorservice.org. 540 IN A 212.219.56.153 www.mirrorservice.org. 540 IN A 212.219.56.131 www.mirrorservice.org. 540 IN A 212.219.56.132 www.mirrorservice.org. 540 IN A 212.219.56.135 www.mirrorservice.org. 540 IN A 212.219.56.138 www.mirrorservice.org. 540 IN A 212.219.56.139 -- “Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.” ☘ Oscar Wilde -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Graham Anderson wrote:
There's one possibility that sprung to mind which may catch you out. In the past when I've accidentally used an installation kernel from a previous suse version it usually failed to find installation sources from the most current suse version. After i used an up-to-date installation kernel I would be fine.
Hi Graham, Thanks for thinking of this. I was using the kernel that I just extracted from the 11.1 mini-cd iso, so I think I'm OK. My problem went away when I manually set the network parameters, so I guess our network admins need to clean up their DHCP server.
Booting to the installation kernel and using the following *should* work ;)
http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/r...
For your convenience, here's a few IP's
www.mirrorservice.org. 540 IN A 212.219.56.153
Yes, this one works well :) Thanks, Dave Lars, Thanks for your help. I expect the 195.135.221.130 address would also work now I've set the net parameters. It would be nice if the installer came up with more specific error messages if it has problems reaching the repository. Also nice would be the ability to see the details that DHCP set up. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:22:37PM +0100, Dave Howorth wrote:
Thanks for your help. I expect the 195.135.221.130 address would also work now I've set the net parameters. It would be nice if the installer came up with more specific error messages if it has problems reaching the repository. Also nice would be the ability to see the details that DHCP set up.
Please file a bug report on the missing DHCP details to get the YaST dialogues enhanced. Else I fear others will stumble at the same point too. Lars -- Lars Müller [ˈlaː(r)z ˈmʏlɐ] Samba Team SUSE Linux, Maxfeldstraße 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
On Tuesday 18 August 2009 12:49, Dave Howorth wrote:
I'm trying to install 11.1 onto a machine without writing a disk and have got stuck. Apologies if this has been discussed before, a quick search didn't turn it up.
I'm following the instructions on http://en.opensuse.org/Installation_without_CD and I've installed the new kernel, modified grub and am running the installation but am stuck at finding "the server" and "the directory" containing "the install files". I've assumed that refers to the place where I downloaded the boot iso.
I've selected FTP network installation and DHCP config, which works, and then for the IP address of the FTP server I gave 195.135.221.130, which I got by pinging download.suse.org and for the directory on the server I gave /distribution/11.1/iso, which is the path to the boot iso. It said "no repository found" in both cases. I also said no username or password and no proxy.
So what have I done wrong, and where could I have found the information?
Thanks, Dave
You need to point it to the repos instead of the iso. The installer cant find anything besides the iso image, as it sees as a file. So redo the steps and exchange the /iso path to the /repo Good luck! -- /Rikard Johnels
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rikard Johnels wrote:
On Tuesday 18 August 2009 12:49, Dave Howorth wrote:
I'm trying to install 11.1 onto a machine without writing a disk and have got stuck. Apologies if this has been discussed before, a quick search didn't turn it up.
I'm following the instructions on http://en.opensuse.org/Installation_without_CD and I've installed the new kernel, modified grub and am running the installation but am stuck at finding "the server" and "the directory" containing "the install files". I've assumed that refers to the place where I downloaded the boot iso.
I've selected FTP network installation and DHCP config, which works, and then for the IP address of the FTP server I gave 195.135.221.130, which I got by pinging download.suse.org and for the directory on the server I gave /distribution/11.1/iso, which is the path to the boot iso. It said "no repository found" in both cases. I also said no username or password and no proxy.
So what have I done wrong, and where could I have found the information?
Thanks, Dave
You need to point it to the repos instead of the iso. The installer cant find anything besides the iso image, as it sees as a file. So redo the steps and exchange the /iso path to the /repo
Good luck!
This seems to be a familiar discussion, and I dugout below from a previous thread, which worked for me when I was forced to upgrade a machine with a dodgy media reader. The option not discussed is a PXE based boot if your network cards support PXE. The ISO image is loop mounted on a Server machine and machines boot from it across the network. (One interesting side effect is that the networked ISO image can be subsequently used for other operations). I have not checked whether the links below are still current... but look for... http://en.opensuse.org/SuSE_install_with_PXE_boot and the earlier... http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Network_Installation_of_SuSE_Linux_via_PXE_Boot (there was an issue with the tftpd setup when I tried it with a 10.2 server. IIRC Under 10.2 tftpd RPM did not create the relevant tftpd account. For a variety of reasons I have not tested this with 11 on the server) - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkqL4EEACgkQasN0sSnLmgJWxgCgk2ARRmh6pOVDo9d96iakfwes byoAoKc3L38iV/zSDus2T9F4q0BP8cDn =MnN0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Le Tuesday 18 August 2009 12:49:52 Dave Howorth, vous avez écrit :
I'm trying to install 11.1 onto a machine without writing a disk and have got stuck. Apologies if this has been discussed before, a quick search didn't turn it up.
I'm following the instructions on http://en.opensuse.org/Installation_without_CD and I've installed the new kernel, modified grub and am running the installation but am stuck at finding "the server" and "the directory" containing "the install files". I've assumed that refers to the place where I downloaded the boot iso.
I've selected FTP network installation and DHCP config, which works, and then for the IP address of the FTP server I gave 195.135.221.130, which I got by pinging download.suse.org and for the directory on the server I gave /distribution/11.1/iso, which is the path to the boot iso. It said "no repository found" in both cases. I also said no username or password and no proxy.
So what have I done wrong, and where could I have found the information?
Thanks, Dave
Hi, If you have a USB flash disk and a USB port on the computer, you cna install using UnetBootin (http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/). I installed OpenSuSE 11.0 a year ago on a Netbook without optical drive. I do not recall how I have done it, but if I succeed, it is not too hard ;-) Hope it helps Cheers Matthias -- / \ /_!_\ My e-mail address has just changed. Please note the new one : matthias.titeux@inserm.fr _____________________________________________________________ Matthias Titeux, PhD Département de génétique des maladies cutanées et allergiques dans des modèles animaux et chez l'homme. INSERM U563 - CPTP Pavillon Lefebvre, 5ème étage CHU Purpan BP3028 31024 Toulouse cedex 03 __________________________________________________________ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Chris Hills wrote:
I think it would help a lot if you could enter a domain name instead of an IP address, a la Anaconda. Finding the IP address for an Opensuse mirror is a non-trivial process for most people. The location could even be pre-populated, taking out the guesswork.
I agree, but right now I'd settle for being able to do it at all! ? Matthias Titeux wrote:
If you have a USB flash disk and a USB port on the computer, you cna install using UnetBootin (http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/). I installed OpenSuSE 11.0 a year ago on a Netbook without optical drive. I do not recall how I have done it, but if I succeed, it is not too hard ;-)
Thanks but I'm trying to do it over the net without writing extra media. I'm guessing this is pretty easy as well, once you know how :( Does anybody know how? Cheers, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
participants (8)
-
Brian K. White -
Chris Hills -
Dave Howorth -
G T Smith -
Graham Anderson -
Lars Müller -
Matthias Titeux -
Rikard Johnels