[opensuse] alternate boot options for installations
Hi All, I've got a box without the space or power supply to accommodate a CD/DVD drive or burner without a great deal of hardware reconfiguration hassle. What it *does* have is a presently unused 100MB boot partition. Does anyone have a short checklist or procedure for -- after I've loop mounted the .iso image to /media/dvd -- copying contents from the dvd or mini boot .iso into the boot partition so I can boot the installation kernel from grub? Once the installation kernel is loaded, I can manually mount the partition containing the dvd .iso and then loop mount the image... I've done this before... it's the actual booting into the installation kernel from Grub that I need help with. TIA & regards, Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Carl Hartung wrote:
Hi All,
I've got a box without the space or power supply to accommodate a CD/DVD drive or burner without a great deal of hardware reconfiguration hassle. What it *does* have is a presently unused 100MB boot partition.
Does anyone have a short checklist or procedure for -- after I've loop mounted the .iso image to /media/dvd -- copying contents from the dvd or mini boot .iso into the boot partition so I can boot the installation kernel from grub? Once the installation kernel is loaded, I can manually mount the partition containing the dvd .iso and then loop mount the image... I've done this before... it's the actual booting into the installation kernel from Grub that I need help with.
TIA & regards,
Carl
I am not sure if this is helpful. When I last installed 10.2 into a machine that had two DVD drives I found them both to be defective. Probably needs cleaning. I also have a USB external DVD drive. I plugged it into the machine and was amazed that the BIOS found it and that it installed perfectly. I have also installed by having a USB harddrive with a Linux partition on it and the entire DVD copied to the drive with all the directories and files. I did this by mounting the image with the -o loop option and then a recursive copy to a directory on said media. If this method interests you I could probably look at my notes and send you the rest of the proceedure. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 01 January 2007 17:52, Robert Lewis wrote:
I am not sure if this is helpful. When I last installed 10.2 into a machine that had two DVD drives I found them both to be defective. Probably needs cleaning.
I can't find a power supply small enough with the extra amperage needed to carry more devices *and* the (very short) IDE cables are fully populated *and* the (small) chassis is already crammed full. It's gotta be an alternate procedure on this one.
I also have a USB external DVD drive. I plugged it into the machine and was amazed that the BIOS found it and that it installed perfectly.
No such external subsystem here and I'm out in the boonies with ice on the roads. :-)
I have also installed by having a USB harddrive with a Linux partition on it and the entire DVD copied to the drive with all the directories and files. I did this by mounting the image with the -o loop option and then a recursive copy to a directory on said media.
This is similar to what I need to do, but I already know how to proceed *after* I've booted the installation kernel from grub. Thanks for the offer and happy new year! Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 01 January 2007 18:10, Carl Hartung wrote:
This is similar to what I need to do, but I already know how to proceed *after* I've booted the installation kernel from grub.
Solution: a. loop mounting the dvd .iso image and copying the contents to a spare partition b. boot the installation from that spare partition using commandline grub. Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Carl Hartung wrote:
This is similar to what I need to do, but I already know how to proceed *after* I've booted the installation kernel from grub.
in that case, it's enough to have the files /boot/../linux and initrd in any filesystem grub compatible (ext, reiser, dos) to start the install. Find the file on any install cd/dvd jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://dodin.org/mediawiki/index.php/GPS_Lowrance_GO -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 02 January 2007 03:00, jdd wrote:
Carl Hartung wrote:
This is similar to what I need to do, but I already know how to proceed *after* I've booted the installation kernel from grub.
in that case, it's enough to have the files /boot/../linux and initrd in any filesystem grub compatible (ext, reiser, dos) to start the install. Find the file on any install cd/dvd
Thanks, jdd. In case my previous "[solved]" post wasn't clear enough, this procedure assumes a *working grub bootloader is already installed* on the system: * loop mount the dvd.iso and copy the contents into a spare partition * restart & do as follows from the grub boot menu: 'Esc' to exit the graphic boot menu 'c' to enter commandline mode * note: in this example, the dvd contents were copied into partition '/dev/hdc2'. In grub-speak, this is '(hd2,1)', so insert your correct device & partition numbers. Continue: grub> root (hd2,1) grub> kernel /boot/i386/loader/linux root=/boot/i386/root grub> initrd /boot/i386/loader/initrd grub> boot That's it. The installation will boot as though from the dvd, itself. hth & regards, Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
If you have a working grub, there are plenty ways to boot without a CD or floppy drive. Here are a few: title Install SuSE Factory mirrors.kernel.org http kernel (hd0,4)/boot/factinst/linux noapic install=http://mirrors.kernel.org/opensuse/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source/ hostip=192.168.0.2 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.0.1 nameserver=207.69.188.185 splash=0 vga=normal initrd (hd0,4)/boot/factinst/initrd title Install SuSE Factory ftp.ale.org http kernel (hd0,4)/boot/factinst/linux noapic install=http://ftp.ale.org/mirrors/opensuse/opensuse/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/ins... hostip=192.168.0.2 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.0.1 nameserver=207.22.166.2 splash=0 vga=normal initrd (hd0,4)/boot/factinst/initrd title Install SuSE 10.2 mirrors.kernel.org http kernel (hd0,0)/boot/suseinst/linux install=http://mirrors.kernel.org/opensuse/distribution/10.2/repo/oss/ hostip=192.168.0.2 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.0.1 nameserver=207.69.188.185 splash=0 vga=normal initrd (hd0,0)/boot/suseinst/initrd title Install SuSE 10.2 HD DVD ISO kernel (hd0,4)/suse102/linux noapic install=iso:/dev/hda23/openSUSE-10.2-GM-DVD-i386.iso hostip=192.168.0.2 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.0.1 nameserver=207.69.188.185 splash=0 acceleratedx=1 vga=0x120 initrd (hd0,4)/suse102/initrd title Install SuSE 10.2 NFS DVD ISO kernel (hd0,24)/boot/suse102/linux noapic install=nfs://192.168.0.65/isos/openSUSE-10.2-GM-DVD-i386.iso hostip=192.168.0.2 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.0.1 nameserver=207.22.166.2 splash=0 vga=788 initrd (hd0,24)/boot/suse102/initrd http://en.opensuse.org/Installation_without_CD -- "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:10 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 02 January 2007 09:13, Felix Miata wrote:
If you have a working grub, there are plenty ways to boot without a CD or floppy drive. Here are a few:
Now *that's* a keeper! I guess it pays to return every so often and review how the opensuse website has progressed. Thanks, Felix, and happy new year! Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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Carl Hartung
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Felix Miata
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Robert Lewis