Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (487 mails)

[Hans Witvliet <hwit@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 2010-05-30 at 16:03 -0400, Dale Ritchey wrote:
> On 05/30/2010 08:11 AM, Hans Witvliet wrote:
> > On Sun, 2010-05-30 at 12:54 +0200, C wrote:
> >   
> > > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 23:39, Hans Witvliet wrote:
> > >     
> > > > Hm, well comparing what is on the dvd and on the online installation
> > > > tree, there is some discrapancy.
> > > > So either one should start distributing the distro on a blu-ray (holds
> > > > 50G) or ship the box with an USB-stick.
> > > >
> > > > But somehome i've got the distinct feeling that Dl-DD dvd are a bit
> > > > cheaper than same-size usb-stick. Could be wrong tho...
> > > >       
> > > Dual layer DVDs might be cheaper than USB stick, but if you have
> > > computers (latops/netbooks etc.) like I do, with no DVD drive at
> > > all.... you can't burn the DVD ISO to DVD.... and even if I did have
> > > the installer on DVD, I can't use it since I don't have a DVD drive
> > > installed in the computer... USB is the only installation medium
> > > choice I have (yes I know I can do a net install, but I'm not always
> > > guaranteed a net connection during the install process... yes I know I
> > > could also go buy an external DVD drive).
> > >
> > > Caveat, I do have a DVD burner on one computer... but I haven't used
> > > it in a long long time, and don't have DVD banks to burn to anyway.
> > >
> > > My case might be a bit lopsided but... I'm seeing it more and more
> > > with machines I support.... these non-DVD machines are starting to pop
> > > up more and more... and when I'm asked to do an install, USB is often
> > > the only practical choice.
> > >
> > > I still don't see a good reason why the DVD ISO isn't a hybrid that
> > > can easily be dropped onto USB like the Live CDs can be.  Maybe there
> > > is one... dunno.
> > >
> > > C.
> > >     
> > If it poses no big problem  (read: much extra work) i've nothing against
> > a hybrid install-dvd.
> > Though systems that can not boot from dvd, often work with a slow-speed
> > version of the USB-spec, and a bootable cdrom (netboot) is probably a
> > better choise...
> >
> > It would be fun if a live version could hold a local tftp/pxe installer.
> >
> > And if smaug is correct in empty BD costing just $2, i'll have to go
> > shopping again: last time i checked they were over 15 euro's a piece,
> > and only _if_ available. 25G (or 50GB DL) is a lot of space for either
> > distro smapshot's or backups...
> >
> > hw
> >   
> I have tried isohybrid on a net.iso with success
> a dvd isohybrid balks untill I enable (f4) installation source and
> enable hard disk
> I get as far as the installer screen checks the update possibilities
> then I get no repositories found
>
> How do I point to the repositoriy on the disk?

I presume specifying at the grub line, 
something like: install=cdrom://xyz
(just like it gets during normal installation from dvd)

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