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Re: [opensuse] suse install problem
- From: Kenneth Schneider <suse-list3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 17:58:46 -0400
- Message-id: <1175983126.27698.1.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Sat, 2007-04-07 at 21:35 +0000, riccardo35@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On Sat 07 Apr 2007 19:32, M Harris wrote:
> > If I copy the CD on another machine and burn a copy (slow speed)...
> > will work?
>
> - Is there some method whereby one can copy a CD-iso to Hard Disk, and
> access, without using the CD drive . . . but by mounting the iso
> as /loop device?
>
That's exactly the method I use, but with the DVD. I then use FTP as an
install source from the loop mounted DVD. Works quite well with the beta
versions as well.
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Ken Schneider
UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998
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> On Sat 07 Apr 2007 19:32, M Harris wrote:
> > If I copy the CD on another machine and burn a copy (slow speed)...
> > will work?
>
> - Is there some method whereby one can copy a CD-iso to Hard Disk, and
> access, without using the CD drive . . . but by mounting the iso
> as /loop device?
>
That's exactly the method I use, but with the DVD. I then use FTP as an
install source from the loop mounted DVD. Works quite well with the beta
versions as well.
--
Ken Schneider
UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998
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For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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