Re: [suse-amd64] Can 9.0-PatchCD.iso be used to install without DVD?

BARON, JEFFREY (SBCSI) wrote:

Hello All,

I've not seen this question answered yet. I was wondering if it's possible to use the 9.0-PatchCD.iso to install via FTP or some other method, like burning everything under /pub/suse/x86_64/9.0/ to DVD? Thanks in advance.

Have you tried downloading the iso image, mounting it as a loopback device (mount -o loop -t iso9660 *.img mountpoint), and then adding that as a local software source to Yast2? I just figured out Yast2 will accept a local directory as source (eg /usr/src/packages/RPMS) and it will surely agree to a mounted ISO image. You need loop enabled in your kernel and the module loaded; that may be default. Cheers, David