Can 9.0-PatchCD.iso be used to install without DVD?
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.
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
On Thursday 19 February 2004 19:38, 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.
Here is what worked for me: - boot with the 9.0-PatchCD.iso and let it proceed until it recognizes the HD on the SATA controller (the screen with the suggested partitioning, package selection...) So you have the kernel with SATA support running. - abort the installation, you will fallback to manual (text mode) installation - load the necessary network card driver - start the normal network installation ( I used nfs, but also ftp or every other supported installation type should work ) - when the installation is finished, don't let the machine reboot ( stop the countdown ) - go to the console ( ctrl-alt-F2 if I remember correctly ) - at this point you have the root fs mounted on /mnt, mount the PatchCD somewhere, go to the suse/x86_64 directory on the CD (this one contains the new kernel rpms) and run rpm -Fvh *.rpm --root /mnt - now reboot and complete the installation I don't know anything about the suse installation process, this is just what I have done to install the 9.0 download edition on a SATA drive, maybe there exist simpler ways... Regards, mitja
A step is missing in my last post: After installing the new kernel rpms, check the /mnt/etc/sysconfig/kernel file; the INITRD_MODULES line must contain the module for the sata controller, if it doesn't, then add it and run: chroot /mnt mk_initrd After this, reboot the system. regards, mitja
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Mitja Vodopivec