I hope I haven't asked this question already; I've been thinking about it for a while, but haven't (I think) gotten around to it. Is it possible to do an FTP install of SuSE over modem? I'm thinking ahead to 8.2, of course, but I presume the method wouldn't change from 8.1. I tried to do this with 8.1, in fact (before buying a copy), but as far as I could determine, the boot disks don't have support for establishing an FTP connection via modem. Yeah, I know it'd be slow as heck, but I don't have the cash to buy a copy of 8.2, I don't care about any of the buy-only programs (heck, I don't even know what they are), and I don't have any helpful broadband friends to burn a copy of the FTP tree for me, so... is it possible at all, or am I just SOL?
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Fred Sloniker wrote: | I hope I haven't asked this question already; I've been thinking about it for | a while, but haven't (I think) gotten around to it. | | Is it possible to do an FTP install of SuSE over modem? I'm thinking ahead to | 8.2, of course, but I presume the method wouldn't change from 8.1. I tried | to do this with 8.1, in fact (before buying a copy), but as far as I could | determine, the boot disks don't have support for establishing an FTP | connection via modem. | | Yeah, I know it'd be slow as heck, but I don't have the cash to buy a copy of | 8.2, I don't care about any of the buy-only programs (heck, I don't even know | what they are), and I don't have any helpful broadband friends to burn a copy | of the FTP tree for me, so... is it possible at all, or am I just SOL? | | Sure it's possible. But expect to see 8.3 released before you're done downloading it. oh, and i'm not sure if the ftp version will stay the same, or if it's constantly updated. If I was going to do it, with modem, I'd use GFTP *my prefrence, use your own choice), I knwo I can tell it to grab the entire directory tree, then stop if i need to, and skip over the files I already have. what is it, 12 CD's? thats 8.6 million kilo bytes. assuming you'd always have 56 kbPS download, it would take you almost 43 hours. i've never seen a download speed on my 56 higher than 4 kilos per second, which translates out as almost 25 days (597.3 hours) figure out a way to save $2 a day for a month (cut back on soda, movies, hookers :-) , etc) for a month, and you'll have enough for the upgrade version. Joe - -- SuSE Linux 8.1 (i386) | Kernel 2.4.19-4GB / i686 ~ 5:37pm up 6 days, 9:17, 5 users, load average: 0.47, 0.42, 0.34 Wear a gun to someone else's house, you're saying, 'I'll defend this home as if it were my own.' When your guests see you carry a weapon, you're telling them,'I'll defend you as if you were my own family.' And anyone who objects levels the deadliest insult possible: 'I don't trust you unless you're rendered harmless'! L. Neil Smith, The Probability Broach nqs@cognisurf.com | Blog: http://tigger.tmcom.com/~nqs/blogger.html GPG key can be found at: http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/ | Geek Code: http://tigger.tmcom.com/~nqs/geek_code.html -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE+sG9fojW9aOH101IRAktGAKDGWlqSNA5KFDD/m+f6z9SXRHP18wCdEV5k JkuZL+DjqRlLTdWqRqhugUE= =Zk0b -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
On 05/01/2003 07:58 AM, Fred Sloniker wrote:
Yeah, I know it'd be slow as heck, but I don't have the cash to buy a copy of 8.2, <snip>... is it possible at all, or am I just SOL?
I don't know about your connection costs, but I suspect that would be more expensive than buying the boxed version over a modem. That is a lot to download, especially factoring in the dropped connections you'll get with a modem. YMMV. -- Joe Morris New Tribes Mission Email Address: Joe_Morris@ntm.org Web Address: http://www.mydestiny.net/~joe_morris Registered Linux user 231871 God said, I AM that I AM. I say, by the grace of God, I am what I am.
The 03.04.30 at 16:58, Fred Sloniker wrote:
Is it possible to do an FTP install of SuSE over modem?
I think you would have to use another machine as local mirror, and ftp to that one. You could download and create the local mirror leisurely, and you wouldn't be bothered by the line going down on mid install. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
It may work. However, the time to do this may be measured in terms of weeks. This doesn't include hangups, and redials.
Is it possible to do an FTP install of SuSE over modem?
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Fred, I'm sure there would be a kind soul who would willing to make you a copy, AND NOT CHARGE YOU FOR IT, rather than have to see you go through the pain of downloading the sucker over a modem. I would gladly make you a copy of mine, but it's not due here for a few more days and I'll be on vacation all of next week. Perhaps if you can wait, I'll help you out. :-) Just my $.02 </Jared> On Wed, 2003-04-30 at 17:58, Fred Sloniker wrote:
I hope I haven't asked this question already; I've been thinking about it for a while, but haven't (I think) gotten around to it.
Is it possible to do an FTP install of SuSE over modem? I'm thinking ahead to 8.2, of course, but I presume the method wouldn't change from 8.1. I tried to do this with 8.1, in fact (before buying a copy), but as far as I could determine, the boot disks don't have support for establishing an FTP connection via modem.
Yeah, I know it'd be slow as heck, but I don't have the cash to buy a copy of 8.2, I don't care about any of the buy-only programs (heck, I don't even know what they are), and I don't have any helpful broadband friends to burn a copy of the FTP tree for me, so... is it possible at all, or am I just SOL? -- "Turd Ferguson. Yeah, he's a funny guy." ~Burt Reynolds (As portrayed by Norm McDonald of SNL)
On Wednesday 30 April 2003 23:04, Turd Ferguson wrote: <snip>
On Wed, 2003-04-30 at 17:58, Fred Sloniker wrote:
I hope I haven't asked this question already; I've been thinking about it for a while, but haven't (I think) gotten around to it.
Is it possible to do an FTP install of SuSE over modem? I'm thinking ahead to 8.2, of course, but I presume the method wouldn't change from 8.1. I tried to do this with 8.1, in fact (before buying a copy), but as far as I could determine, the boot disks don't have support for establishing an FTP connection via modem.
Yeah, I know it'd be slow as heck, but I don't have the cash to buy a copy of 8.2, I don't care about any of the buy-only programs (heck, I don't even know what they are), and I don't have any helpful broadband friends to burn a copy of the FTP tree for me, so... is it possible at all, or am I just SOL?
-- "Turd Ferguson. Yeah, he's a funny guy." ~Burt Reynolds (As portrayed by Norm McDonald of SNL)
Hey Fred, Holler at me at my e-mail address, and if you're willing to pay for the price to send them, I'll give you my CD's (I need the DVD's though, since I don't have a DVD recorder nor any blank DVD's, heh. I also want to keep the box and books, so basically, all you'd be getting are the original CD's and that's all. Up to you bud. John -- A butterfly is: Pretty,soft,harmless...and useless, just like M$N. My Penguin eats butterflies.
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