[opensuse] Network install frustration
I have spent the last 8 hours trying to install on a PC with a CD and no floppy..... I have an Opensuse 10.2 DVD, and a PC running it on the network, but for the life of me, haven;t been able to connect via FTP, HTTP, SMB, NFS and various other options. I can run up the PC using a Bart disk, create a partition and copy files to that.... but still no luck. One of my main queries is: when pointing to an SMB share with the install, what is the install supposed to look like?? ie is it just the DVD (ie share the dvd drive and put the original dvd in) or is it a "special" mix of files.... or a directory on the DVD??? So many questions.... But regardless of that, I am sure I have tried all those options, just to continually get a message similar to "invalid installation image...." HELP!! Then again.... I am trying to replace XP on my wifes PC, with a decent OS, but it just aint workin'! It may be an omen.... this is my wifes PC, and I am the local "Desktop Support" rep!! :-) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, 2007-06-25 at 21:23 +1000, John Bennett wrote:
I have spent the last 8 hours trying to install on a PC with a CD and no floppy..... I have an Opensuse 10.2 DVD, and a PC running it on the network, but for the life of me, haven;t been able to connect via FTP, HTTP, SMB, NFS and various other options. I can run up the PC using a Bart disk, create a partition and copy files to that.... but still no luck. One of my main queries is: when pointing to an SMB share with the install, what is the install supposed to look like?? ie is it just the DVD (ie share the dvd drive and put the original dvd in) or is it a "special" mix of files.... or a directory on the DVD??? So many questions.... But regardless of that, I am sure I have tried all those options, just to continually get a message similar to "invalid installation image...." HELP!! Then again.... I am trying to replace XP on my wifes PC, with a decent OS, but it just aint workin'! It may be an omen.... this is my wifes PC, and I am the local "Desktop Support" rep!! :-)
Im sure Ive done this successfully at one stage; should just share the DVD root dir. What OS is the machine that is serving your DVD? E-Mail disclaimer: http://www.sunspace.co.za/emaildisclaimer.htm -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Am Montag, 25. Juni 2007 13:23 schrieb John Bennett:
I have an Opensuse 10.2 DVD, and a PC running it on the network, but for the life of me, haven;t been able to connect via FTP, HTTP, SMB, NFS and various other options. SuSE Firewall activated?
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John Bennett wrote:
I have spent the last 8 hours trying to install on a PC with a CD and no floppy..... I have an Opensuse 10.2 DVD, and a PC running it on the network, but for the life of me, haven;t been able to connect via FTP, HTTP, SMB, NFS and various other options. I can run up the PC using a Bart disk, create a partition and copy files to that.... but still no luck. One of my main queries is: when pointing to an SMB share with the install, what is the install supposed to look like?? ie is it just the DVD (ie share the dvd drive and put the original dvd in) or is it a "special" mix of files.... or a directory on the DVD??? So many questions.... But regardless of that, I am sure I have tried all those options, just to continually get a message similar to "invalid installation image...." HELP!! Then again.... I am trying to replace XP on my wifes PC, with a decent OS, but it just aint workin'! It may be an omen.... this is my wifes PC, and I am the local "Desktop Support" rep!! :-) I have often installed using NFS and it works well. I just loop mount and export the ISO file. There is also another method that uses Yast to set up the server. Have you tried that. I assume you have the servers i.e. NFS, Samba etc running?
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James Knott wrote:
John Bennett wrote:
I have spent the last 8 hours trying to install on a PC with a CD and no floppy..... I have an Opensuse 10.2 DVD, and a PC running it on the network, but for the life of me, haven;t been able to connect via FTP, HTTP, SMB, NFS and various other options. I can run up the PC using a Bart disk, create a partition and copy files to that.... but still no luck. One of my main queries is: when pointing to an SMB share with the install, what is the install supposed to look like?? ie is it just the DVD (ie share the dvd drive and put the original dvd in) or is it a "special" mix of files.... or a directory on the DVD??? So many questions.... But regardless of that, I am sure I have tried all those options, just to continually get a message similar to "invalid installation image...." HELP!! Then again.... I am trying to replace XP on my wifes PC, with a decent OS, but it just aint workin'! It may be an omen.... this is my wifes PC, and I am the local "Desktop Support" rep!! :-) I have often installed using NFS and it works well. I just loop mount and export the ISO file. There is also another method that uses Yast to set up the server. Have you tried that. I assume you have the servers i.e. NFS, Samba etc running?
if all else fails for you, you can always install via CD (CD1 through CD3, I believe) and then use the network to do the remaining isntall from the DVD, either via the network or from an iso that is loop mounted locallly. regards Eberhard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 6/25/07, Eberhard Roloff
James Knott wrote:
John Bennett wrote:
I have spent the last 8 hours trying to install on a PC with a CD and no floppy..... I have an Opensuse 10.2 DVD, and a PC running it on the network, but for the life of me, haven;t been able to connect via FTP, HTTP, SMB, NFS and various other options.
Here are the instruction to create pxe boot installation server. You need nfsserver, dhcp-server, tftp server and syslinux. 1. Select your dhcpd interface from yast. /etc/dhcpd.conf prime:/mnt/sdb5/downloads # cat /etc/dhcpd.conf option domain-name "cyberorg.info"; option domain-name-servers 202.138.103.100; option routers 10.0.0.254; default-lease-time 14400; ddns-update-style none; get-lease-hostnames true; next-server 10.0.0.254; subnet 10.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { range 10.0.0.50 10.0.0.170; default-lease-time 144000; max-lease-time 172800; filename "pxelinux.0"; 2. mkdir /mnt/10.2 ; mount suse-10.2-DVD.iso /mnt/10.2 -o loop 3. /etc/exports /mnt/10.2 *(ro,no_root_squash,sync,no_subtree_check) 4. Enable tftp from yast and point the directory to /srv/tftpboot. /etc/xinet.d/tftp ---snip--- server_args = -s /srv/tftpboot/ disable = no ---snip--- 5. cp /mnt/10.2/boot/i386/loader/linux /srv/tftpboot/ 6. cp /mnt/10.2/boot/i386/loader/initrd /srv/tftpboot/ 7. cp /usr/share/syslinux/pxelinux.0 /srv/tftpboot/ 8. cat /srv/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default LABEL linux kernel linux append initrd=initrd install=nfs://10.0.0.254:/mnt/10.2 9. rcdhcpd restart ; rcnfsserver restart ; rcxinetd restart 10. PXE boot your client, the installation should start automatically :) Cheers -J -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 25 June 2007 18:23, John Bennett wrote:
I have spent the last 8 hours trying to install on a PC with a CD and no floppy..... I have an Opensuse 10.2 DVD, and a PC running it on the network, but for the life of me, haven;t been able to connect via FTP, HTTP, SMB, NFS and various other options. I can run up the PC using a Bart disk, create a partition and copy files to that.... but still no luck. One of my main queries is: when pointing to an SMB share with the install, what is the install supposed to look like?? ie is it just the DVD (ie share the dvd drive and put the original dvd in) or is it a "special" mix of files.... or a directory on the DVD??? So many questions.... But regardless of that, I am sure I have tried all those options, just to continually get a message similar to "invalid installation image...." HELP!! Then again.... I am trying to replace XP on my wifes PC, with a decent OS, but it just aint workin'! It may be an omen.... this is my wifes PC, and I am the local "Desktop Support" rep!! :-)
Hello, Have you resolved the problem? -- Fajar Priyanto | Reg'd Linux User #327841 | Linux tutorial http://linux2.arinet.org 3:45pm up 8:11, 2.6.18.2-34-default GNU/Linux Let's use OpenOffice. http://www.openoffice.org
Fajar Priyanto wrote:
On Monday 25 June 2007 18:23, John Bennett wrote:
I have spent the last 8 hours trying to install on a PC with a CD and no floppy..... I have an Opensuse 10.2 DVD, and a PC running it on the network, but for the life of me, haven;t been able to connect via FTP, HTTP, SMB, NFS and various other options. I can run up the PC using a Bart disk, create a partition and copy files to that.... but still no luck. One of my main queries is: when pointing to an SMB share with the install, what is the install supposed to look like?? ie is it just the DVD (ie share the dvd drive and put the original dvd in) or is it a "special" mix of files.... or a directory on the DVD??? So many questions.... But regardless of that, I am sure I have tried all those options, just to continually get a message similar to "invalid installation image...." HELP!! Then again.... I am trying to replace XP on my wifes PC, with a decent OS, but it just aint workin'! It may be an omen.... this is my wifes PC, and I am the local "Desktop Support" rep!! :-)
Hello, Have you resolved the problem?
Hi Fajar, Well, am I embarrassed or what?? I was "sort of" trying to cut corners, and making big assumptions. First (and main) big assumption was that you can use an earlier version of boot disk to install across the network.... I was trying to use CD#1, Suse 10.0 to kick off the install. Obviously this won't work, as when I eventually got a CD#1,10.2 it worked... Admittedly SLP still wouldn't work (??), and I only got SMB working by mapping the drive manually..... But it worked!! Seems like a bit of overkill having to download the whole CD#1 just to boot, but I couldn't figure out how else to do it. From lots of Googling and forum browsing, I couldn't find an "idiots guide" to how to network install. Network install gets "mentioned" a lot, but the actual method for doing it is not easily available.... Ah well, I'll remember this next time, anyway!! John. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 27 June 2007 18:15, John wrote:
Hello, Have you resolved the problem?
Hi Fajar,
Well, am I embarrassed or what?? I was "sort of" trying to cut corners, and making big assumptions. First (and main) big assumption was that you can use an earlier version of boot disk to install across the network.... I was trying to use CD#1, Suse 10.0 to kick off the install. Obviously this won't work, as when I eventually got a CD#1,10.2 it worked... Admittedly SLP still wouldn't work (??), and I only got SMB working by mapping the drive manually..... But it worked!! Seems like a bit of overkill having to download the whole CD#1 just to boot, but I couldn't figure out how else to do it. From lots of Googling and forum browsing, I couldn't find an "idiots guide" to how to network install. Network install gets "mentioned" a lot, but the actual method for doing it is not easily available.... Ah well, I'll remember this next time, anyway!!
I'm not sure about Suse10.0, but I use Opensuse10.1 CD #1 to do network install of 10.1 (of course), 10.2, and SLED10, SLES10. All work. To do network install, I boot the PC, and when the nice welcome screen of OpenSuse appears, I type in the options: Install=nfs://10.0.0.30:/srv/www/htdocs/pub hostip=10.0.0.50 netmask=255.255.255.0 We can even put autoyast=nfs://10.0.0.30:/autoyast/template.xml for automatic install. Suse is very cool. Of course, we should put all the contents of Opensuse10.2 CD into /srv/www/htdocs/pub and make the NFS export of it on 10.0.0.30 first. I love to do network install. Thanks Suse. BTW, the resouce for network install is in http://www.opensuse.org web, just search for "network install". -- Fajar Priyanto | Reg'd Linux User #327841 | Linux tutorial http://linux2.arinet.org 6:43pm up 11:09, 2.6.18.2-34-default GNU/Linux Let's use OpenOffice. http://www.openoffice.org
On Monday 25 June 2007 18:23, John Bennett wrote:
I have spent the last 8 hours trying to install on a PC with a CD and no floppy..... I have an Opensuse 10.2 DVD, and a PC running it on the network, but for the life of me, haven;t been able to connect via FTP, HTTP, SMB, NFS and various other options. I can run up the PC using a Bart disk, create a partition and copy files to that.... but still no luck. One of my main queries is: when pointing to an SMB share with the install, what is the install supposed to look like?? ie is it just the DVD (ie share the dvd drive and put the original dvd in) or is it a "special" mix of files.... or a directory on the DVD??? So many questions.... But regardless of that, I am sure I have tried all those options, just to continually get a message similar to "invalid installation image...." HELP!! Then again.... I am trying to replace XP on my wifes PC, with a decent OS, but it just aint workin'! It may be an omen.... this is my wifes PC, and I am the local "Desktop Support" rep!! :-)
The fastest and no-stress solution: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2967671&CatId=88 and, could be money saving too. ;-)
-afan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Afan Pasalic wrote:
On Monday 25 June 2007 18:23, John Bennett wrote:
I have spent the last 8 hours trying to install on a PC with a CD and no floppy..... I have an Opensuse 10.2 DVD, and a PC running it on the network, but for the life of me, haven;t been able to connect via FTP, HTTP, SMB, NFS and various other options. I can run up the PC using a Bart disk, create a partition and copy files to that.... but still no luck. One of my main queries is: when pointing to an SMB share with the install, what is the install supposed to look like?? ie is it just the DVD (ie share the dvd drive and put the original dvd in) or is it a "special" mix of files.... or a directory on the DVD??? So many questions.... But regardless of that, I am sure I have tried all those options, just to continually get a message similar to "invalid installation image...." HELP!! Then again.... I am trying to replace XP on my wifes PC, with a decent OS, but it just aint workin'! It may be an omen.... this is my wifes PC, and I am the local "Desktop Support" rep!! :-)
The fastest and no-stress solution: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2967671&CatId=88
and, could be money saving too. ;-)
-afan Great idea, but it's one of those "laptop" type drives - not as easy (or cheap!) to come across!! John.
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On Wed, 2007-06-27 at 07:50 -0500, Afan Pasalic wrote:
The fastest and no-stress solution: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2967671&CatId=88 and, could be money saving too.
Ditto that I have an MSI through Tiger Direct all onboard and it works great plus three slots for the time I can afford 3D graphics. It was bare bones so I just used my drives. -- ___ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ | | | | [__ | | | |___ |_|_| ___] | \/ | \ /|\ || |\ / |~~\ /~~\ /~~| //~~\ | \ / | \ || | X |__/| || |( `--. |__ | | \| \_/ / \ | \ \__/ \__| \\__/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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