Following Sid Boyce's suggestion, I attempted to add the SuSE FTP site as an installation source for Yast under 9.0P. I specified the Server Name as: ftp.suse.com and the Directory on Server as: /pub/suse/i386/9.0/suse/i586/ I also checked the Authentication/Anonymous box. After clicking the OK button, there was some whirring and then I got a failure with the message: Unable to create installation source from URL `ftp://ftp.suse/com//pub/suse/i386/9.0/suse/i586' Details: ERROR(InstSrc:E_no_instsrc_on_media) Try again? Any suggestions as to how to get past that? Paul Abrahams
On Tuesday 23 December 2003 19:16, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
and the Directory on Server as:
/pub/suse/i386/9.0/suse/i586/
~ maybe, it only needs /pub/suse/i386/9.0 ? -- best wishes ____________ sent on Linux ____________
On Tuesday 23 December 2003 14:36, pinto wrote:
On Tuesday 23 December 2003 19:16, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
and the Directory on Server as:
/pub/suse/i386/9.0/suse/i586/
~ maybe, it only needs /pub/suse/i386/9.0 ?
This is correct (just /pub/suse/i386/9.0).
and the Directory on Server as:
/pub/suse/i386/9.0/suse/i586/
~ maybe, it only needs /pub/suse/i386/9.0 ?
This is correct (just /pub/suse/i386/9.0).
doesn't work. i just found an article in the sdb for 8.0 saying that the cd version couldn't do it. it basically said to install the version yast from the ftp site and update the package descriptions. seems like something that shouldn't need that kind of workaround. -- trey
On Tuesday 23 December 2003 14:56, Trey Gruel wrote:
and the Directory on Server as:
/pub/suse/i386/9.0/suse/i586/
~ maybe, it only needs /pub/suse/i386/9.0 ?
This is correct (just /pub/suse/i386/9.0).
doesn't work.
With the 9.0P version of Yast, I've finally succeeded in creating a source: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/9.0 It did take a long time, though, for the creation process to do its thing. Presumably Yast had to do a lot of file transfers to create its indices. Paul Abrahams
and the Directory on Server as:
/pub/suse/i386/9.0/suse/i586/
~ maybe, it only needs /pub/suse/i386/9.0 ?
i was thinking the same thing, but it doesn't work no matter what directories i list there.. i tried setting it at every level between his setting and /pub. all came back with the same error. personally, i use apt to install any missing packages. on the occasions that it's not in the apt repository, i go hunting for some src.rpms with tarballs being my last stand (never had problems w/ tarballs, but i prefer to keep the rpm database up-to date). one of these days, i'll get around to learning to write spec files. hah! let me just add that to my list of "things to do when i have time", right under "prioritize list so i might actually do some of these things" -- trey
Find a mirror closest to you, and preferrable one that uses HTTP instead of FTP. I've had more luck with HTTP, than FTP. HTH, Örn On Tuesday 23 December 2003 20:50, Trey Gruel wrote:
and the Directory on Server as:
/pub/suse/i386/9.0/suse/i586/
~ maybe, it only needs /pub/suse/i386/9.0 ?
i was thinking the same thing, but it doesn't work no matter what directories i list there.. i tried setting it at every level between his setting and /pub. all came back with the same error.
personally, i use apt to install any missing packages. on the occasions that it's not in the apt repository, i go hunting for some src.rpms with tarballs being my last stand (never had problems w/ tarballs, but i prefer to keep the rpm database up-to date). one of these days, i'll get around to learning to write spec files.
hah! let me just add that to my list of "things to do when i have time", right under "prioritize list so i might actually do some of these things"
-- trey
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