Jo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > it is the good one for ftp install. > > So I gather that a graphical FTP install isn't possible? yes it is!!! > > > > > Once the packages are selected though, > > > it doesn't find key components like init scripts, kernel glibc etc... > > > > maybe you should do a gendepslist: > > > > the_dir/misc/gendepslist the_dir > > uh oh, I'm afraid I don't understand that. I tried entering gendepslist > at the prompt, but it doesn't do anything useful: > bash: gendepslist: command not found > in fact, i made an error, it's hdlist that must be updated. It's quite easy: I'll suppose you have your mirror in /mnt/mirror. If you do: cd /mnt/mirror ls you should get COPYING Mandrake RPM-PGP-KEYS VERSION doc index.htm misc INSTALL README RedHat apps dosutils lnx4win now all you have to do is: misc/genhdlist . > Maybe I should keep where I belong: on the newbie list. > :) > ... > > I guess I'd better do a lot more reading before I attempt something of > this kind, but at a certain point I can't resist to actually try to get > things going. > > I'll get back to you with some actual error messages, that will prolly > help you more. > in fact, you seems to have come nearly to the point! ftp root account are usually disabled, but if it works, that's nice :) cu Pixel.
