I did the install using a Windows NT box as the server for the CD, and using WarFTPd as the server software. I had no problems at all, other than finding out that I needed to put the first CD back in before continuing the installation after loading some stuff from the third CD. So it may not be a "Windows" problem as much as it is an "FTP server software" problem.
---- Robert P. Nix internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mayo Clinic phone: 507-284-0844 200 1st St. SW page: 507-255-3450 Rochester, MN 55905 ---- "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different." > -----Original Message----- > From: Sivey,Lonny [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 6:40 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Suse-Linux 2.2.16 install from CD media kit - problem > > Dave, > > Many people including myself ran into this very same problem. The short > answer is that you need to use something other than a Windows based PC ftp > server to serve up the SuSE CDs. > > Linux is using some ftp extensions that Windows doesn't have. Try using a > Linux PC with an ftp server instead, or any of the other supported SuSE > install methods. > > Lonny > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Coulstock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 5:27 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Suse-Linux 2.2.16 install from CD media kit - problem > > Can anyone help me with the problem described below please? I can provide > more information if required. > > I am attempting to install SuSE-Linux Enterprise Server for S/390 2.2.16 > under VM/ESA 2.4.0 from the 3-CD media kit for evaluation purposes and I am > following the installation procedures described in "Preparing for Installing > SuSE Linux for S/390" (Linux-1001-01) and "Installing SuSE Linux for S/390" > (Linux-1002-01) and also Simon Williams' paper "Building Linux Systems under > IBM VM" (form no. REDP0120). > > The installation environment is a 128/256Mb virtual machine with the > following 3380 minidisks: 191 (92 cyl), 292 (2654 cyl), 293 (300 cyl). The > starter system boots successfully from the VM reader and the message > "Welcome to SuSE Linux S/390 7.0" confirms this. I am using OSA-Ethernet > (option 2) to access it and am able to Telnet into it and run YaST. The > startup message "Linux version 2.2.16 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version > 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #1 SMP Fri Nov 3 09:38:59 GMT 2000" identifies > the software release. > > I have chosen to use an FTP server as the method of installing from the CDs > and get the following when checking the input parameters (apologies for the > formatting) ... > > FTP Settings YaST Version 1.07.1 -- (c) 1994-2000 SuSE GmbH > | > | > | FTP Server [Name|IP] :2.204.1.4 > : | > | Server directory :/cd/suse > : | > | [ ] Use Proxy? > | > | Proxy [Name|IP] :(no proxy) > : | > | [X] Default FTP Port? > | > | Port [Number] :21 > : | > | [ ] Anonymous FTP? > | > | Login :linux > : | > | Password :***** > : | > | Timeout [Seconds] :60 > : | > |+- > Log: ---------------------------------------------------------------------+| > ||Connecting to [2.204.1.4] > || > ||Check server directory... > || > ||/cd... > || > ||550 /cd/setup/descr: folder not found > || > ||File not found on server > || > ||/cd/suse... > || > ||Server directory is: /cd/suse > || > ||Closed connection to [2.204.1.4] > || > ||Settings Ok. > || > |+-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --+| > F1=Help F5=Check F10=Ok Esc=Cancel > > On pressing F10 Yast accesses folder /cd/suse/setup/descr several times and > displays the message "Note: found no kernel images on server!". A panel > headed "Reading description files ..." is displayed containing the messages> > "Base system: unknown", "Source media: SuSE-Linux-US-S390 7.0.0-0", "1607 > packages on installation medium...", etc. and then the main menu appears. If > I select the "Load configurations" option here I get the message "There are > no configurations available". I am thus unable to generate an instance which > I can write to disk and boot from. > > I have checked the CDs using Windows Explorer and FTPing from VM and the > Linux starter system and as far as I can tell all looks ok - the kernel > images are there in /suse/images and descriptions in /suse/setup/descr. I > can download objects in these directories to VM or the Linux starter system > using FTP. > > As a further approach I have copied the contents of CD1 to the hard drive of > the FTP server (into a directory called (Linux)and attempted the > installation from there with similar results. Also copying the > /suse/setup/descr directory to the linux directory removes the "folder not > found" message when checking the ftp-server settings but does not cure the > problem. > > Thanks, > > Dave Coulstock > Systems Programmer > Danzas Information Technology > Tele: +44 (0)1784 871 398 > Fax: +44 (0)1784 871 244
