I did the same thing. And still had the same type of problem there. Turned out that the ftp server on SLES8, needed a configuration file change. I seem to recall it was CHROOT (something about putting something in jail). In other words, your root was to be based on your home directory structure and not on the real root '/'.
Then I set up an FTP server with SLES9. Same problem. Same solution. I never went back to the PC to see if the same solution would have worked there. Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/25/05 10:19 AM >>> I had success when I built the FTP server on a SLES8 virtual machine server - eliminated any "wire" problems - went OSA to OSA although could have gone hipersockets or guest lan. David Campbell, Breck wrote: >Thanks all. For now, it seems, we have traced to problem to our FTP server. > >BPC > >-----Original Message----- >From: Brian France [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 10:39 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: SLES 9 install problems > > >I've saw several anomalies with a sles 9 install. > >First - Yes on the relative path. Had to use it. > >Two - I could NOT for the life of me get the VNC to work. I even increased >the storage to something like 1024m. Somewhere I read info that VNC used >some figure. SO, I tried SSH and that worked. I was getting the info you >are seeing below. > >Suggest you try SSH with the relative pathing and I think it will work for >you. > >At 09:53 AM 5/25/2005, you wrote: > > >>Well try specifying a relative path instead of an absolute path, >>../../mnt/cdrom >>Check the Mike MacIsaac code mentioned in a few previous discussions on >>setting up an install directory tree. >>David >> >>Campbell, Breck wrote: >> >> >> >>>When installing from the CDROM via FTP we can only get to the place where >>> >>> >we > > >>>make a terminal choice, we get this, which indicates that the system isn't >>>loaded completely. Any suggestions??: >>> >>>Is the following correct? >>> >>>Installation Source: ftp >>>IP-Address: 159.105.194.44 >>>Directory: /mnt/cdrom >>> >>>Yes/No:yes >>>Please enter the username for the FTP-access (for anonymous just press >>>enter): >>>Please enter the password for the FTP-Access (for anonymous just press >>>enter): >>>Is the following correct? >>> >>>FTP User: >>>FTP Password: >>> >>>Yes/No:yes >>>Which terminal do want to use? >>> >>>1) X-Window >>>2) VNC (VNC-Client or Java enabled Browser) >>>3) ssh >>>Choice:2 >>>Please enter the Password for VNC-Access (6 to 8 characters):xxxxxxxl >>>ramdisk /dev/ram0 freed >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>>SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 installation program v1.6.36 (c) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>1996-2004 SU >>> SE LINUX AG <<< >>> >>>SCSI subsystem initialized >>>st: Version 20040318, fixed bufsize 32768, s/g segs 256 >>>Starting hardware detection... >>> >>> >>> >Searching > > >>>for >>>info file... >>> >>> >>>Main Menu >>> >>>1) Settings >>>2) System Information >>>3) Kernel Modules (Hardware Drivers) >>>4) Start Installation or System >>>5) Eject CD >>>6) Exit or Reboot >>>7) Power off >>> >>> >>> >>>x >>> >>>Linuxrc extras >>> >>>1) Show config >>>2) Change config >>>3) Run command >>>4) Quit linuxrc >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>4 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Breck Campbell >>>Systems Developer II >>>133 State Street >>>Montpelier, VT 05633-6601 >>>Telephone (802) 828-4692 >>>E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>>send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or >>>visit >>>http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or >> >> >visit > > >>http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 >> >> > > >Brian W. France >Systems Administrator (Mainframe) >Pennsylvania State University >Administrative Information Services - Infrastructure/Sysarc >Rm 25 Shields Bldg., University Park, Pa. 16802 >814-863-4739 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or >visit >http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit >http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
