On 11/16/05, Kreiter, Chuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm attempting to install SUSE on an LPAR. > > I have set up an SMB share on a LINUX PC and created the shares as > specified in the install.bat file found on the first CD. > > After I configure the network, I am prompted to specify the installation > source (NFS, SAMBA, FTP). I select SAMBA and then enter the IP address > of my LINUX PC. It then prompts for the directory of the installation > media. I have been entering suseinstall based on the label of Main > Folder in the bat file. Is this what I should be using? > > Then, after the install program runs and I select start installation, I > am prompted for the source medium. I select network and then SMB for > the network protocol. I enter the IP address of my SMB server and then > enter suseinstall as the share name. This fail for CANNOT FIND THE > IMAGE. Coding the share name sles9-CD1 seems to work until I get into > YaST and it can not find the source data. > > I guess I am confused as to what to enter where when it comes to > accessing the CD's. If anyone can point me to some docs that describe > this process, I'd greatly appreciate it. > > > Chuck Kreiter > Lead Systems Programmer > State Auto Insurance > > > > * This message was scanned by State Auto's mail server for viruses and > objectionable content. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > does it have to be SMB? if you create a an /sles9root file system and export it (for NFS), it works without a glitch.
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