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
>
>
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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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