You didn't say what method you are now using to get to the media; NFS didn't work, but there are still FTP and HTTP... Which did you choose?
When you set up the installation directory, did you copy or link any of the files needed in the root path from the CD directory? If you added nothing to the base of your install path, you haven't set it up right. The base of my install tree looks like this: lrwxrwxrwx 1 rpn01 rpn01 14 2008-02-15 12:56 boot -> sles9/CD1/boot lrwxrwxrwx 1 rpn01 rpn01 17 2008-02-15 12:56 content -> sles9/CD1/content lrwxrwxrwx 1 rpn01 rpn01 21 2008-02-06 07:18 control.xml -> sles9/CD1/control.xml drwxrwxr-x+ 7 rpn01 rpn01 4096 2007-10-25 12:44 core9 lrwxrwxrwx 1 rpn01 rpn01 20 2008-02-06 07:18 driverupdate -> sp4/CD1/driverupdate lrwxrwxrwx 1 rpn01 rpn01 13 2008-02-18 15:51 linux -> sp4/CD1/linux lrwxrwxrwx 1 rpn01 rpn01 17 2008-02-15 12:56 media.1 -> sles9/CD1/media.1 drwxrwxr-x+ 3 rpn01 rpn01 4096 2007-10-25 12:44 sles9 drwxrwxr-x+ 6 rpn01 rpn01 4096 2008-02-05 15:32 sp4 drwxrwxr-x+ 2 rpn01 rpn01 4096 2008-02-05 15:40 yast The core9, sles9 and sp4 directories look like: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/unixdata/media/SuSE9-64> ll core9 total 10 dr-xr-xr-x 4 root root 2048 2004-07-02 13:24 CD1 dr-xr-xr-x 4 root root 2048 2004-07-02 13:24 CD2 dr-xr-xr-x 4 root root 2048 2004-07-02 13:24 CD3 dr-xr-xr-x 4 root root 2048 2004-07-02 13:24 CD4 dr-xr-xr-x 4 root root 2048 2004-07-02 13:24 CD5 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/unixdata/media/SuSE9-64> ll sles9 total 4 dr-xr-xr-x 9 root root 4096 2004-07-06 13:09 CD1 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/unixdata/media/SuSE9-64> ll sp4 total 12 dr-xr-xr-x 10 root root 6144 2007-12-10 11:29 CD1 dr-xr-xr-x 5 root root 2048 2007-12-10 11:25 CD2 dr-xr-xr-x 4 root root 2048 2007-12-10 11:25 CD3 dr-xr-xr-x 4 root root 2048 2007-12-10 11:25 CD4 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/unixdata/media/SuSE9-64> The sles9/CD1 contains the contents of the distribution CD1, core9/CD1 contains distribution CD2, etc., filling out the original six CDs. The sp4/CD1 is the CD1 from Service Pack 4. Note that I use ISO images of the original CDs, and loop back mount them at the mount points given above. You can do this, or you can copy all the paths and files from the CDs; your choice. I find I have less I can mess up if I don't have the temptation of changing the individual files somehow. The yast directory looks like: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/unixdata/media/SuSE9-64> ll yast total 16 -rw-rwxr--+ 1 rpn01 rpn01 65 2008-02-05 15:40 instorder -rw-rwxr--+ 1 rpn01 rpn01 65 2008-02-05 15:40 order [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/unixdata/media/SuSE9-64> The two files in yast are hand-edited and both contain: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/unixdata/media/SuSE9-64> cat yast/instorder /sp4/CD1 /sp4/CD1 /sles9/CD1 /sles9/CD1 /core9/CD1 /core9/CD1 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/unixdata/media/SuSE9-64> I use an FTP install, and give it a path of "../../../unixdata/media/SuSE9-64" when prompted. SuSE9 originally would not accept an absolute path, and I don't know if that bug was ever fixed, but the relative path still works. Even though the boot path goes through the original distribution CD, be sure to download your start-up system from the Service Pack boot directory. Hope this helps you get started. -- Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation .~. RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW /V\ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 /( )\ ----- ^^-^^ "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different." On 2/21/08 9:54 AM, "Michael Prahin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi. I am installing trial version of SLES10 under z/vm. After > downloading and burning cds (nfs did not work for me at all) I copied > them to folders on my desktop and used a free FTP server to get to them. > I was able to start YAST, initialize and partition disks and encountered > this problem: I am getting message "no catalog could be found" , so I > cannot go any further. > Any ideas will be really appreciated. > > Regards, Mike > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
