Yeah, I did try /pub/outgoing/Suse as well (just didn't show it in the post).

Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.
Systems Programmer                   MCP, MCP+I, MCSE & RHCE
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-----Original Message-----
From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Jones
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 3:38 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Install of SLES 11 via FTP...

That's exactly what you want to specify to the install script....the 
path to the "root" of the DVD, i.e., the mount point of the DVD.

On 01/06/2010 03:37 PM, Frank M. Ramaekers wrote:
> Hmmmm...I could try that, but I tried to stay with the way the DVDs are layed 
> out (/pub/outgoing/Suse being equivalent to the root of the DVDs).
>
> Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.
> Systems Programmer                   MCP, MCP+I, MCSE&  RHCE
> American Income Life Insurance Co.   Phone: (254)761-6649
> 1200 Wooded Acres Dr.                Fax:   (254)741-5777
> Waco, Texas  76710
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott 
> Rohling
> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 3:30 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Install of SLES 11 via FTP...
>
> I'm thinking you don't want that extra 'SUSE' -- just  /pub/outgoing/Suse
> for the directory on the server...  ?
>
> Scott
>
> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Frank M. 
> Ramaekers<[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> I'm having installing SLES 11 via FTP into a virtual machine.   I get to
>> the point where I'm receiving:  *** No repository found.
>>
>> I'm thinking that it's my directory structure on the FTP server.
>>
>> I entered the following:
>>
>> Enter the IP address of the FTP server
>> Ý10.2.0.99¨>
>>
>> Enter the directory on the server
>> Ý/pub/outgoing/Suse/SUSE¨>
>>
>> Do you need a username and password to access the FTP server?
>>
>> 1) Yes
>> 2) No
>>
>>> 2
>>
>> Use a HTTP proxy?
>>
>> 1) Yes
>> 2) No
>>
>>> 2
>>
>> *** No repository found.
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>> Here's how I have it structured:
>>
>> 230 Anonymous user logged in
>> ftp>  pwd
>> 257 "/" is your current location
>> ftp>  cd pub
>> 250 OK. Current directory is /pub
>> ftp>  cd outgoing
>> 250 OK. Current directory is /pub/outgoing
>> ftp>  cd Suse
>> 250 OK. Current directory is /pub/outgoing/Suse
>> ftp>  ls
>> 200 PORT command successful
>> 150 Connecting to port 5001
>> .
>> ..
>> ARCHIVES.GZ
>> BOOT
>> CHANGELO
>> CONTENT
>> CONTENT.ASC
>> CONTENT.KEY
>> CONTROL.XML
>> COPYING
>> COPYING.DE
>> COPYRIGH
>> COPYRIGH.DE
>> DIRECTOR.YAS
>> DOCU
>> GPG_P000.ASC
>> GPG_P001.ASC
>> GPG_P002.ASC
>> GPG_P003.ASC
>> GPG_P004.ASC
>> GPG_P005.ASC
>> GPG_PUBK.ASC
>> INDEX.GZ
>> LICENSE.TGZ
>> LS_LR.GZ
>> MEDIA.1
>> NEWS
>> PUBRING.GPG
>> README
>> SUSE
>> SUSE.INS
>> 226-Options: -a
>> 226 31 matches total
>> ftp: 331 bytes received in 0.02Seconds 20.69Kbytes/sec.
>> ftp>
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.
>> Systems Programmer                   MCP, MCP+I, MCSE&  RHCE
>> American Income Life Insurance Co.   Phone: (254)761-6649
>> 1200 Wooded Acres Dr.                Fax:   (254)741-5777
>> Waco, Texas  76710
>>
>>
>>
>>
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