Fajar Priyanto wrote:
> On Monday 25 June 2007 18:23, John Bennett wrote:
>
>> I have spent the last 8 hours trying to install on a PC with a CD and
>> no floppy..... I have an Opensuse 10.2 DVD, and a PC running it on the
>> network, but for the life of me, haven;t been able to connect via FTP,
>> HTTP, SMB, NFS and various other options. I can run up the PC using a
>> Bart disk, create a partition and copy files to that.... but still no
>> luck. One of my main queries is: when pointing to an SMB share with
>> the install, what is the install supposed to look like?? ie is it just
>> the DVD (ie share the dvd drive and put the original dvd in) or is it
>> a "special" mix of files.... or a directory on the DVD??? So many
>> questions.... But regardless of that, I am sure I have tried all those
>> options, just to continually get a message similar to "invalid
>> installation image...."
>> HELP!!
>> Then again.... I am trying to replace XP on my wifes PC, with a decent
>> OS, but it just aint workin'! It may be an omen.... this is my wifes
>> PC, and I am the local "Desktop Support" rep!! :-)
>>
>
> Hello,
> Have you resolved the problem?
>
>
Hi Fajar,
Well, am I embarrassed or what?? I was "sort of" trying to cut corners,
and making big assumptions. First (and main) big assumption was that you
can use an earlier version of boot disk to install across the
network.... I was trying to use CD#1, Suse 10.0 to kick off the install.
Obviously this won't work, as when I eventually got a CD#1,10.2 it
worked... Admittedly SLP still wouldn't work (??), and I only got SMB
working by mapping the drive manually..... But it worked!!
Seems like a bit of overkill having to download the whole CD#1 just to
boot, but I couldn't figure out how else to do it. From lots of Googling
and forum browsing, I couldn't find an "idiots guide" to how to network
install. Network install gets "mentioned" a lot, but the actual method
for doing it is not easily available....
Ah well, I'll remember this next time, anyway!!
John.
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