it's better to use the images ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6.3/x86_64/iso/SL-63-x86_64-2012-08-02-Everything-DVD1.iso and ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6.3/x86_64/iso/SL-63-x86_64-2012-08-02-Everything-DVD2.iso so all softwares will be available locally on two DVDs
at installation time when booting with DVD1 you will chose your "minimalistic" configuration ( when chosing between "development station", etc , ...) when your 2 DVDs will be burned, you must prepare the partition on which you will install the system. if you do not have enough RAM, then you must also define a swap space. as far as i have learned you should have at least 2.5GB of RAM if not, then define swap space according to Table 16.2 : Recommended System Swap Space recommendations ( see installation guide at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/?locale=en-US i.e. https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html-single/Installation_Guide/index.html ) On lack of memory, installation process will abort or block at DVDs switch , request so if , according to your minimalistic system resources, you have only 1GB, previously to installation , create a swap space of 2.5GB at least, to avoid blocking or abort on DVDs switch request. may be the blocking ( looping DVD1 request) is due to lack of memory. please let us know us know your amount of RAM and also the amount of SWAP space, if you defined one thanks --- En date de : Ven 31.8.12, Müller-Reineke, Matthias <[email protected]> a écrit : De: Müller-Reineke, Matthias <[email protected]> Objet: À: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> Date: Vendredi 31 août 2012, 18h19 Dear Scientific users, i've tried to install Scientific Linux 6.3 from the image named SL-63-x86_64-2012-08-02-Install-DVD.iso . What ever I try I am told: "Please insert Scientific Linux disc 1 to continue." (see appended picture). The iso image is 4 GB large so i thought it contains everything for a standard/small installation. Is this a bug? I can hardly imagine that the iso image is useless. Which iso image is for which purpose? I want to install a minimalistic system from as few media as possible. Matthias Müller-Reineke ------------------------------------------ Grundeigentümer-Versicherung VVaG Große Bäckerstraße 7 20095 Hamburg Tel: 040 - 3 76 63 - 199 Fax: 040 - 3 76 63 - 98 199 http://www.grundvers.de <mailto:[email protected]> Firmensitz: Hamburg HRB 13 103 Vorstand: Heinz Walter Berens (Vors.), Rüdiger Buyten Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender: Peter Landmann
