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Installing SUSE 9.2 FTP from dvd iso image

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houghi
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 6:58 am
Guest
rg wrote:
Quote:
- Once the menu actually appears, I get an option whether I want to install
from CD, FTP or HardDisk. I select HardDisk and then select the partition on
which my SUSE DVD iso image is stored. When it asks me for the directory
name I've tried a few different combinations; the root directory, the name
of iso image, etc but nothing seems to work.

That is because you have the ISO file. You have to have it either
mounted, or copy the files in the ISO to some place that can be read.

Quote:
This is the point where I need help. I cannot seem to actually select the
iso image as the source for the installation source. Do I need to use a
different root/boot image or do I need to load special drivers during the
installation process? When I've done this with the other Linux distros, I've
not had any problems.

I would really appreciate some help here. Many Thanks in advance.

The easiest is just to dowbnload the FTP version and do the instalation
via FTP completely.

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rg
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 1:03 pm
Guest
Hi,

Thank you for your prompt reply.

I have installed other linux distros directly from the iso image, with their
installation system being able to recognise the ISO image.
Just so that I understand you correctly, are you saying that SUSE can not be
installed directly from the ISO image file?

Many Thanks,

RG

"houghi" <houghi@houghi.org.invalid> wrote in message
news:3cvfh2-tr8.ln1@penne.houghi...
Quote:
rg wrote:
- Once the menu actually appears, I get an option whether I want to
install
from CD, FTP or HardDisk. I select HardDisk and then select the
partition on
which my SUSE DVD iso image is stored. When it asks me for the directory
name I've tried a few different combinations; the root directory, the
name
of iso image, etc but nothing seems to work.

That is because you have the ISO file. You have to have it either
mounted, or copy the files in the ISO to some place that can be read.

This is the point where I need help. I cannot seem to actually select
the
iso image as the source for the installation source. Do I need to use a
different root/boot image or do I need to load special drivers during
the
installation process? When I've done this with the other Linux distros,
I've
not had any problems.

I would really appreciate some help here. Many Thanks in advance.

The easiest is just to dowbnload the FTP version and do the instalation
via FTP completely.

--
houghi Please to not toppost http://houghi.org
My experience with SUSE
You can have my keyboard ...
if you can pry it from my dead, cold, stiff fingers
 
houghi
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 1:22 pm
Guest
rg wrote:
Quote:
Hi,

Thank you for your prompt reply.

I am sorry that I replied as I see that you toppost. :-/
--
houghi Please to not toppost http://houghi.org
My experience with SUSE
You can have my keyboard ...
if you can pry it from my dead, cold, stiff fingers
 
Patrick Phillips
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 4:32 pm
Guest
rg wrote:

Quote:
I have installed other linux distros directly from the iso image, with
their installation system being able to recognise the ISO image.
Just so that I understand you correctly, are you saying that SUSE can
not be installed directly from the ISO image file?

Hi, no I don't think so because its only a boot image for a FTP install
only.
according to the ISO readme.txt
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/9.2/iso/README.txt
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You have the choice:

1) If you have a DVD burner, you can download the file
SUSE-Linux-9.2-FTP-DVD.iso (the file's exact size is 3363543040
Bytes!)
and burn it on a DVD to boot and install from it, just like you would
do with a DVD from a SUSE Linux 9.2 box edition.

2) If you have a CDR/RW burner, you may want to download the file
SUSE-Linux-9.2-mini-installation.iso (size: exactly 67336192 bytes),
burn it on a CD and boot from it to start the installation of the
SUSE
Linux 9.2 FTP version. The advantage over option 1) is clear: You
only
download the packages that you need: From the total of 3GB of the
DVD image you might only need 1GB for your desired selection of
packages to install.

--
Patrick in IL.
SuSE 9.2
 
 
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