[ILUG] FC 9 Net Install

[Glen Gray]

I do these all the time, you want to choose the server in one dialog 
field, http://ftp.heanet.ie and then put the path to the os dir in the 
other, pub/fedora/linux/releases/9/Fedora/i386/os/


Michael Watterson wrote:
> Actually that only SEEMED to work, loading the next stage of the 
> installer, asking gateway settings, timezone.
>
> Fails on reading packages.
>
> Trying
> http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/fedora/linux/releases/9/Fedora/i386/os/
>
> Says "unable to read package metadata from repository"
>
>
>
> Michael Watterson wrote:
>> I've done Debian and Ubuntu network installs. Just automatically gets 
>> the packages off the net.
>>
>> Fedora 9 boot CD Network install was downloaded and burnt.
>>
>> 1) It boots
>> 2) after usual language/keyboard it asks for source of packages
>> CD
>> Disk
>> NFS
>> URL
>>
>> Obviously only NFS or URL is going to work...
>>
>> Only URL for Internet
>> But it expects you to type in an address.
>>
>> Googling doesn't immediately suggest one. The "Network Install" looks 
>> suspiciously like LAN install rather than Debian's Boot CD and 
>> install from Internet .
>>
>> I have 20Mbps internet, but no DVD drive on the target PC, only CD.
>>
>> Any ideas for a URL on the Internet?
>>
>>
> A more creative google found
> http://fathippo.net/2006/11/07/fedora-network-internet-install-how-to/
> Quote
> "I used: *fedora.lsu.edu* (no “http://”) for the server and
> “*dist/linux/core/6/i386/os/*” (note there’s no leading slash but there
> is a trailing slash, and don’t type the quotes–duh) for the source 
> path.ÂÂ"
>
> it does want the http:// or else ftp://
>
> http://*dist/linux/core/9/i386/os/
>
> works :)
>
>
> Sorry for bothering the list.
>
>
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> Michael Watterson
> Senior Development Engineer
>
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Glen Gray (slaine at slaine.org)