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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] Installing new Installation source
From:       "A. den Oudsten" <AdenOudsten () wxs ! nl>
Date:       2007-02-28 13:24:26
Message-ID: 45E5828A.7090507 () wxs ! nl
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Ladislav Slezak wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> A. den Oudsten napsal(a):
> 
>>Hy,
>>I'm using openSUSE 10.2 with great satisfaction, but when I trie with
>>Yast to make a new installation source in a local directory
>>/windows/C/MyDownloadFiles/ it reacts with: Can't make installation
>>source. Unknown source type for dir:///windows/C/MyDownloadFiles/
>>
>>Why this? May be I did something wrong, but what?
> 
> 
> What does /windows/C/MyDownloadFiles contain? Yast expects a product in the
> specified directory (CD1/DVD1 copy or a YUM repository). If you want to use an
> ISO image check the option in the dialog.
> 
> If you have just plain RPM files (no metadata, no directory media.1 or
> suse/setup...) use "Package Directory" type of the source.
> 
> 
> 	Ladislav
> 
Indeed I should chose Package Directory instead of Local Directory.
The reason why is not clear for me because in both I used the same 
directory.

Thanks,

André den Oudsten
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