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List:       suse-autoinstall
Subject:    Re: [suse-autoinstall] Install using FTP
From:       Anas Nashif <nashif () suse ! de>
Date:       2004-11-25 1:48:52
Message-ID: 41A53A04.2020704 () suse ! de
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it should be as simple as

	install=ftp://<host>/dir/

You can always switch to the console when yast2 is running, I dont 
understand why you are switched back, you have to wait till yast2 has 
started.

Anas

Robert Morrow wrote:
> I have tried many combinations with that. I have tried with the trailing
> / and also tried to use a . to indicate current directory. I try to take
> a look at the install.inf file but it passes so quickly I am not able to
> get the information I need. could you give me a sample syntax you would
> use? The install account drops directly into the directory where it is
> installing from so there will be no FTP://server/"dir". could that be
> the problem?
> 
> Robert Morrow
> 
> 
>>>>Anas Nashif <nashif@suse.de> 11/23/04 9:34 PM >>>
> 
> Try having the complete URL in "install" with trailing slash and remove
> 
> installdir.
> 
> You can try those options directly on the command line till it works. 
> You can also install manually and when yast2 starts switch to the 
> console and look into the file /etc/install.inf and see what the
> install 
> URL is like, which you can use in the info file for automated
> installation.
> 
> 
> Anas
> 
> Robert Morrow wrote:
> 
>>I have set up an autointall and it works fine when I have it set up
> 
> with
> 
>>NFS. I created an info file with all the information need to log
> 
> into
> 
>>the server.  But it tells me it can not find the instalation source.
> 
> If
> 
>>i manualy go threw the steps i can use the same ftp to install it.
> 
> here
> 
>>is the info file
>>
>>InstMode: ftp
>>install: ftp://**********.kumc.edu 
>>username: ********
>>password: *****************
>>InstallDir: /
>>netdevice: eth0
>>server: *******.kumc.edu
>>usedhcp: 0
>>netmask: 255.255.255.0
>>gateway: 10.13.6.1
>>autoyast: floppy
>>
>>
>>If anyone has any comments I could use the help.
>>Thanks
>>Robert Morrow
>>
>>
>>
> 
> 

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