suse ftp is easy and here is the how to + let's demonetize the software industry

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Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 03:15:38 GMT

All:

Instructions for the ftp install that I have seen seemed a little light
on details, so here goes, hope this works for everybody...

Hoping of course to aid in the 'rapid de-monetization of the software
[OS] industry (to paraphrase Darl McBride) BTW, hoping sincerely that
Darl is himself 'de-monetized'

Comments appreciated, just remove nospam from the address above...

I. What you need to have:

1. Fast internet connection

II. What you need to know before you start:

1. The directory structure of the ftp server that you will be installing
from. (see below)

2. The IP address of the server from which you will be installing from.
(see below)

3. What modules your network card requires.

III.What do do:

1. Download the boot iso and burn a cdrom from it.

2. Boot from that cdrom. Select 'installation' from the boot menu.

3. At the first dialogue box "Please make sure that cdrom number 1 is in
your drive," select 'back'

4. Chose language, then keyboard layout, from the next dialogue boxes.

5. From "Main Menu" select 'Kernel modules (hardware drivers),'
then from menu "Kernel modules (hardware drivers)" select 'Load Network
Card Modules' then from menu "Load Network Card modules", select your
network card. For almost all network cards just hit 'enter' through the
requests for parameters. Select 'back' to return to "Main Menu"

6. From "Main Menu," select 'Start Installation/system,' from "Start
Installation" select 'Start Installation/update'

7. From "Please chose source medium, select 'network', From next menu
select "ftp" Then answer question re: dhcp, probably the answer is yes,
but depends on your ISP.

8. When requested to enter ftp, enter one of the below listed IP
addresses exactly as listed below, e.g.: "140.221.9.138" Then, since
most of the ftp sites allow anonymous logins, select 'No' to request to
set up name and password for ftp access.

9. Next there will be a request for the directory on that ftp server,
(enter the initial "/") for example: "/pub/suse/i386/9.0" There may be
a garbage character in this entry box,(usually a y with an umlat) just
hit backspace to delete it before entring the directory.

10. Next the data will load from the server to ramdisk, then you will be
in YaST2. Use YaST2 as you would normally, selecting items as
approriate. Note that for some reason GRUB was not working as a boot
laoder, but you can change to LILO.

11. HINT: since even with a fast connexion things can hang, delete
openoffice and some other large packages from those scheduled to be
installed (you can easily install them later) but if the installation
hangs on a dropped connection you will have to start all over. First
install a minimal set, than add packages to your hearts content after
you have a working connection.

IV: List of ftp servers and their directory structures:

Bloomington, IN:
ftp://chuck.ucs.indiana.edu/linux/suse/suse/i386/9.0
IP address:129.79.6.12
verified jan 2004

Los Angeles, CA:
ftp://mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/suse/i386/9.0
IP address:128.125.253.59
verified jan 2004

Louisville, CO:
ftp://mirror.storagetek.com/pub/systems/suse/i386/9.0
IP address:199.117.144.10

Chicago, IL:
ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/suse/i386/9.0
IP address:140.221.9.138

Knoxville, TN:
http://sunsite.utk.edu/ftp/pub/linux/suse/suse/i386/9.0
IP address:160.36.178.159
unverified, ip from netcraft.com
ftp requires authetication, http does not (http disconnects rather more
often than ftp)

Chapel Hill, NC
ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/suse/suse/i386/9.0
IP address:152.2.210.109

Boston, MA
ftp://ftp.rpmfind.net/linux/SuSE-Linux/i386/9.0
IP address:216.254.0.38

Atlanta, GA
ftp://ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu/pub/suse/suse/i386
IP address:130.207.108.134

Corvallis, OR
ftp://ftp.oregonstate.edu/pub/suse/suse/i386/9.0
IP address:128.193.0.3
verified Jan 2004

PR
ftp://linux.cnnet.clu.edu/pub-linux/ftp.suse.com/i386/9.0
IP address:136.145.187.121
verified Jan 2004

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