Missing option to install SUSE 10.0 beta3 from hard-disk

From: Rouben Rostamian (rouben_at_pc18.math.umbc.edu)
Date: 08/29/05 

Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:42:09 +0000 (UTC)

I downloaded SUSE 10.0 beta3 (5 CD set) and attempted to
install in the way that I have always done with previous
SUSE distributions but ran into a snag.

Step 1:
Mounted each of the *.iso files as in:

   mount -t iso9660 -o loop disk1.iso /mnt/disk1

then copied the disk's contents to a directory. After doing
this for all 5 disks, the directory contained the complete
SUSE distribution.

Step 2:
Burned disk1 to a CD to use as boot disk.

Step 3:
Started installation into an empty partition using that CD.

The first screen in the installation process allows you to
enter the installation source (key F3 or F4, I don't remember)
where you can enter CD, FTP, NFS, etc.

Here is my problem: In previous versions of SUSE, you could select
"A Hard-disk partition" as installation source. This option has
been removed in SUSE 10.0 beta3. Therefore I am not able to use
the source directory that I prepared in Step 1 above.

I haven't seen a mention of a rationale for removing the hard-disk
install option. I wonder if it has been dropped by accident from
10.0 beta3. Does anyone know? 

-- 
Rouben Rostamian

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