Re: FTP-installation on XL 266 - from where?

First of all you need the ip-address of a SuSE ftp mirror which actually 
includes the alpha files - not all of them do. 

Start by checking the official SuSE mirror lists:

http://www.suse.de/en/private/download/ftp/int_mirrors.html
http://www.suse.de/en/private/download/ftp/germ_mirrors.html

When you've selected a mirror, try surfing it to find the path to the alpha 
bits. E.g.: Select  ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse . You'll quickly 
discover the alpha files at 

ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/ftp.suse.com/suse/axp/supplementary/8.1

I.e. use the ip of ftp.gwdg.de -> 134.76.11.100 and

/pub/linux/suse/ftp.suse.com/suse/axp/supplementary/8.1

as the path.

Please remember to make a quick check which mirror which actually has some 
bandwidth to YOUR part in the world... In my case, I often find gwdg.de being 
quite loaded and I try to check first before downloading anything.

/Lennart


måndagen den 24 november 2003 19.52 skrev Stefan Frick:
> Hi,
>
> I've just browsed through the archive and was very pleased to find
> a topic that was almost spot-on (Oct. 2003 - Install 8.1 on Alpha XL
> (ARC Console)). Sorry to say, I didn't find the final answer...
>
> I've come that far that I can boot it from MILO, using the CD I created
> from the boot.iso image. I load the NIC module but when it asks for
> the ip-address of the FTP-server, I've come to a halt...
>
> I've tried using the IP-addresses for the FTP-mirror sites, but to no
> luck :-(
>
> So, what should I type when it asks for the IP-address, and what is
> the path to the installation directory?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Stefan

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