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

Ok, I first tried 134.76.11.100 (ftp.gwdg.de) but just as you said,
it was terrible slow and it took more than one hour to load the
initital 43 MB. Of course it crashed in YaST, so I had to start over... =
:-(

Next time I tried ftp.mirror.ac.uk (212.219.247.16) and it was much
quicker. Still, the installation hangs complaining that it cannot find
any of the two harddisks. Strange, because when I first started the
computer, NT4 started up without any problem. Do I have to prepare
the drives in any way _before_ I start the installation? It's a bit of
hazzle just being able to use the FTP-installation, it takes approx.
15-20 minutes to download the first part each time.

-Stefan


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> Fr=E5n: Lennart B=F6rjeson [mailto:[email protected]]=20
> Skickat: den 25 november 2003 09:00
> Till: Stefan Frick; [email protected]
> =C4mne: Re: [suse-axp] FTP-installation on XL 266 - from where?
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> First of all you need the ip-address of a SuSE ftp mirror=20
> which actually=20
> includes the alpha files - not all of them do.=20
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> Start by checking the official SuSE mirror lists:
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> http://www.suse.de/en/private/download/ftp/int_mirrors.html
> http://www.suse.de/en/private/download/ftp/germ_mirrors.html
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> When you've selected a mirror, try surfing it to find the=20
> path to the alpha=20
> bits. E.g.: Select  ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse . You'll quickly=20
> discover the alpha files at=20
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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=20
bandwidth to YOUR part in the world... In my case, I often find gwdg.de
being=20
quite loaded and I try to check first before downloading anything.

/Lennart


m=E5ndagen den 24 november 2003 19.52 skrev Stefan Frick:
> Hi,
>
> I've just browsed through the archive and was very pleased to find a=20
> topic that was almost spot-on (Oct. 2003 - Install 8.1 on Alpha XL=20
> (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=20
> created from the boot.iso image. I load the NIC module but when it=20
> 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=20
> luck :-(
>
> So, what should I type when it asks for the IP-address, and what is=20
> the path to the installation directory?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Stefan

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