Re: install problem

____ 12.05.03, Michael Hieb wrote:
>I was able to install on a SS5 using a tftp server (and booting from
>net) and then installing from nfs. Also I had problems with yast2 so I
>found the best approach was to do the minimum install and once installed
>boot the new system and use yast to add to the install according to
>taste.
>
>HTH

 I have my SS5 at home so I'll be need to obtain extra HW.
At least other linux capable box and cross-link cable ... :-(
Anyway thanks for idea, Michael.
VK

>On Mon, 12 May 2003 15:07:21 +0200 (MET DST)
>Vladislav Kyjashko <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>>  I unsuccessful tried install SuSE from CDs on my Sparc Station5.
>> I tried 3 methods with some variations:
>>
>> 1. Classic
>>  YaST stoped before installing of packages with some error like
>> "instert CD1"  When I checked box "show detais" it said that can't
>> mount CD1 becuse of /dev/sr0 is already mounted on /var/adm/mount ...
>>  I switched on shell and saw that yast run from CD. Not from some
>> ramdisk. Of cousre fuser show that /dev/sr0 is under kernel so I can't
>> kill it ;-)
>>
>> 2. From HD
>>  Than I tried to copy 1st CD contents (except k2de* & x*) on free
>> partition on /dev/sda5.
>>  After boot from CD and run install from hardisk YaST asked on which
>> partition and which directory install source is...
>> I've tried all posible directories from "/" to "/sue/inst-sys/" but
>> yast can't found nothing from which install.
>>
>> 3. YaST from HD
>>  Boot into rescue mode, chroot to /suse/inst-sys (on /dev/sda5) and
>> run /sbin/inst_setup or something of /usr/lib/YaST2/bin/ have not
>> successed too. The most optimistic case was when yast not found the
>> hard disk %-[
>>
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Best regars
>> Vladislav
>>
>>
>>
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