SDB Discussion:Installation without CD

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Holgi: I'm missing the GRUB option "install=...".

e.g. when adding:

title Install SUSE
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/suselinux install="ftp://192.168.0.1/path/to/CD1"
initrd /boot/suseinitrd

you don't need the manual install step.

With SUSE 10.2Alpha2 in Hard disk installation after having chosen the partition the installer asks for the directory containing the installation ISO image but actually it requires the ISO image filename.

Useful, but hard to find

This is what I use when upgrading from one SuSE Linux release to the next; but by the time the next release comes, I have forgotten the details — I just remember that it is possible to install from a DVD image on a separate disk partition. IMHO this article, and the others in its category, ought to have more prominent links on the http://software.opensuse.org/ page.
— Well thanks to it (and even though it hasn't yet been updated to 11.0) my upgrade from 10.3 to 11.0 proceeded flawlessly. Now I've added this Installation without CD page to my browser's bookmarks so hopefully I'll find it more easily next time. -- Tonymec 18:36, 28 June 2008 (UTC)