Talk:Installation without CD

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i used the following

mount openSUSE-11.1-DVD-i586.iso /mnt
mount /dev/sda1 /recovey  (sda1 as ext3)
cp -R /mnt/* /recovey/

than i added on grub

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: Vendor diagnostic###
title Ripristino Sistema
    root (hd0,0)
    kernel /boot/i386/loader/linux root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD1600BEVT-22ZCT0_WD-WXE808J2J391-part1 splash=silent showopts vga=0x314 install=hd:///dev/sda1 language=it_IT keymap=it
    initrd =/boot/i386/loader/initrd

thanks to install= i need no manual works, and root= is my /dev/sda1 by ID

if you use autoyast, you can use it as a recovery partition to move everything on factory (like windows recovery partitions)

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)

Does not work when ISO image is stored at NTFS folder

I follow this section to update Suse 11.1, but it does not work if I place openSUSE-11.1-DVD-i586.iso on NTFS partition.

Running the setup

Remove any CDs or DVDs from their drives.

You will just need to reboot and then choose Install SUSE

Several choices need to be made. It mainly is clicking OK several times until you must select a way to install

• The first message will be Make sure that CD number 1 is in your computer. Press Back.
• You need to select the Language. Press OK.
• Choose the keyboard map. Press OK.
• You get the main menu. Select Start installation or System which is the default and press OK.
• You get Start installation or Update and must choose either network (via FTP) or Hard Disc (local drive)
  • Via Network. Choose the server and directory containing the install files.
  • Hard Disk. You will be asked to choose the partition. Next choose the directory.
    • For ISO files you will need to type the directory and complete filename of the first ISO file.
    • Example -- Partition: /sda1 (USB hard drive) Directory: /SUSECDs/SUSE-Linux-10.1-GM-i386-CD1.iso

I cannot put iso on my ext3 partition because that partition is the existing Suse 11.0 that I want to upgrade (yast is not able to mount my ext3 when ISO is being used by installer -- it will fail and say mount point is busy)

Andjohn2000 08:58, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Hi,

Concerning "Install with USB stick" part There is a showstopper issue during installation with "failed to mount rw root filesystem" with what so far seems to be with sub notebooks. There is a probably solution here: http://forums.opensuse.org/install-boot-login/402598-install-stops-failed-mount-rw-root-filesystem.html Except I did not use unitbootin so I replaced config.[kde/gnome].isoclient with config.isoclient. Slightly different filenames but they seem to do the same thing. Unless someone knowledgeable says otherwise, I think this should be added to the wiki, it could save someone alot of pain.

bsltang 18:36, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Merge

I would like that merge happens to this article, then update it with currently relevant content and remove the other one.