Can I do a Network install over the internet?

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#1

I have a desktop computer at home, I am interested installing openSUSE12.2 on a couple of unused partitions on my drive. Currently this pc dual boots Windows Vista (which I use only for my taxes) and Kubuntu. I followed these directions athttps://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Network_installation. for media free network installation.

Mostly I ran these commands.


mkdir /boot/install  
cd /boot/install  
wget http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/12.2/repo/oss/boot/i386/loader/linux   
wget http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/12.2/repo/oss/boot/i386/loader/initrd

and put this in the root partition where I plan to install the new OS.

Ubuntu is loaded with Grub2, so I rebooted and got into the grub prompt, and I got it to boot from the new partition. :slight_smile: The install seems to start fine and I it prompts me for a network source, samba, nfs, ftp, http, or whatever.

I tried a couple of options, ftp and http, I think, but it eventually asks me for an IP address, which I don’t have.

I was expecting the installer to connect to the internet and carry on. Is this possible? Should I just forget this and burn a bootable CD?

#2

On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:26:01 +0000, treeup wrote:

> I was expecting the installer to connect to the internet and carry on.
> Is this possible?

It is, but you need to tell us a bit about your hardware (esp. the
network card) and how you connect to the Internet.

Jim

Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
Forum Use Terms & Conditions at http://tinyurl.com/openSUSE-T-C

#3

Ok. What do you need to know? I have a desktop computer and I am connected to a router, and that is connected to another router/modem. The card is located at eth0.

Here is the output of lspci and ifconfig, if that helps.

adam@adam-Dell16:~$ ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1a:a0:8a:cd:41  
          inet addr:192.168.15.100  Bcast:192.168.15.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::21a:a0ff:fe8a:cd41/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:10810 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:11741 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:4309248 (4.3 MB)  TX bytes:1786829 (1.7 MB)
          Interrupt:20 Memory:fdfc0000-fdfe0000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:101 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:101 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0                                                             
          RX bytes:12560 (12.5 KB)  TX bytes:12560 (12.5 KB)  
adam@adam-Dell16:~$ ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1a:a0:8a:cd:41  
          inet addr:192.168.15.100  Bcast:192.168.15.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::21a:a0ff:fe8a:cd41/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:10810 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:11741 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:4309248 (4.3 MB)  TX bytes:1786829 (1.7 MB)
          Interrupt:20 Memory:fdfc0000-fdfe0000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:101 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:101 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0                                                             
          RX bytes:12560 (12.5 KB)  TX bytes:12560 (12.5 KB)
#4

On 2012-12-21 18:26, treeup wrote:

> I tried a couple of options, ftp and http, I think, but it eventually
> asks me for an IP address, which I don’t have.
>
> I was expecting the installer to connect to the internet and carry on.
> Is this possible? Should I just forget this and burn a bootable CD?

It is possible to use internet, yes. But some of the procedures need you
type the IP address of the remote server, because you don’t have name
resolution at that stage.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))

#5

Thanks Carlos. I got it to work! First I found a mirror and lookedup the ip address with ifconfig, and wrote it down. Then I selected the http protocol and entered it in . Then it asked for a directory. The installer is in process on the other machine right now.

#6

On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:26:01 +0000, treeup wrote:

> Ok. What do you need to know? I have a desktop computer and I am
> connected to a router, and that is connected to another router/modem.
> The card is located at eth0.

In addition to this, what the network card actually is. :slight_smile:

Most ethernet cards are identified as “eth0” in a single NIC system. But
if it’s an odd off-brand card, it may not be being detected properly by
the net install disc, or the driver may not be present.

lspci will give you a line that might look something like this:


02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/
RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 05)

That’s what my system reports. What does yours report?

Jim

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Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
Forum Use Terms & Conditions at http://tinyurl.com/openSUSE-T-C

#7

On 2012-12-22 02:26, treeup wrote:
>
> Thanks Carlos. I got it to work! First I found a mirror and lookedup
> the ip address with ifconfig, and wrote it down. Then I selected the
> http protocol and entered it in . Then it asked for a directory. The
> installer is in process on the other machine right now.

Good :slight_smile:

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))