I am trying an 11.3 install using rsync. Is there an 11.3 rsync site? I’ve visited many in openSUSE Download Mirrors - 11.3, but it turns out that they are not at 11.3. :sarcastic:
I already have a 11.2 DVD. It’s possible to first install, then upgrade… but I’d rather start fresh, if possible.
Thank You …
There is a net install CD.
Syncing would not work since rsync just syncs files and the files on a repository are RPM’s not an image of a working system.
gogalthorp,
could be, could be… Attempting to ‘repair a broken download’, as they say…
Ref:
SDB:Download help - openSUSE
section: 7. Repairing a download
There are already so many iterations because of the broken links during the download. It would be nice to only download and complete everything using one openSUSE version.
That howto ought to include bittorrent as a repair method.
does anyone know of a good 11.3 rsync site? I prefer one from N. or S. America, as these are the closest to me.
I would just use a Opensuse 11.3 live CD iso or Network ISO it will automaticly install all the appropriate repos and update yums for you. You can either choose between KDE or GNOME, clean install or upgrade?
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.3/iso/openSUSE-11.3-NET-i586.iso
On 2010-08-28 02:36, danperecky wrote:
>
> gogalthorp,
> could be, could be… Attempting to ‘repair a broken download’, as
> they say…
>
> Ref:
> ‘SDB:Download help - openSUSE’
> (http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Download_help)
> section: _7._Repairing_a_download
Ok, so you are attempting to repair an already downloaded ISO image file, which contain errors. You
are not attempting to install (ie, boot) and tell yast to use rsync - which is not possible.
Please be precise in your wording.
Ok, here you have the list of mirrors: <http://mirrors.opensuse.org/>. Notice that several report
having rsync available. There is a separate list for each version, including 11.3
Also, notice that you do not need a mirror close to you, speed is NOT that important. You already
have the full iso downloaded, you only need to correct the errors.
If you do not have the ISO already, then download it without rsync. I suggest a metalink
downloader (<http://old-en.opensuse.org/Metalink>)
> _There are already so many iterations because of the broken links
> during the download. It would be nice to only download and complete
> everything using one openSUSE version.
I don’t understand at all what you say in this paragraph. Please rephrase.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” GM (Elessar))
Thank you for your reply…
Ok, so you are attempting to repair an already downloaded ISO image file, which contain errors. You
are not attempting to install (ie, boot) and tell yast to use rsync - which is not possible.
Please be precise in your wording.
True. I have a partial .iso file so far. The site: openSUSE Download Mirrors - 11.3 was placed in the post to help with clarification.
Ok, here you have the list of mirrors: <http://mirrors.opensuse.org/>. Notice that several report having rsync available. There is a separate list for each version, including 11.3
True, as stated. The problem is that the page for 11.3 does not have any vrs. 11.3 working sites, that I can find - in either N or S America. Hence this thread and its title.
Thank You…
On 2010-08-29 21:36, danperecky wrote:
>> Ok, here you have the list of mirrors:
>> <http://mirrors.opensuse.org/>. Notice that several report having rsync
>> available. There is a separate list for each version, including 11.3
>
> True, as stated. The problem is that the page for 11.3 does not have
> any vrs. 11.3 working sites, that I can find - in either N or S America.
> Hence this thread and its title.
Ok, you mean that the N/S american rsync sites listed on the above page do not have 11.3, or that
they do not work?
I can’t help with that, as I don’t live that side of the Atlantic. Just try more sites, from any
side of the world. The time taken for downloading will be less than the time you are using in the
forum and waiting 
Do make sure you are using the correct syntax.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” GM (Elessar))
Ok, you mean that the N/S american rsync sites listed on the above page do not have 11.3, or that they do not work?
The sites are listed on the 11.3 page, but none of the rsync sites I’ve encountered so far download 11.3 code.
The time taken for downloading will be less than the time you are using in the
forum and waiting
I guess I’m being lazy. I am using a bootable CD small LInux distro to install openSUSE. It’s a great system for what it is, but cut/paste is not part of the package. So typing in those sites by hand to a terminal emulator session is a pain. I don’t know what level the openSUSE code is - until I try to download. And the only way I know to stop the downloads is to terminate the terminal emulator- each time.
copy and paste is there it just does not use ctrl-V and ctrl-c because the are reserved for other things in a console. Use the menus or ctrl-shift-C and ctrl-shift-V.
danperecky wrote:
> The sites are listed on the 11.3 page, but none of the rsync sites
> I’ve encountered so far download 11.3 code.
How about this address:
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.3/iso/
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Per Jessen, Zürich (10.9°C)
http://en.opensuse.org/User:pjessen
On 2010-08-30 04:36, danperecky wrote:
> I guess I’m being lazy. I am using a bootable CD small LInux distro to
> install openSUSE. It’s a great system for what it is, but cut/paste is
> not part of the package. So typing in those sites by hand to a terminal
> emulator session is a pain.
Mouse in text mode does copy paste, since decades - in linux.
> I don’t know what level the openSUSE code is
> - until I try to download. And the only way I know to stop the
> downloads is to terminate the terminal emulator- each time.
ctrl-c
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” GM (Elessar))
Thank you Ken Yap and all - for your help. I downloaded the file using BitTorrent.