Unable to create repository from url

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Hi.
I am a new user and I have a small installation problem with openSUSE 11.2

I have read the relevant stuff in the forums for new users.
I have downloaded openSUSE-11.2-DVD-i586-iso and verified the file using MD5.

I am currently running windows XP (SP1) on a Fujitsu Siemens V1000 laptop and
I am trying to install linux from my hard drive and not from a DVD drive.

The path to the downloaded file on my windows partition is: e:/OpenSuse/openSUSE-11.2-DVD-i586.iso

I have initialised installation and selected sda6 as the partition where the sourcefile is located.
and when prompted for the directory, I typed " /OpenSuse/openSUSE-11.2-DVD-i586.iso "

The installations then proceeded through to “Initialising Package Manager”
upon which I get the following message:

" Unable to create repository from url’ iso:/? iso=openSUSE-11.2-DVD-i586.iso&url=hd:/OpenSuse?device=/dev/sda6"

DETAILS:
Failed to mount iso:///?iso=openSUSE-11.2-DVD-i586.iso & url=hd:/OpenSuse?device=dev/sda6 on: Unable to find iso filename on source media.

History:

  • File:/openSUSE-11.2-DVD-i586.iso not found on medium ‘hd:///OpenSuse?device=dev/sda6’

There is an option to try again at which point an additional dialog box appears and I have the opportunity to change things.
Other than that, the only option is to cancel and terminate the installation.

I’ve tried the process around 3 times, but if I’m doing the same thing then not surprising I’m getting the same result.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

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If you are attempting an install of some sort from within windows it is seriously a bad idea.
Is there a reason you can not burn to or install from a DVD?
If so downloading and burning a live CD image allows you to check how the OS will run and you can install from there.
If you have no optical drive you can use a USB stick,There is a procedure for this as well.

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The file ending in .iso is a disk image, not a data file. AFAIK, it cannot be used to install from a HD.

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It can be done. That’s how we do an NFS install to other machines. It has to be mounted with the “-o loop” option. Have no idea how to do that in Windblows.