Op vrijdag 1 december 2006 13:59, schreef Carlos E. R.: > The Friday 2006-12-01 at 12:21 +0100, M9 wrote: > > I did, but why would you want that before firt boot? > > (no offense..) > > The idea was talked about here last October: > > <http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2006-10/msg00355.html> > <http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2006-10/msg00334.html> > > It consists on having two sources during the install/upgrade, one the DVD, > another a remote site FTP/HTTP. The purpose is to be able to > install/upgrade those packages that are not in the main install media. > > An installed system usually has packages that are not included on the DVD, > but were installed by Yast from ftp servers. When upgrading the system > from one version to the next, using the "small" dvd (compared with the > double layer comercial dvd) those packages that are not in the media are > simply removed. The idea is to get those missing packages from the > network. I had asked if that feature was intended, and Andreas Hanke told > me it was already there, by means of the add on media option. Andreas > Jaeger seemed to confirm it. > > Now it is obvious that this does not work. It is impossible, as network > has not been initialised at that stage. :-/ > > > I understand that Lukas Ocilka says that it has been solved in RC4, but I > see no RC4 DVD in the torrents, so it is untestable. Maybe Novell > employees have access to the RC4 DVD and can test the feature, but I > can't. > > Even if the torrent were made available, there would be no time to > download, burn, and test it.
Briljant idea..that way you would have all the packages availlable... Somehow the RC's aren't numbered... Pity it does not work...indeed.. Because it would be much faster as the network install, which i personaly never got to work... M9. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
