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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: Commander on 6 February 2004, 05:50
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i downloaded the SuSE 9.0 personal folder and did a harddrive install in my "better" machine. i must say, i LOVED IT!! so i thought my dad would like to try it and wanted to do a ftp install in his comp. since his harddrive is too small i cant do a harddrive install. i erased XP, format and pop in the boot cd for suse all ready to tackle the ease of installation. after loading the network modules, i relized that there was no driver for my linksys 100tx or the d-link 530tx.... :( now i have no operating system in that box! i searched on google with no help...
can anyone here help me? please!!!
thanks!
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Originally posted by Commander:
i downloaded the SuSE 9.0 personal folder and did a harddrive install in my "better" machine. i must say, i LOVED IT!! so i thought my dad would like to try it and wanted to do a ftp install in his comp. since his harddrive is too small i cant do a harddrive install. i erased XP, format and pop in the boot cd for suse all ready to tackle the ease of installation. after loading the network modules, i relized that there was no driver for my linksys 100tx or the d-link 530tx.... :( now i have no operating system in that box! i searched on google with no help...
can anyone here help me? please!!!
thanks!
Use Knoppix.
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to install suse? how?
EDIT: excuse my ignorance. i'm too new at this :(
[ February 05, 2004: Message edited by: Commander ]
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thankx insomnia, nut instead of knoppix i got suselive, figured out which module the nic used. loaded that and it's going fine now.
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How big is u're HD?
(I never knew a SuSE-FTP installation takes more space than XP...)
[ February 05, 2004: Message edited by: insomnia ]
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the old comp has about 9.5 gigs on it. and the xp installation took up a lot. i didnt have enough space for the 7.2 gig linux ftp directory that i downloaded to go on that computer. that;s why the ftp lookedlike the best option.
and the suse installation took about 1.3 gig. plenty of space left in there!!
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Originally posted by Commander - useSuse:
the old comp has about 9.5 gigs on it. and the xp installation took up a lot. i didnt have enough space for the 7.2 gig linux ftp directory that i downloaded to go on that computer. that;s why the ftp lookedlike the best option.
and the suse installation took about 1.3 gig. plenty of space left in there!!
9.5 gigs isn't small (I did a SuSE FTP-installation on a 2 gig partition).
As far as I know u only need 400MB (2gig recommended).
U don't have to download everything...
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tru but i wanted to do a faster insatallation. i freed 16 gig for suse so i downloaded the whole thing. maybe i will consider a internet installtion when i updrade suse.
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How long did it take you to download all the files? I would like to put suse on beside slack but cant afford the cds right now. Also what files do i need to download?
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took me a while actually, about 12-14 hours. would've taken longer but the download speed was VERY GOOD(330kbps for most of the time). i downloaded from a boston mirror listed here (http://www.suse.de/en/private/download/ftp/int_mirrors.html).
the mirrors have folders like -----suse/i386/9.0/
i downloaded the 9.0 directory with filezilla.
made a boot disk, and did a harddrive install. worked like a charm.
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ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/current/README.FTP (http://ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/current/README.FTP)
2hrs. should be enough...
[ February 15, 2004: Message edited by: insomnia ]