[Mageia-discuss] pb on network install

[Morgan Leijström]

måndagen den 11 mars 2013 17.35.55 skrev  Barry Jackson:
> On 11/03/13 15:12, Daniel Tartavel wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have a problem with installing from my own install server in Mageia2
> > up-to-date. When i do a network install, the installer said that it
> > can't  mount nfs directories. and the log messages are :
> > 
> > preparing nfsmount for 192.168.1.253:/mirror
> > nfsmount : kernel_nfs_mount version 4
> > nfsmount : doing client call in nfs version : 3
> > mount failed : protocol not supported
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > thanx
> 
> I have never had much joy with boot.iso using NFS either -  so I use HTTP.
> 
> I run apache on the machine with the mirror and link the mirror tree
> root to /var/www/http/pub
> 
> Then, using boot.iso select:
> Installation Method: http server
> Network Connection Type: static
> IP of this machine: (I.P. of machine being installed)
> IP of DNS (normally router IP
> IP of default gateway (normally router IP)
> Proxy settings: leave blank
> Specify the mirror manually
> Http server - enter IP address (only) of server with mirror
> Mageia Directory - enter full path from server root e.g.
> pub/linux/Mageia/distrib/2/x86_64
> 
> that works for me ;)

My way at it is using urpmi-proxy
https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?t=1770

Pros: it only downloads what is used; less used internet, ledd used server 
disk
Con: slower when non cached packages are needed, need internet connection


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Morgan Leijström