This SuSE Linux 9.0 installation tree is suitable for installation via ftp,
http, nfs, smb or hard disk.


System requirements

  You need at least 96MB main memory. To install on a machine with less
  memory a (linux) swap partition is necessary.


Preparation

  o booting from CD

    Download the iso image boot/boot.iso and burn a CD with it.

  o booting from floppy

    Download the floppy disk image boot/bootdisk as well as the module disk
    image files you need (at least boot/modules1 and likely the network
    modules from boot/modules3).

    Write the images to floppy disks using the 'dd' command:

      dd if=[path_to_image] of=/dev/fd0 bs=36b

    On non-linux systems, use the rawrite utility from the dosutils/rawrite
    directory (rawrite.exe).

Installation

  Boot from CD/floppy and at the bootpromt enter the installation source:

    linux install=ftp://ftp_server/directory

  Remember to substitute 'ftp_server' and 'directory' with the appropriate
  values (e.g. install=ftp://[IP-ADDRESS]/pub/suse/i386/9.0 if you're
  installing from the SuSE ftp server).
  
  Alternatively, choose 'manual installation' and configure the network in
  the installation program.


Preparing your own installation server

  Just copy the whole installation tree to your local disk and make it
  available via network.



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  If you get errors such as "No installation media found on server" or
  "Package foo.rpm does not exist" it most likely means that
        a) The ftp/http server you are using is not accepting new
           connections.
        b) You've misconfigured the local network or proxy settings
  In either case, please don't contact ftpadmin about this since
  we can't fix your network and/or have no control over how busy the
  ftp servers are.