This SUSE Linux 9.2 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:

   linux26 install=ftp://ftp_server/directory

 Remember to substitute 'ftp_server' and 'directory' with the appropriate
 values (e.g. install=ftp://[IP-ADDRESS]/pub/suse/i386/9.2 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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 !!!!                  IMPORTANT NOTE                   !!!!!
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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.