[ale] SUSE LINUX 9.3 ISO images Released to Mirrors

[Greg Freemyer]

I downloaded the whole set from ga tech a week ago.

ftp://ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu/pub/suse/suse/i386/9.3/iso

Are you using the http or ftp protocol.  (Note the "ftp:" above, that
specifies the ftp protocol ).

I used the ftp protocol I'm pretty sure.

Greg

On 7/10/05, Joshua Kite wrote:
> I've tried again from 5 sites, and none of them have completed the download.
>  
>  I've tried http://ftp.ale.org, ftp.mirrors.net.ar, ftp.ne.uu.net,
> www.mirrorservice.org, and sunsite.utk.edu.  On my last attempt I tried just
> about every US mirror.
>  
>  I'm downloading from an XP machine, as that's the only one I have which has
> a working CD burner.  I've tried IE6 and Firefox.
>  
>  From the ale site the progress bar reported 695MB of 695 MB, but the
> progress stopped there and the download ultimately timed out.
>  
>  Has anyone here successfully downloaded Disc 1?  Is there a trick which I'm
> missing?
>  
>  Thanks,
>  
>  Josh
> 
>  
> 
> On 7/9/05, Joshua Kite <jwkite at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks.  I'll give it another try.  I hope that's it.
> > 
> > Josh
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On 7/9/05, Greg Freemyer < greg.freemyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > You might just try your download again.
> > > 
> > > CD1 was re-released with a slight functionality change within the last
> > > couple days.
> > > 
> > > I don't know if that being upgraded in the background would impact the
> > > mirrors or not. 
> > > 
> > > Greg
> > > 
> > > On 7/8/05, Joshua Kite wrote:
> > > > Has anyone else had a problem getting CD1 to download?  I've tried
> about 5
> > > > mirrors, and on several occasions the download has reached 99% and
> then
> > > > hung.  I kicked off the ale site and it failed, although I don't know
> how 
> > > > far it got before it died, as I had to leave after I kicked it off
> (there
> > > > were other sites which downloaded much quicker).
> > > >
> > > >  Thanks for any help.
> > > >
> > > >  Josh Kite
> > > >  (a relative Linux newbie) 
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 7/8/05, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On 7/8/05, Dow Hurst < Dow.Hurst at mindspring.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Anyone can use the ftp.ale.org mirror to do a net install.  This
> has the 
> > > > > > complete DVD based set of rpms rather than the CD based set of
> rpms that 
> > > > > > are missing a few such as checkinstall or the kernel symbols rpm. 
> Also,
> > > > > > the multimedia comment is bogus since the suse rpm based
> repository at
> > > > > > http://packman.links2linux.org/ has all the multimedia rpms and
> scripts
> > > > > > needed to have Mplayer on suse.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Go into Yast2 after downloading and starting an install with the
> 1st 
> > > > > > CD.  Change the source of the install so your doing a ftp install.
> > > > > > The server in Yast2 would be ftp.ale.org
> > > > > > The path would be pub/suse/i386/9.3 
> > > > > > note the lack of an initial / or ending / on the path when filling
> in
> > > > > > the blanks in the Yast2 form.  I think the Yast2 installation tool
> adds
> > > > > > what it needs automatically since it is looking for a file in the 
> > > > > > distribution on the server that describes the repository and what
> it
> > > > > > contains.
> > > > > > Dow
> > > > > >
> > > > > Dow,
> > > > >
> > > > > Do happen to know how to do an upgrade like above. 
> > > > >
> > > > > ie. 9.2 ==> 9.3
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > Greg
> > > > > --
> > > > > Greg Freemyer
> > > > > The Norcross Group
> > > > > Forensics for the 21st Century
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-- 
Greg Freemyer
The Norcross Group
Forensics for the 21st Century