Bugzilla – Bug 115488
Cannot read package data from network installation media
Last modified: 2005-09-07 17:52:40 UTC
I am starting a network installation using a boot command like: install install=http://<server>/suse/ppc10 I set up the installation sources exactly as described in this article with loopback ISO's and symlinks as described: http://www.opensuse.org/index.php/Network_Installation_Source The installation starts fine, but when we get to the Installation Settings screen, the Software selection reads "Cannot read package data fron installation media. Media error?"
Created attachment 48990 [details] y2log from this system
It appears that if I change the yast2 directory at the media root with the order and instorder files to 'yast' the packages are detected correctly. I made a note on the doc page, but am unsure if the directory is supposed to be named yast2 or if yast is correct... cd <inst-srcdir> mkdir yast echo cd1 cd1 > yast2/instorder echo cd1 cd1 > yast2/order
er, rather: mkdir yast echo cd1 cd1 > yast/instorder echo cd1 cd1 > yast/order
Michael, could you confirm this?
I'm rather puzzled by comments #2 and #3. If you're doing an NFS install, the second column in the instorder file should be a directory path.
Sorry, it seems to be an HTTP install. The logs show that the installation source is not set up correctly. YaST cant read the package metadata files, e.g.: HTTP return code: 404 (URL:http://10.255.0.27/suse/ppc10/suse/setup/descr/packages) I guess the "install=http://<server>/suse/ppc10" boot parameter should read "install=http://<server>/suse/ppc10/cd1" ^^^^ Leah, please check the directory layout of your HTTP server.
According to the document at http://www.opensuse.org/index.php/Network_Installation_Source if you put a yast2/order file containing the line "cd1 cd1" yast should check the cd1 directory for the package info. As I mentioned above, this did not work, but changing the name of the directory from yast2 to yast1 the order file did work and it was not a problem. This may not even be valid as it might be a mistake in that document, but if it used to be yast2 and now the installer uses yast for that directory name, then maybe yast should look at both for backwards compatibility. Or, maybe the document was just wrong, I just wasn't sure.
The document is wrong. The order file is retrieved and evaluated by Packages.ycp. It's 'yast/order' and AFAIK nothing else (neiter yast2 nor yast1). Fixed http://www.opensuse.org/index.php/Network_Installation_Source.