Making SuSE 7.3 CD?

[johnnyd]

SuSE is not distributing iso images to create install CDs. So, I downloaded all the files from their FTP site. I then created a bootdisk (on floppy), but when the install program gets to the point where it's looking for the source directory it can't find it. I know what partition the source is on /hda7, but it says it can't mount that partition. Is there any way to create CDs from all the files I downloaded that I can install from to prevent this problem?

Thanks,
John

[furrycat]

/hda7 eh? You may have made a typo because you meant /dev/hda7 or maybe the SuSE installer makes devices in the root. Either way, if it can't mount it it may be because the device doesn't exist (try "mknod /hda7 b 3 7") or because the filesystem is unrecognised. Most installers worth their salt (and SuSE's was pretty good the last time I tried it) can mount ext2 and FAT32 partitions. Make sure the files are on there.

Or try mounting it yourself. That would have the advantage of letting you see for yourself what's wrong if it doesn't work.

Alternatively, you can use Winduhs software to make CDs. Try Nero for example. If you have access to a Linux system, mkisofs and cdrecord are the obvious choices for this job.

[johnnyd]

Well, instead of installing from the hardrive which didn't seem to be working, I copied all the files to another computer on my network and tried a FTP install. I was running an FTP server on this system, so I figured it would work. It didn't. It reported "image file not found." When I started the FTP install it asked for the FTP server IP address, which I gave and it successfully logged into that FTP server. It then asked for the path. That's where I don't know what to put. I mirrored the directory structure from the SuSE FTP server I downloaded it from, so everything is there, I just don't know where to point the installer to. I've actually tried every directory I can think of and it still says image not found. Any ideas??

thanks,
John