You will need to know these to get the NET install started...
Net Install Parameters: Protocol: HTTP Host: www.gtlib.gatech.edu Path: pub/opensuse/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/ Net Install CD: http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/opensuse/distribution/11.1/iso/openSUSE-11.1-NET-i586.iso ISO Directory: http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/opensuse/distribution/11.1/iso/
Furthermore, you may need to install these lines into your /etc/hosts file:
## added to solve un-explained "Couldn't resolve host..." error ## while installing OpenSuSE 11.1 (NET) - these lines provide the ## hostname->to->ip address mappings for the OpenSuSE mirrors; ## NOTE: These addresses should be checked and updated before use! ## These is just what the 'host' command returned today... ## -pdwilso(at)gmail.com 128.8.235.18 mirror.umoss.org 134.174.150.123 mirrors.med.harvard.edu 149.20.20.135 .kernel.org 64.50.236.216 suse.mirrors.tds.net 204.152.186.174 opensuse.ca.unixheads.org 64.50.238.52 ftp.osuosl.org 64.50.236.52 ftp.osuosl.org 146.137.96.15 mirror.anl.gov 146.137.96.7 mirror.anl.gov 198.60.22.13 mirrors.xmission.com 146.6.54.21 ftp.utexas.edu 72.3.128.167 mirror.rackspace.com 155.98.64.86 opensuse.cs.utah.edu 129.21.2.111 mirrors.rit.edu 64.90.181.77 mirror.nyi.net 80.237.136.138 ftp.hosteurope.de 156.56.247.193 ftp.ussg.iu.edu
Hosts file: uploads/opensuse-mirror-hosts-20090212.txt
An odd aspect of the DNS name resolution problem: For some reason, Konqueror could not resolve host names, but 'host' could.
Finally, here is a script that I used to create the hosts listing:
#!/bin/sh
host $1 | perl -e 'while(<>){\
chomp;m/([a-z.]+) has address ([0-9.]+)/ && print"$2\t$1\n";\
}'
This script is used like:
getip.sh mirror1.kernel.org
and returns
<IP-Address>\t<Hostname>
If you've got root, the output of getip.sh can be used thus:
getip.sh mirror1.kernel.org >> /etc/hosts
Of course there are other ways to do this. Of course you should check the output of getip.sh before appending it to /etc/hosts.
Caveat emptor. YMMV. Don't take any wooden nickels.
