I need some assistance in getting SuSE 9.3 x86_64 installed on my laptop. I have searched the WIKI, Forums and Tutorials but cannot seem to locate a thread or resource that applies. For some background, I have a Compaq Presario V2000 with 512MB RAM, 80GB Hard Disk and AMD Turion64 processor. It has a DVD drive that will read dual-layer ROMs.

I have the SuSE 10 DVD but it will not boot ... period. It does not matter if disable ACPI & APCI even when running safe. OK, I was able to get it installed in safe mode with boot options vga=771 noacpi nolapic, but could only boot the system off an older distro CD, using the boot installed system option.

Now to the question: I would like to update my 9.3 install (successful) to the 9.3 x86_64 using FTP or HTTP. I have downloaded and burned the network install ISO, boots fine, DHCPs fine. However, when I try to actually install I am either timed out or told the folder does not exist. I want to make sure I have the correct parameters.

I have tried two USA mirrors that are close to me, they are:
199.117.114.10 (aka) mirror.storagetek.com
159.98.64.80 (aka) suse.cs.utah.edu

I specify directory /pub/systems/suse/x86_64/9.3 for storagetek
and /suse/x86_64/9.3/ fir Utah School of computing

Both mirrors have been highly reliable for updates including the i386 9.3 system I currently have installed.

StorageTEK, just plain pukes FTP or HTTP
Utah responds, but will not acknowledge the directory exists which it does

So I am thinking I have a simple path issue or something, but I wanted to run it by the forum here so I could see if I missed something in frustration.

I see that your topic is ftp/http but you dont make mention of it. When you try the network install, do you use FTP or HTTP?

Also have you tried messing w/ the slashes on either end? I've noticed that an extra slash on one of the sides causes some problems sometimes.
perhaps instead of:
/suse/x86_64/9.3/
use:
suse/x86_64/9.3/

Let me know, thanks

I have tried both FTP and HTTP for both mirrors. I'll try the '/' and see if that helps. I did download (via FTP, lol) the whole x86_64 folder last night. I am going to try the same ISO but use a local path. the install actually puts the leading '/' in for you too, so I did not remove it.

EDIT: OK, I have tried again, local, http & ftp from suse.cs.utah.edu (155.98.64.80)
FTP, plain fails, this is OK if I may use another method. Both local and http start the install now, however, they both error in the software section of YaST stating 'No source found at "path" Error: No proposal' The path I specified was all of the following, for http:
/suse/x86_64/9.3/
/suse/x86_64/9.3
suse/x86_64/9.3/
suse/x86_64/9.3

Thinking maybe I should just order a DVD from PCtech101.com, but like most ... I really wanted to get this up an running this weekend.

Glad to see no one here has gotten this working ... makes me feel better about banging my head against the wall