Error mesg in suse 10.0 with repository

novelc51 · 08-24-2007, 07:30 PM

I am trying to get to a repository so that I can follow the howto instructions for loading multimedia in suse 10.0
Whenever I try to use a installation source I get this same error message
ERROR(InstSrc:E_no_instsrc_on_media)
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

novelc51

colucix · 08-25-2007, 05:26 PM

Does it not work with any installation source? First, have you tried to connect to the source using a browser? Just to be sure you entered a correct URL and wrote the correct fields in the source form.

rjwilmsi · 08-25-2007, 05:34 PM

When you add the installation source you need to add the directory that has a file called directory.yast in it, otherwise you get that error.

NB this issue was resolved in suse 10.2 (maybe 10.1, I don't remember 10.1) when it became possible to add any directory as an installation source, nomatter what it contained.

novelc51 · 08-25-2007, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by colucix

Does it not work with any installation source? First, have you tried to connect to the source using a browser? Just to be sure you entered a correct URL and wrote the correct fields in the source form.

Thanks for the reply, It will only point to the CD

novelc51 · 08-25-2007, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjwilmsi

When you add the installation source you need to add the directory that has a file called directory.yast in it, otherwise you get that error.

NB this issue was resolved in suse 10.2 (maybe 10.1, I don't remember 10.1) when it became possible to add any directory as an installation source, nomatter what it contained.

Thanks I will give that a try

novelc51 · 08-26-2007, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by novelc51

Thanks I will give that a try

Your idea got me to thnking and I found a way to get things going.
I just mocified the address a little by removing everything after packman.com and re-insert what I removed word by word.
so thanks again