On 6/5/07, Ron Yorston <rmy at tigress.co.uk> wrote: > Barry Brimer <lists at brimer.org> wrote: > >> I'm having trouble getting CentOS 4.5 to install via FTP. > >> > >> I have a local FTP server with a mirror of 4/os/i386. I boot from > >> the first CentOS 4.5 CD and enter 'linux askmethod'. I choose the > >> FTP installation method and DHCP for the IP configuration. At the > >> FTP Setup screen I enter the IP address of my server and the path > >> of the i386 directory. > > > >Your FTP server needs the entire 'CentOS' directory from Disc 1, and in > >the RPMS directory (under the CentOS directory that you just copied) you > >need all of the rpms from the remaining discs copied into that as well. > > I didn't copy the CDs, I mirrored mirror.centos.org/4/os/i386. That > contains everything required for an FTP installation, doesn't it? > > Ron The file CentOS/base/product.img indeed does not exist. If the installer is pointing to it, it might be a bug. Maybe file a bug report? http://bugs.centos.org/ Akemi