[CentOS] ERROR during HTTP install from a Centos mirror

[fred smith]

On Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 06:18:51PM -0700, Craig White wrote:
> On Sat, 2008-01-12 at 20:03 -0500, fred smith wrote:
> > Hi!
> > 
> > I'm trying to install centos 5.1 as a http installation from a centos
> > mirror.
> > 
> > i've done it before with Fedora, figured I could do it with Centos, too,
> > but every time I try it, it goes all the way thru Anaconda to the point
> > of entering the root password, then I get an error about not being
> > able to find the repodata.
> > 
> > I note that the section in the "upstream" manuals about network installs
> > imply (without ever being extremely specific) that you would have your
> > own server with the files on it. Is this some limitation that prevents
> > us from using a centos mirror instead?
> > 
> > Anyway, I've tried with two mirrors. when it asked me for the system
> > name and the path to the directory, I entered this (for one of the
> > tries):
> > 
> > www.gtlib.gatech.edu
> > /pub/centos/5.1/os/i386
> > 
> > and for the other mirror
> > 
> > mirror.rhsmith.umd.edu
> > /pub/centos/5.1/os/i386
> > 
> > in the two lines of the form.
> > 
> > Is this right? (the manuals aren't really really terribly explicit).
> ----
> I would expect it to work as you had it though...
> - I would use /pub/centos/5/os/i386
> - I would use the same boot disc, i.e.
> 
> http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/centos/5/isos/i386/CentOS-5.1-i386-bin-1of6.iso
>   to boot the computer
> 
> but either way, it should have worked though I thought that the Georgia
> Tech web server was quite slow to respond...perhaps anaconda is just
> timing out.
> 
> as with your path (5.1), the repodata directory is indeed there...
> 
> http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/centos/5/os/i386/repodata/
> 
> Craig

Well. tried it yet again, using the  rhsmith.edu site (for not the
first time) and it's working this time. I followed your suggestion
of using centos/5 instead of centos/5.1.

Thanks!


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