[CentOS] "installation source" specification for netinstall

Wed Dec 16 00:09:40 UTC 2015
ken <gebser at mousecar.com>

On 12/15/2015 04:28 PM, Gordon Messmer wrote:
> On 12/15/2015 12:29 PM, ken wrote:
>> But that configuration page probes, then it says, "Error setting up
>> base repository".
>
> I'm not sure why that wouldn't work.  I'm pretty sure you need to use a
> repository whose version matches the ISO, but that should be the case
> unless you got the netinstall ISO before 7.2 was released.
>
> Maybe pick a specific mirror, such as
> http://mirror.sfo12.us.leaseweb.net/centos/7/os/x86_64/
> (https://www.centos.org/download/mirrors/)

Tried the one above and a lot of others replied to John, many others. 
This is one of those  situation where accurate understandable 
documentation would be worthwhile.


> Any URL where you see a "repodata" directory (assuming the correct arch
> and release) should work as an additional repository (for EPEL and others).

I'll save this tip for later.  First I need to get the basic, *easy* (?) 
specification working.