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by **Filip Hoste** » Fri, 05 Jun 1998 04:00:00

Hello,

probably other people have the same problem :

Trying to install redhat5.0 via ftp. i can't retrieve the base/hdlist even if
i fill in the correct path! As I don't see many problems like that listed in
this newsgroup
i think that almost nobody has linux on a laptop. (and in india you don't find
linux at all in
the computer shops, at least not in Chennai!)

I see the message "retrieving base/hdlist" but then it goes back to the panel
where i have to
fill in the ftp site with directory.

What am i doing wrong? Maybe the install program is wrong?

Filip

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by **Jacek Pliszk** » Fri, 05 Jun 1998 04:00:00

> Trying to install redhat5.0 via ftp. i can't retrieve the base/hdlist even if
> i fill in the correct path! As I don't see many problems like that listed in
> this newsgroup

Because usually you don't have ones. Linux is not Microsoft, it Works.

Quote:> i think that almost nobody has linux on a laptop.

search this group for linux-laptop, you'll be surprised.
I know notebooks on which Linux is the only operating system
(I had Contura which was Microsoft free).

Quote:> (and in india you don't find linux at all in the computer shops, at
> least not in Chennai!)

Search better. In Poland we have at least three magazines which
include Linux CD's : LinuxPlus, Chip and one more. India is much
bigger than Poland so you should have one.

Quote:> What am i doing wrong? Maybe the install program is wrong?

Alt-F3 Alt-F4 Alt-F1
Ensure you:
1. can log to ftp server given with anonymous ftp
2. path is correct and ends with your architectur e.g. i386 (I guess)

Good Luck,

Jacek Pliszka

by **Thornton Prim** » Fri, 05 Jun 1998 04:00:00

> Trying to install redhat5.0 via ftp. i can't retrieve the base/hdlist even if
> i fill in the correct path! As I don't see many problems like that listed in
> this newsgroup
> i think that almost nobody has linux on a laptop. (and in india you don't find

I did a RedHat 5.0 install on my laptop (via FTP) when RedHat 5.0
first came out. I eventually removed Winblows 95 and have only
run Linux on the machine for quite some time. I recently did a
RedHat 5.1 upgrade (via FTP) on the machine.

Quote:> linux at all in
> the computer shops, at least not in Chennai!)

The same can be said of computer shops here in the United States.
I live in California and only a few stores (grudgingly) carry
Linux. It is a function of profit margins and not so much of
market accessibility (though I will admit that accessibility is
playing a role here). I think that computer stores aren't seeing
the demand they want to see because they can't compete with
mail-order houses that sell Linux CDs for $2.50 + s/h. (It
appears that www.cheapbytes.com will send you RedHat 5.1 for
around 1300 rupee).

Quote:> I see the message "retrieving base/hdlist" but then it goes back to the panel
> where i have to fill in the ftp site with directory.
> What am i doing wrong? Maybe the install program is wrong?

This is almost always caused by the wrong FTP site or directory.
If I remember correctly, the instructions are rather unclear on
what directory should be used, and I believe it should be the
directory that holds the "RedHat" main directory, so if you want
to install from ftp.redhat.com, you should put
"/pub/redhat/redhat-5.1/i386/". I remember not getting my
directory right the first three or four times when I did my first
RedHat install via FTP.

The second most likely cause is that it couldn't connect to the
FTP server. If you are trying to do an install over internet,
remember that everyone has been trying to install 5.1. You are
going to have problems connecting unless you use a less traffic'd
mirror. I did an install from ftp.cdrom.com (one of the most
powerful mirrors 'round here) and still had problems connecting.

thornton

by **David R. Tuck** » Fri, 05 Jun 1998 04:00:00

> > I see the message "retrieving base/hdlist" but then it goes back to the panel
> > where i have to fill in the ftp site with directory.
> > What am i doing wrong? Maybe the install program is wrong?

> This is almost always caused by the wrong FTP site or directory.
> If I remember correctly, the instructions are rather unclear on
> what directory should be used, and I believe it should be the
> directory that holds the "RedHat" main directory, so if you want
> to install from ftp.redhat.com, you should put
> "/pub/redhat/redhat-5.1/i386/". I remember not getting my
> directory right the first three or four times when I did my first
> RedHat install via FTP.

> The second most likely cause is that it couldn't connect to the
> FTP server. If you are trying to do an install over internet,
> remember that everyone has been trying to install 5.1. You are
> going to have problems connecting unless you use a less traffic'd
> mirror. I did an install from ftp.cdrom.com (one of the most
> powerful mirrors 'round here) and still had problems connecting.

Having just upgraded to 5.1, I discovered that this time it wasn't
resolving hostnames very well. I substituted the IP address and it
worked fine.

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by **Jacek Pliszk** » Fri, 05 Jun 1998 04:00:00

Quote:> I am only a newbie to Linux. All the same I think the ftp install method does
> not work well. After retrieving the base/hdlist, the base hdlist/comps file
> should be retrieved, but then an error is reported that the server could not
> be set to passive mode.

Usually you can install despite of this error. It is just
an info for you but install should go further without any problems.
It was the same in older RedHats.

Regards,

Jacek Pliszka

by **Matt Gushe** » Thu, 11 Jun 1998 04:00:00

> > I see the message "retrieving base/hdlist" but then it goes back to the panel
> > where i have to fill in the ftp site with directory.
> > What am i doing wrong? Maybe the install program is wrong?

> This is almost always caused by the wrong FTP site or directory.
> If I remember correctly, the instructions are rather unclear on
> what directory should be used, and I believe it should be the
> directory that holds the "RedHat" main directory, so if you want
> to install from ftp.redhat.com, you should put
> "/pub/redhat/redhat-5.1/i386/". I remember not getting my
> directory right the first three or four times when I did my first
> RedHat install via FTP.

FTP install only works with some servers. ftp.redhat.com should work
(though very, very slowly from overseas), but others may not. I think
it depends whether the server (or your connection, perhaps?) supports
'passive FTP mode'. Don't ask me what that is, I'm just remembering
something I read somewhere.

Matt Gushee
Oshamanbe, Hokkaido, Japan

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redhat5.0 ftp install on laptop NOT WORKING

redhat5.0 ftp install on laptop NOT WORKING