Install FC5 with ftp method failed

Arthur Pemberton pemboa at gmail.com
Thu Apr 13 20:30:07 UTC 2006


On 4/13/06, Maria Tsiolakki <tmaria at cs.ucy.ac.cy> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am trying to install FC5 , x86_64, with ftp method, but it fails. It
> seems that it has problem to find the base dir and stage2.img file.
> The path to the ftp server is something like
> pub/linux/fedora/core/5/x86_64/os/, but it complains. It gives the error
> "mnt loop loop0 on /mnt/runtime as tmp/ranfs/stage2.img failed to mount
> loop:Invalid argument"
>
> Has anyone try to install it using ftp method?
>
> Thank you in advance
>
> Maria
>
> -

Sorry, I don't have the answer you are looking for, but I would suggest
installing via NFS and the DVD ISO, it seems much easier. If you have
already downloaded (can download) the image that is. If you are tring to do
a network install directly from an ftp mirror, then I am out of my league.



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