Comments on: CentOS 5.2 net install

By: xacks

xacks — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:21:09 +0000

I have arquitecture 64 bits , and i have problems with netinstall , when i want install the system , any packets = NOT FOUND.

By: brian bulkowski

brian bulkowski — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:52:21 +0000

5.2 has been removed from the Centos mirrors. You must go to the ‘vault’ now.

Use:
host: vault.centos.org
path: 5.2/os/i386

By: Calvinball

Calvinball — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:35:05 +0000

I’ve tried the netinstall for 5.4 but it fails. Keeps appending an extra “/” between the mirror site and the direcotry so the string it tries is: ftp://ftp.somesite.edu//centos/5.4/os/…/stand2.img not found.

Is this a bug in the 5.4 disto? I’ve triple checked that I do NOT have a leading / character in the path btw.

By: philbee

philbee — Tue, 19 May 2009 02:40:44 +0000

Netinstall fails for me. A NoMoreMirrorsRepoError exception occurs when anaconda is trying to download repodata/comps.xml.

Any ideas?

By: UraniumSteel

UraniumSteel — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:16:54 +0000

Works great, Thank you very much for the screen shots and instructions. Very simple once you know the params.

By: Qix

Qix — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:22:27 +0000

It works like a charme for me. I must say very very good job to the guys of centos.

By: dataninja

dataninja — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:35:58 +0000

Well duu!, did you know that CentOS is a heavy Linux distribution 4.3GB unlike Ubuntu 700MB. If it’s taking a long time it may be because your Internet connection happens to be slow give it more time and keep in mind this is a “network installation” meaning all the needed files are being downloaded at the same time from the CentOS Servers then installed.

Regarding the ISOs failing the media test, well that’s out of my control. It seem you can’t get the installation right, did you know CentOs offers a complete installation DVD no need to download a bunch of CD’s.

To end my reply let me tell you that I only post about what I know and works for me. I have made this installation multiple times which means you are doing something wrong, double check please!.

In a few days I will create a screen cast of the installation

By: hwang

hwang — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:06:25 +0000

Did you even go through the whole installation process? or just assuem it will work after this screen? the retrieving images/stage2.img is just sitting on my screen forever. I download live 5.2 CD. during the media test, it test fail. I download from another mirror site and it fail again. I have download and burn many other iso file, fail none. I go ahead to install. The live CD require CD # 1,2,3,4, 5 no matter what package I choose(gnome only or gnome plus any other). If it require CD 1-5 for any installation why bother to check. it just wasting time to wait for the same result of different choice. It could have show at front, which ever you choose, it require CD #….) Anyway, I am so stupid to download all 6 CD because i am afraid that at the end of 5 CD, it will ask me the 6th CD. After install 1st CD, it ask 2nd CD, it say some package is missing and no matter what i choose it reboot. Again it waste me time to wait for 1st CD installation and fail miserably . This is the worst installation CD I have ever use for linux. I strongly recommend , it you don’t have to use it, don’t waste time. I spend three day just trying to download all CD and it keep telling me fail, fail, fail. Donation? let me think for a long while.

By: dataninja

dataninja — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:41:56 +0000

Glad that it was of some help to you.

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:28:32 +0000

Works for me. I wanted to dl a 5.2 dvd, but that isn’t available, and I did not want to dl 6 cd’s, because am lazy!