Installing FC from internet

[Ali Helmy]

On 11/04/06, Ali Helmy <alihelmy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 11/04/06, Ali Helmy <alihelmy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 11/04/06, Gordon Messmer < yinyang at eburg.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Ali Helmy wrote:
> > > > I already chose a good fedora mirror to work from which is:
> > > > http://zeniiia.linux.org.uk/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/core/5/i386/
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Ok, so the installer asks me for the web-site name and the Fedora
> > > Core
> > > > Directory...
> > > > what should I enter to that?
> > >
> > > Name: zeniiia.linux.org.uk
> > > Directory: /pub/distributions/fedora/linux/core/5/i386/
> > >
> > > --
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> > >
> >
> > Thanks mate, but I had to modify it to
> >
> >
> > Name: zeniiia.linux.org.uk
> > Directory: /pub/distributions/fedora/linux/core/5/i386/os/
> >
> > for the installer to find the /Fedora/base/stage2.img file it needed :)
> >
> > Retrieving Fedora/base/stage2.img :)
> >
> >
> > --
> > Cheers,
> >      A. Helmy
> > ==================
> >   One Life... LIVE It
> > ==================
> >
>
> Ok, now the installer correctly downloaded stage2.img, then popped up
> saying hello to fedora... after strting anaconda, still in just red/blue
> interface, it proceeded to ask me about a few things regarding partitioning
> and where i wanted fedora installed...
>
> then, it said retrieving installation information, went to about 9%, then
> an error came-out:
> Unable to read package metadata. This maybe due to a missing repodata
> directory. Pleas ensure that your install tree has been correctly generated.
> failure: repodata/repodata.xml from anaconda [Errno 256] No more mirrors to
> try.
>
> Then it presented me with only one option: Exit!
>
> What went wrong? my internet connetion is still working and running,
> apparently... so what happened?
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
>      A. Helmy
> ==================
>   One Life... LIVE It
> ==================
>

What I just noticed, though, is that
http://zeniiia.linux.org.uk/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/core/5/i386/osdoes
infact contain a directory named /repodata, but this directory
however,
does not have a repodata.xml file in it...

However, now i just checked the ftp site for the same mirror [
ftp://zeniiia.linux.org.uk/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/core/5/i386/os/repodata]
and that has a repomod.xml file... so maybe i read the error wrongly... I'll
try now and let you lads know

PS: i know this is sort of turning into a journal, but i was thinking maybe
it could be useful later to me, or to other people who might wanna try this
later...

--
Cheers,
     A. Helmy
==================
  One Life... LIVE It
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