openSUSE Network Installation/Upgrade Without CD/DVD

Installing or upgrading openSUSE is fairly easy. We could used any choice : DVD installation, LiveCD, LiveUSB or by using net install CD for network installation. But, How if we do not have any of CD, DVD, or USB The only one we have is existing openSUSE with attached network. Well, It was not the end of choice, because we could use a small script with long name , SetupGRUBforNFSinstall.

How to use this small script to fit with our requirement ?

If you have fast and stable internet connection, skip step 2. You could use network installation by using openSUSE.org as base installation source
Preparing network installation source. You mas used SLP or http installation source. I’m using http installation source by mount openSUSE ISO image into apache root folder directory. In this screnario, I’m using a server with IP address 192.168.0.1 and mount the ISO image into /srv/www/htdocs/slp-install. The local folder could be reach by using http protocol with this address : http://192.168.0.1/slp-install/ (I used folder name ’slp-install’ because used same folder as slp installation source)
Download the script (Right clik and save as). Change it’s name with “setupgrubfornfsinstall.sh”. You may rename the script with another name, I must give a credit for Ludwig Nussel for his achievement
Give the script executable permission
```
chmod +x setupgrubfornfsinstall.sh
```
Follow the wizard
Step 1 : Choose either x86 or x86_64 architecture. This initial wizard will be show if your system supporting the x86_64 architecture
Step 2 : Choose installation source. I choose “Specify URL manually” for current scenario, although I can choose another option (SLP or internet install from openSUSE.org)
Step 3 : Typing full URL. In this scenario : http://192.168.0.1/slp-install
Step 4 : Choose display resolution for installation process
Step 5 : Klik OK, follow another extra wizard and finally, reboot your computer and choose network installation from GRUB menu.

After the above wizard, the installation process will continue to normal installation as well as using CD or DVD.

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4 Responses for “openSUSE Network Installation/Upgrade Without CD/DVD”

njg234908 says:

January 6, 2009 at 4:28 am

This also works in SLED 10. I was able to use it to upgrade to openSUSE 11.1 on an hp 2133 without a cd drive or having to mess around with making a bootable usb stick. Many thanks for posting it!

Masim "Vavai" Sugianto says:

January 13, 2009 at 12:51 pm

Thank you for your response,

I also successfully installing openSUSE 11.1 on SLES 10 (IBM x Series) by using this simple script.

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January 17, 2009 at 10:19 am

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