Jeremy Katz wrote:
On Tue, 2008-12-02 at 10:59 +0900, John Summerfield wrote:
Why on earth does Fedora ten not give me the chance to specify an
install Server? I downloaded the network install CD as that's the
quickest way to get a portable (between home and office) network install
up. I thought.
I have a copy of F10 on my LAN and Anaconda's downloading across the
country. This is bizarre. Bad for my install time, bad for my internet
bandwidth (1.5 M<bits vs 100 Mbits), bad for my download quota and bad
for my Internet Access Provider (who has a copy too!).
You can edit the URL of the repo that's used. We default to following
what the mirror list gives back because for most people, that increases
the usability of the network install _significantly_
Also, note that if your ISP has a local mirror, they should really
register their mirror[1] and say the netblocks they serve. Their users
They have, it is. Still I got another. In fact, it alternated between
two unsuitable mirrors, I think in Sydney and Brisbane. Consequently,
even a caching proxy (I have one) would be of limited help over two or
three installs.
And ks is not suitable for a first-time install. I'm well-practiced with
ks, and I was doing a first install to get the system-generated one.
will then end up getting their mirror by default and everyone can win.
The same can be true for people who have a static IP and a local,
private mirror -- put your IP into mirror manager and your local IP can
be given back.
Jeremy
[1] http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org
It turned out F10 doesn't work on the specific hardware, the problem's
been around quite a while and there's no known fix.
I ended up installing opensuse 11.0. I got to specify the mirror on the
commandline.
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Cheers
John
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