[ale] CentOS 5.6 64Bit Install

[Greg Clifton]

Thanks for all the replies, the links to the DVD images were exactly what I
was missing. I downloaded the images this morning and burned them to disc
and the install is progressing. The basic problem was my own
ignorance/inexperience with CentOS and assuming that the GT mirror site
would be the best place to get what I needed. I probably could have found
the stuff by digging on the CentOS site, but I knew I had a great support
network with ALE and many of you came through for me.
Much appreciated,
Greg Clifton

On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Geoffrey Myers
<lists at serioustechnology.com>wrote:

> Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> > One thing that annoyed me with CentOS 5 was that they went to torrent
> > for the x86_64 DVD and only have the CD ISOs for regular download.
> > If your behind web blocking stuff that doesn't like torrents you're
> > forced to do the Cds.  At least with 6 they've got ISOs for the DVDs.
>
> That depends on the mirror.  I know that I downloaded both Centos 5.6
> and 6.0 dvds directly.  The 6.0 dvds are available at GA Tech here:
>
> http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/centos/6.0/isos/x86_64/
>
>
> http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/centos/6.0/isos/x86_64/CentOS-6.0-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso
>
> http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/centos/6.0/isos/x86_64/CentOS-6.0-x86_64-bin-DVD2.iso
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: ale-bounces at ale.org
> > [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Myers Sent:
> > Sunday, August 07, 2011 9:35 PM To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> > Subject: Re: [ale] CentOS 5.6 64Bit Install
> >
> >
> > On Aug 5, 2011, at 7:53 PM, Greg Clifton wrote:
> >
> >> Yes, I have a DVD drive, but what I don't have is the "know-what"
> >> and a little of the "know-how" to put on the DVD(s). Here is the
> >> link on GT mirror site for CentOS 5.6
> >> http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/centos/5.6/os/x86_64/images/, what
> >> do I need to pull down from among those files to make a successful
> >> install? In what order?
> >
> > Wrong directory tree, you want this:
> >
> > http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/centos/5.6/isos/x86_64/
> >
> > Although they don't appear to have the DVD image there. There is a
> > torrent image there:
> >
> >
> http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/centos/5.6/isos/x86_64/CentOS-5.6-x86_64-bin-DVD.torrent
> >
> >
> > I'm pretty sure I downloaded the DVD directly from GA Tech a while
> > back.  Not sure why they don't have a DVD to download.
> >
> >> Thanks, GC
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 7:09 PM, handran <handran at mindspring.com>
> >> wrote: On 8/5/2011 6:17 PM, Greg Clifton wrote:
> >>> Charles,
> >>>
> >>> This is a bare metal install on a new system with 2 mirrored boot
> >>> drives and 2 mirrored 1TB storage drives off a 3Ware controller.
> >>> Plenty of room, but no previous OS installed, I also have a DVD
> >>> drive in the system, I just don't know what other files.
> >>>
> >>> I can see why lots of folks like Ubuntu, at least last time I
> >>> installed Ubuntu server 8.4(?) it booted off the DVD and
> >>> installed w/o any problems. Sure seems easier to a noob like me!
> >>>
> >>> Greg
> >> Looks like you need 8 CD iso's  or  2 DVD iso's.
> >>
> >> Available here: http://ftp.usf.edu/pub/centos/5/isos/x86_64/
> >> http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.6/isos/x86_64/
> >> http://linux.mirrors.es.net/centos/5.6/isos/x86_64/
> >> ftp://ftp.mirrorservice.org/sites/mirror.centos.org/5.6/isos/x86_64/
> >>
> >>
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