Jigdo instructions, please

[Todd Denniston]

Robert P. J. Day wrote, On 02/18/2008 02:26 PM:
> On Mon, 18 Feb 2008, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> 
>> David Boles wrote:
>>> http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Getting_Fedora_respins_with_Jigdo
>>>
>> Just a note, in case you miss it, jigdo is an update tool, not a
>> good way to pull a whole ISO image. Start with the base ISO and go
>> from there, rather than just pulling everything.
> 
> i do emphasize that point fairly clearly near the top of the page,
> just in case that was directed at me.  :-)
> 

Robert,
You might add another item to the  "Miscellaneous observations", with the 
_suggested_ text of:

If you are impatient or have a mirror near that does not mind being the sole 
target of your downloads, then look at the directions for using a
<a 
href="http://fedorasolved.org/post-install-solutions/jigdo#localrepo">Specific 
Repository</a>



of course that site is now a little out of date/confusing since at least the 
Fedora-9-Alpha.jigdo points not directly to a site, but to:
mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?redirect=1&path=pub/fedora/...
and the Fedora-9-Alpha.jigdo also has a [Mirrorlists] section.

or alternate text:
If you are impatient or have a mirror near that does not mind being the sole 
target of your downloads, then replace the 
mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?redirect=1&path=pub/fedora/... with the 
URL to get to your target.


understanding that trick a little earlier would have saved me ~20 minutes of 
download time (out of 30 minutes).


drop me a clueX4 here... if you set a value in [Servers] for a local mirror 
and there is an entry in [Mirrorlists], is the [Mirrorlists] only consulted if 
the [Servers] entry fails to come up with the file you need?


BTW, thanks for Getting_Fedora_respins_with_Jigdo it is a bit easier to follow 
than the fedorasolved.org jigdo page.
-- 
Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter