Bug#232264: "Failed getting Release file" when installing base system
Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: 2004-02-04 from http://people.debian.org/~sjogren/d-i/images/2004-02-04/
uname -a: (not installed successfully)
Date: 2004-02-11 10:30:00
Method: pxe/tftp from a local server
Machine: IBM Thinkpad T40
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1400MHz
Memory: 768 MiB
Root Device: ide: /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0
Root Size/partition table:
10 GB /
1 GB swap
19 GB /home
Output of lspci: (not installed)
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [E]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Received the following error after choosing "Install the base system":
Debootstrap Error
Failed getting Release file
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian//dists//Release.
I also tried "stable" and "testing" from "Choose a mirror" after this
failure, which produced the same result.
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