On Saturday 12 November 2005 12:59, Wojciech Zabołotny wrote: > I'm using the netinst > CD:http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/etch_d-i/i386/beta1/de >bian-testing-i386-netinst.iso Debian packages are made available over > the apt-proxy (running on the single machine with Internet > connectivity). The netinst CD _does_ contain all packages needed to install the base system. When installing using a netinst, you do not need a network connection until after the reboot. > I have to run install in "expert" mode, so I can select my apt-proxy > host as a mirror. Everything works fine, until I get to the "installing > of the base system". > Then installer displays "Configuring APT sources" (or something like > this, sorry I have no access now to the system I'm writing about), and > rewrites the sources list with it's own - containing only the cdrom and > http://ftp.debian.org...(or something like this). Certainly the > installation fails, because this archive is not available. There is no Why is the CD not available? > way to modify the /target/etc/apt/sources.list by hand, because the > installer starts instalallation of the base system from the begining, > and rewrites my sources.list again. > Is there any way to omit this problem? If you want to install the base system from the network (but I do not understand why that would be necessary), you should use the businesscard CD image. Cheers, FJP
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