Your message dated Fri, 26 Aug 2016 22:52:49 +0200 with message-id <43506a3d-c54b-65b9-ba98-1f1914256da8@gmx.de> and subject line Re: Bug#834635: Attempt to choose a network mirror does not work for stretch installer cd has caused the Debian Bug report #834635, regarding Attempt to choose a network mirror does not work for stretch installer cd to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact owner@bugs.debian.org immediately.) -- 834635: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=834635 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact owner@bugs.debian.org with problems
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- Subject: Attempt to choose a network mirror does not work for stretch installer cd
- From: Alex <alexander.schwinn@gmx.de>
- Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 19:35:03 +0200
- Message-id: <[🔎] 75f5fe14-d517-bdb9-e8c1-bdcd61c2ffea@gmx.de>
Package: installation-reports Boot method: CD Image version: debian-testing-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso Date: 17.Aug 2016 - 16:00 Machine: Notebook: Acer Aspire ES1-711 Processor: Intel 64Bit Memory: Partitions: <df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred> Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn): Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [O] Detect network card: [O] Configure network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Install base system: [O] Clock/timezone setup: [O] User/password setup: [O] Install tasks: [ ] Install boot loader: [O] Overall install: [E] Comments/Problems: I tested on the graphical installer and on the old installer. Both network adapters were recognized, and seem to be ok ( I tried ethernet and wifi). The problem appears on the step "Configure package manager" were I am asked "Do you want to use a network mirror". When choosing "yes", I am sent back to the menu were I can pick an installation-step ... without any error-message. When picking the next step( choose packages to install), I am asked again to pick a mirror ... so only option to procceed is to say: "Dont use a mirror" ... I would at least like to see some error-message which tells me why the installer fails to use a network-mirror. When using the debian-jessie installer CD (v4.5) the step "using network mirror" works fine .. however I got stuck later :X
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- To: John Depp <pkuutn@gmail.com>, 834635-close@bugs.debian.org
- Subject: Re: Bug#834635: Attempt to choose a network mirror does not work for stretch installer cd
- From: Alex <alexander.schwinn@gmx.de>
- Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 22:52:49 +0200
- Message-id: <43506a3d-c54b-65b9-ba98-1f1914256da8@gmx.de>
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Sounds like that's the same issue I had. I cannot re-test, since it was the Notebook of a friend .. I solved the issue (and another one I had with debian on this notebook) by installing a XUbuntu instead of a Debian, which worked fine.
So I quess the bug can be closed as it is a duplicate.
On 17.08.2016 19:52, John Depp wrote:
If I get it correctly, choose-mirror was fixed 15th or 16th of August soxfce-testing iso built on 15th probably don't have a fixed version yet.
2016-08-17 20:35 GMT+03:00 Alex <alexander.schwinn@gmx.de>:
Package: installation-reports Boot method: CD Image version: debian-testing-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso Date: 17.Aug 2016 - 16:00 Machine: Notebook: Acer Aspire ES1-711 Processor: Intel 64Bit Memory: Partitions: <df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred> Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn): Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [O] Detect network card: [O] Configure network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Install base system: [O] Clock/timezone setup: [O] User/password setup: [O] Install tasks: [ ] Install boot loader: [O] Overall install: [E] Comments/Problems: I tested on the graphical installer and on the old installer. Both network adapters were recognized, and seem to be ok ( I tried ethernet and wifi). The problem appears on the step "Configure package manager" were I am asked "Do you want to use a network mirror". When choosing "yes", I am sent back to the menu were I can pick an installation-step ... without any error-message. When picking the next step( choose packages to install), I am asked again to pick a mirror ... so only option to procceed is to say: "Dont use a mirror" ... I would at least like to see some error-message which tells me why the installer fails to use a network-mirror. When using the debian-jessie installer CD (v4.5) the step "using network mirror" works fine .. however I got stuck later :X
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