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Re: PXE install fails



On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 12:13:34PM +0200, Wolfgang Schweer wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 09:56:11AM +0200, Giorgio Pioda wrote:
> > 
> > I tried to install a client via PXE. Installer fails at the stage
> > of choosing a mirror, claiming that there is no valid mirror,
> > or that the network is not of sufficient quality.
> > 
> > I also tried to go back and modify by hand network parameters, but also with
> > hand typed parameters the error emerges again.
> > 
> > I guess it has to do with the fact that squid is never been called in work,
> > even in the previous installation via client.
> > 
> > (Some problems with proxy setup in the preseed.cfg ?)
> 
> Yes. Due to the false setting 'direct: //' in /etc/environment the 
> pxeinstaller puts this into the preseeding file.
> 
> To fix it, you might execute:
> 
> 1) /usr/share/debian-edu-config/tools/update-proxy-from-wpad
> 
> (this should update /etc/environment)
> 
> 2) debian-edu-pxeinstall
> 
> (this should update the preseed file)
> 
> Wolfgang

Seems to fix. The installation is now going further :)

Regards


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