Re: 503-I386 net install problem
OK, so I started it all again (can do this blind folded now).
After I select the mirror I select Alt+F4 to the the terminal screen.
I see it scanning the mirror, security and volatile repositories.
D/L speed is about 182Kb/s
It then all stops at the place mentioned in my original message.
I can leave it there for hours (over night), nothing happens.
It seems all ridiculous considering I could do a net install up until about
2 weeks ago.
I have done nothing with the firewall, no changes to the network, no new
equipment. And whats even more perplexing is that it will happily scan the
repositories without error. I even download the netinst ISO again and
burned it to CD again just in case mine had an error.
There has to be something I am missing (and probably looking right at it)
but I can't see the wood for the trees.
Further comments would be most helpful.
Regards
Fred
On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:15:14 +1100, Charlie <ariestao@clearmail.com.au>
wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:43:05 +1300 Fred Zinsli
> <fred.zinsli@shooter.co.nz> shared this with us all:
>
>>
>>
>>Hello all
>>
>>I have been trying this for some time now and can't seem to resolve the
>>problem.
>>
>>Version: Debian stable i386 503 netinst
>>
>>Downloaded today as an ISO from the Debian site.
>>
>>I get to the point where the installer asks for the mirror and it goes
>>away and scans the mirror/security/volatile repositories.
>>
>>At that point it all stops.
>>
>>On the install screen it shows the "Select and install software" banner
>>with the message "Please wait ..." at the bottom, and it is at 1% on
>>the progress bar.
>>
>>It does this for any mirror I select. I don't believe it is a problem
>>with my network as my other D503 server updates properly (apt-get
>>update), and other distros (Centos to abort, enter "No":
>>
>>That is as far as I am getting.
>>
>>This is now day 11 and I am getting a little the worse for the effort.
>>
>>If I bypass the mirror select the base system installs and grub
>>installs. But with my very limited knowledge I can't seem to get any
>>further head with that as I can't seem to install
>>any other packages using apt-get with
>>the CD in the drive. Yup, really limited knowledge.
>>
>>Can someone please put me out of my misery and point out the error of
>>my ways.
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Fred
>
> While this is happening do you press F4 key, I think that's it, just to
> see what is really happening. Depending on your connection speed it may
> take some time to scan this mirror and the all its packages.
>
> In the past, my connection speed has been slow and and I saw just how
> slow when I hit F4.
>
> Hope that helps.
> Charlie
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