Re: Stretch net install on EeePC - unable to resolve mirror host address
On Sat 17 Feb 2018 at 16:20:06 +0100, Roger Price wrote:
> I am trying to net install stretch i386 on an EeePC using a wired
> connection. I chose my ISP as the mirror, but the installation hangs on
> "Configure the packet management tool (APT)" [french text reads "Configurer
> l'outil de gestion des paquets (APT)"].
>
> I checked on my regular box that stretch i386 is available at debian.proxad.net
>
> rprice@maria ~ wget --no-verbose
> http://debian.proxad.net/debian/dists/stretch/Release -O - | grep -E
> '^(Suite|Codename|Architectures):'
> Suite: stable
> Codename: stretch
> Architectures: amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips mips64el mipsel ppc64el s390x
That works for me too.
> but on the EeePC with Ctl-Alt-F3 I get
>
> ~ # wget --no-verbose
> http://debian.proxad.net/debian/dists/stretch/Release -O - | grep -E
> '^(Suite|Codename|Architectures):'
> wget: unable to resolve host address 'debian.proxad.net'
>
> Command « ip address » shows that the EeePC has been assigned the correct IP
> address 10.218.0.100, and /etc/resolv.conf correctly points to the router as
> the DNS resolver:
>
> ~ # cat /etc/resolv.conf
> search rogerprice.org
> nameserver 10.218.0.1
>
> I am using the same router and the same name server to post this message.
> Any suggestion or hint for fixing the installation would be most welcome,
I would try pinging www.debian.org and anywhere else you can think of.
Or edit resolv.conf to have 8.8.8.8 (a Google nameserver).
--
Brian.
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