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 <aries...@clearmail.com.au> wrote: > On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:43:05 +1300 Fred Zinsli > <fred.zin...@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 > -- > Registered Linux User:- 329524 > ..................................................... > > I do not confer praise or blame: I accept. I am the measure of all > things. I am the centre of the world. ........W. Somerset Maugham > > ..................................................... > > Debian GNU/Linux - just the best way to create magic -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
