Hi list,
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i tried installing debian 3.1 on s390 in a z/VM guest (z/VM 5.1 on IBM
z990). so i downloaded the 13 cd images, copied them all in one directory
and mount this directory for ftp server use. After starting the debian exec
to load the first system in the vmguest, i performed network setup, started
a ssh client and did a logon to the debian-installer. I manually entered our
inhouse ftp-site as debian-mirror. But after selecting "Download installer
components" in the main menu, i receive the following error message:
The installer failed to download a file from the mirror. This may be a
problem with your
network, or with the mirror. You can choose to retry the download, select
a different
mirror, or cancel and choose another installation method.
Downloading a file failed:
Retry
Change mirror
Cancel
Here the messages form /var/log/syslog
Feb 6 12:12:13 anna[1659]: WARNING **: bad d-i Packages file
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: INFO: Menu item 'download-installer'
succeeded but requested to be left unconfigured.
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6): package doesn't
exist (ignored)
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (libdebconfclient0): search,
dependency from s390-netdevice
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (libdebian-installer4):
search, dependency from cdebconf-udeb
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (libdebian-installer4-udeb):
mark, dependency from cdebconf-udeb
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (libtextwrap1): package
doesn't exist (ignored)
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (cdebconf-udeb): mark,
dependency from libdebconfclient0-udeb
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (libdebconfclient0-udeb):
mark, dependency from s390-netdevice
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (s390-netdevice): mark
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (libiw27): search,
dependency from netcfg-static
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (libiw27-udeb): mark,
dependency from netcfg-static
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (ethernet-card-detection):
search, dependency from netcfg-static
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (netcfg-static): mark
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (configured-network):
search, dependency from network-console
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (libssl0.9.7): package
doesn't exist (ignored)
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (zlib1g): package doesn't
exist (ignored)
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (libnss-files-udeb): mark,
dependency from openssh-server-udeb
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (openssh-server-udeb): mark,
dependency from network-console
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (network-console): mark
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (di-utils): mark, dependency
from network-preseed
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (network-preseed): mark
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (choose-mirror): mark
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (net-retriever): mark,
dependency from download-installer
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (archdetect): mark,
dependency from anna
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (anna): mark, dependency
from download-installer
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (download-installer): mark
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (di-utils-shell): mark
Feb 6 12:12:13 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: resolver (di-utils-reboot): mark
Feb 6 12:12:15 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: Menu item 'download-installer'
selected
Feb 6 12:12:15 main-menu[286]: DEBUG: configure download-installer, status:
4
Any help is appreciated !
Regards,
Tobias
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