Re: Weird mirrors error on fresh Lenny installation
On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 02:00:45PM +, Lisi wrote: > > Thanks Osamu and Artur. The computer actually belongs to a client, and I > have > not at this moment got access to it. I am still very grateful for your > suggestions and shall try to put them into practice when I can. You mean no X connection? Then use w3m etc as client to http. There were some ipv6 problem with some consumer router. If you are chasing latest sid, you may be hit by it. Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Weird mirrors error on fresh Lenny installation
On Friday 13 November 2009 14:34:36 Osamu Aoki wrote: > On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 12:05:51PM +, Lisi wrote: > > This morning I installed Lenny using netinstall. I have done this with > > Debian many times over the years without problem. > > > > I always install the base system, let the standard system be set up > > automatically and then install anything else I want manually after > > rebooting. Today, that didn't work. > > Maybe mirrors are in some bad situation. > > > The mirrors are said to be uncontactable and the reason is given as 101 > > network unreachable. [snip] > > In desperation I did a fresh installation. Same problems. I am out of > > ideas - can anyone suggest anything?? > > Can you point your browser and see something at mirror site? Thanks Osamu and Artur. The computer actually belongs to a client, and I have not at this moment got access to it. I am still very grateful for your suggestions and shall try to put them into practice when I can. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Weird mirrors error on fresh Lenny installation
On Fri, 13 Nov 2009, Lisi wrote: I always install the base system, let the standard system be set up automatically and then install anything else I want manually after rebooting. Today, that didn't work. Check if you have transparent proxy through way to your mirror. Try to use ftp:// instead of http:// in sources.list -- Artur 'bzyk' Frydel "Always look on the bright side of life." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Weird mirrors error on fresh Lenny installation
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 12:05:51PM +, Lisi wrote: > This morning I installed Lenny using netinstall. I have done this with > Debian > many times over the years without problem. > > I always install the base system, let the standard system be set up > automatically and then install anything else I want manually after rebooting. > > Today, that didn't work. Maybe mirrors are in some bad situation. > The mirrors are said to be uncontactable and the reason is given as 101 > network unreachable. hmmm... > I have checked everything. Did you check http://mirror.debian.org/status.html > The router is working fine (I have had a look and > reset everything). The system is being given a DHCP address - I check with > ifconfig. I can ping the router by IP and Google by url. I have tried > editing the network interfaces file and setting it up for static IP. It made > no difference. I have tried 3 different mirrors - *ox.ac.uk*, *man.ac.uk* > and the primary UK mirror. The system still reports failure, both when it > tries to verify the security and volatile sources and when accessing the > mirrors - but it installs the standard system without any other hitch. Hmmm... these mirror looks good. > In desperation I did a fresh installation. Same problems. I am out of > ideas - can anyone suggest anything?? Can you point your browser and see something at mirror site? Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
