On Wed, Oct 07, 2009 at 03:10:33AM +0200, Urs Hunkeler wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to install Debian on an Alix 2d3 board (installing from > network using PXE, the installer runs in a serial console). When I > select a mirror, the installer tells me that it is going to verify the > mirror, and then immediately gives me an error message saying that the > mirror is invalid. A tcpdump on the relaying computer shows that there > was absolutely no traffic on the network (ie. the installer is not > trying to access the network at all, not even dns lookup). When I open > the console and use netcat (nc, as ping, ifconfig and other such tools > are not available in the minimalistic environment), I can access > different servers without any problems, so I have to assume that the > network setup is working. > > What is going on? Why doesn't the installer use the network? How can I > debug this?
What do you see in /proc/net/route (the routing table) ? In /etc/resolv.conf ? Also consider using a preseed file to feed settings rather than feeding them manually (with potential typos) -- Tzafrir Cohen | [email protected] | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il | | a Mutt's [email protected] | | best ICQ# 16849754 | | friend -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
