Re: [Server-devel] PRE-Released: Internet-in-a-Box 6.5 Preview 2

[Adam Holt]

FYI the almost 48h of downtime/flakiness at
http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org *seems* to have fixed itself in the past
2 hours.

IIAB 6.5 Preview 2 now installs quickly on Raspberry Pi 3, unlike two hours
ago!  And thanks all for keeping an eye on it, as so many people were
depending on this single-point-of-failure without realizing it!

Aside: DansGuardian and Squid currently fail to install as part of
Internet-in-a-Box.  This only affects the "Big Iron" people who choose
the BIG-sized
local_vars.yml  who are
few and far between -- but if that's you, the workaround is to set the
following within /opt/iiab/iiab/vars/local_vars.yml :

   squid_install: False
   squid_enabled: False

   dansguardian_install: False
   dansguardian_enabled: False

And then run the following as usual:

   cd /opt/iiab/iiab
   ./iiab-install

Details evolving @ https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/512 -- some people
sincerely believe that Squid and DansGuardian should both be deprecated.
Which may well be a thoughtful + constructive way forward to focus on more
modern grassroots use cases.  *In any case, we'll discuss different
perspectives on Bit Rot versus Wise Metrics For Amputation (etc) during our
Monday community/team call @ http://minutes.iiab.io
 -- so we're not shooting ourselves in the foot
with nearly perpetual maintenance of rarely use packages.*


On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 4:11 PM, James Cameron  wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 03:43:50PM -0500, Adam Holt wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 12:26 PM, Adam Holt <[1]h...@laptop.org> wrote:
> >
> > Including [2]IIAB 6.5 PRE-Release Notes :-)
> >
> > But just a warning that Raspbian's mirrors (download servers) were
> barely
> > working at all over the past ~12 hours or so, so you might have much
> better
> > luck installing on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Debian 9.2.1 or possibly CentOS
> 7.4 in
> > the coming hours?
> >
> >[3]https://github.com/iiab/iiab/releases
> >
> > Reconfirmed: disturbingly [4]http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org is
> hemorrhaging
> > (works less than 50% of the time today, as [5]http://
> > downforeveryoneorjustme.com/mirrordirector.raspbian.org confirms) for
> almost
> > 24h now.
>
> Only the redirector affected.  Can temporarily use a nearby mirror
> site if you know the URL and can change configuration.  Not an option
> for ease of use though.
>
> > Consequence: those installing on Raspbian are having to run
> "./iiab-install"
> > 10+ Times In A Row today, just to finally get a regular install (e.g.
> [6]http:/
> > /download.iiab.io/6.5/rpi/load.txt) to incrementally/finally complete on
> > Raspberry Pi 3.  What normally would just happen on its own within about
> an
> > hour.
> >
> > Better to take the day off !
> >
> > ( Possibly someone knows how we can build more resiliency into Raspbian
> package
> > downloads/updates in future, using [7]https://www.raspbian.org/
> RaspbianMirrors
> > or similar? )
>
> Make a preinstalled image and deliver that instead.  That's what we
> did with the XO.  With everything already included, you just have to
> get one file, and don't need precious internet.
>
> >
> > What's new?  Our prototype replacement for ./runansible allows
> installation
> > of [8]IIAB 6.5 Preview 2 to progress far more efficiently, far more
> > readably -- and to recover roughly where it left off during a large
> > net-based install, avoiding repetition!  So once you have [9]all
> your OS
> > prereqs in place, you can now run IIAB's new 9-stage / incremental
> > installer as follows:
> >
> >cd /opt/iiab/iiab
> >./iiab-install
> >
> > NEW: it will even warn you if your Ansible and/or Raspbian kernel
> are not
> > recent enough, and guide you to fixing these 2 most essential
> prereqs!
> > Finally, most installers/implementers will still want to use a 1-line
> > install/load scripts -- to walk away from the keyboard and have most
> > everything taken care of.  As such, YES all our install/load scripts
> now
> > take advantage of "./iiab-install" 9-stage incremental/recoverable
> installs
> > too:
> >
> >[10]http://download.iiab.io/6.5/rpi/
> >
> > RECAP #1: if you suffer from a connectivity failure during
> installation of
> > IIAB, the vast majority of problems are quickly solved by re-trying
> "./
> > iiab-install" (after Raspbian mirroring sites hopefully come back to
> life
> > later today!)
> >
> > RECAP #2: Raspbian folk...until the new Raspbian OS (point release)
> is
> > officially released in coming days by the Raspberry Pi Foundation &
> All,
> > avoid kernel compatibility hassles using this temporary measure to
> prep
> > your OS properly, just prior to installing:
> >
> >apt update
> >apt install raspberrypi-kernel
> >reboot
> >(then install IIAB as above, either way!)
> >
> >

Re: [Server-devel] PRE-Released: Internet-in-a-Box 6.5 Preview 2

[James Cameron]

On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 03:43:50PM -0500, Adam Holt wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 12:26 PM, Adam Holt <[1]h...@laptop.org> wrote:
> 
> Including [2]IIAB 6.5 PRE-Release Notes :-)
> 
> But just a warning that Raspbian's mirrors (download servers) were barely
> working at all over the past ~12 hours or so, so you might have much 
> better
> luck installing on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Debian 9.2.1 or possibly CentOS 7.4 
> in
> the coming hours?
> 
>    [3]https://github.com/iiab/iiab/releases
> 
> Reconfirmed: disturbingly [4]http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org is 
> hemorrhaging
> (works less than 50% of the time today, as [5]http://
> downforeveryoneorjustme.com/mirrordirector.raspbian.org confirms) for almost
> 24h now.

Only the redirector affected.  Can temporarily use a nearby mirror
site if you know the URL and can change configuration.  Not an option
for ease of use though.

> Consequence: those installing on Raspbian are having to run "./iiab-install"
> 10+ Times In A Row today, just to finally get a regular install (e.g. 
> [6]http:/
> /download.iiab.io/6.5/rpi/load.txt) to incrementally/finally complete on
> Raspberry Pi 3.  What normally would just happen on its own within about an
> hour.
> 
> Better to take the day off !
> 
> ( Possibly someone knows how we can build more resiliency into Raspbian 
> package
> downloads/updates in future, using [7]https://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianMirrors
> or similar? )

Make a preinstalled image and deliver that instead.  That's what we
did with the XO.  With everything already included, you just have to
get one file, and don't need precious internet.

> 
> What's new?  Our prototype replacement for ./runansible allows 
> installation
> of [8]IIAB 6.5 Preview 2 to progress far more efficiently, far more
> readably -- and to recover roughly where it left off during a large
> net-based install, avoiding repetition!  So once you have [9]all your OS
> prereqs in place, you can now run IIAB's new 9-stage / incremental
> installer as follows:
> 
>    cd /opt/iiab/iiab
>    ./iiab-install
> 
> NEW: it will even warn you if your Ansible and/or Raspbian kernel are not
> recent enough, and guide you to fixing these 2 most essential prereqs! 
> Finally, most installers/implementers will still want to use a 1-line
> install/load scripts -- to walk away from the keyboard and have most
> everything taken care of.  As such, YES all our install/load scripts now
> take advantage of "./iiab-install" 9-stage incremental/recoverable 
> installs
> too:
> 
>    [10]http://download.iiab.io/6.5/rpi/
> 
> RECAP #1: if you suffer from a connectivity failure during installation of
> IIAB, the vast majority of problems are quickly solved by re-trying "./
> iiab-install" (after Raspbian mirroring sites hopefully come back to life
> later today!)
> 
> RECAP #2: Raspbian folk...until the new Raspbian OS (point release) is
> officially released in coming days by the Raspberry Pi Foundation & All,
> avoid kernel compatibility hassles using this temporary measure to prep
> your OS properly, just prior to installing:
> 
>    apt update
>    apt install raspberrypi-kernel
>    reboot
>    (then install IIAB as above, either way!)
> 
> Thanks all who've helped make this an incredibly high-quality pre-release 
> already, just a few short weeks away from its final release sometime later
> this November!!
> 
> --
> Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ [11]http://unleashkids.org !
> 
> References:
> 
> [1] mailto:h...@laptop.org
> [2] https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-6.5-Release-Notes
> [3] https://github.com/iiab/iiab/releases
> [4] http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/
> [5] http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/mirrordirector.raspbian.org
> [6] http://download.iiab.io/6.5/rpi/load.txt
> [7] https://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianMirrors
> [8] https://github.com/iiab/iiab/releases
> [9] 
> https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-Installation#do-everything-from-scratch
> [10] http://download.iiab.io/6.5/rpi/
> [11] http://unleashkids.org/

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[Server-devel] PRE-Released: Internet-in-a-Box 6.5 Preview 2

[Adam Holt]

Including IIAB 6.5 PRE-Release Notes
 :-)

But just a warning that Raspbian's mirrors (download servers) were barely
working at all over the past ~12 hours or so, so you might have much better
luck installing on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Debian 9.2.1 or possibly CentOS 7.4 in
the coming hours?

   https://github.com/iiab/iiab/releases

What's new?  Our prototype replacement for ./runansible allows installation
of IIAB 6.5 Preview 2  to progress
far more efficiently, far more readably -- and to recover roughly where it
left off during a large net-based install, avoiding repetition!  So once
you have all your OS prereqs in place
,
you can now run IIAB's new 9-stage / incremental installer as follows:

   cd /opt/iiab/iiab
   ./iiab-install

NEW: it will even warn you if your Ansible and/or Raspbian kernel are not
recent enough, and guide you to fixing these 2 most essential prereqs!
Finally, most installers/implementers will still want to use a 1-line
install/load scripts -- to walk away from the keyboard and have most
everything taken care of.  As such, YES all our install/load scripts now
take advantage of "./iiab-install" 9-stage incremental/recoverable installs
too:

   http://download.iiab.io/6.5/rpi/

RECAP #1: if you suffer from a connectivity failure during installation of
IIAB, the vast majority of problems are quickly solved by re-trying
"./iiab-install" (after Raspbian mirroring sites hopefully come back to
life later today!)

RECAP #2: Raspbian folk...until the new Raspbian OS (point release) is
officially released in coming days by the Raspberry Pi Foundation & All,
avoid kernel compatibility hassles using this temporary measure to prep
your OS properly, just prior to installing:

   apt update
   apt install raspberrypi-kernel
   reboot
   (then install IIAB as above, either way!)

*Thanks all who've helped make this an incredibly high-quality pre-release
already, just a few short weeks away from its final release sometime later
this November!!*
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