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/ > _______________________________________________ > Server-devel mailing list > Server-devel@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel -- James Cameron http://quozl.netrek.org/ _______________________________________________ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
