> From: Frans Pop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: December 5, 2008 6:10 PM > > tags 507919 + unreproducible > > On Friday 05 December 2008, Peter McGill wrote: > > Comments/Problems: > > After selecting install standard system (no other tasks), > the install > > gets stuck on Select and install software 8% Please wait... > > > > Nothing further happens, and I do not see a prompt for this, but it > > seems like it's waiting for me to answer? On the third > attempt, I tried > > a different mirror but got the same results. > > Unfortunately we cannot avoid the error nor catch it. The > only thing you > can try is to manually kill the process from a debug shell. > > The error itself does indicate a problem with the mirror(s), > and not with > the installer itself. Your best option is to try a totally different > mirror. > > I've just successfully completed installs using 40r5 > etchnhalf netinst > images for both amd64 and i386 using the ftp.nl.debian.org > mirror in the > Netherlands. > > Exactly which mirrors did you use?
Canada http: debian.yorku.ca First 2 failures debian.mirror.rafal.ca Third failure ftp.ca.debian.org Fourth failure Verified iso & cd with md5sum...Match Canada ftp: ftp.ca.debian.org Fifth attempt, Worked! > > > Not sure if it's possibly related to these previous security and > > volatile download errors? > > No. If you look at /target/etc/apt/sources.list you should > see the lines > for those sources commented out, so they are not actually used. > > The fact that those fail too could indicate more general networking > problems. Both services worked fine for me. > It might have something to do with the transparent http proxy on the LAN? I've never installed with any proxy in place before. Anyway, I now have successful install. Thanks for your help. Peter McGill IT Systems Analyst Gra Ham Energy Limited -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
