Hi, ALL, As said I downloaded and successfully installed the full blown Debian latest stable.
I then edit the repository file to point it to the Sid. Then I successfully fetched the new (Sid) repository. However, trying to run an update I hit a problem. The command fetched the packages successfully, but the next step: is stuck at 37%. I will check tonight if it will continue. Thank you. On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 9:52 AM Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > On Wed 29 Sep 2021 at 19:12:16 -0600, Charles Curley wrote: > > > On Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:02:56 +0100 > > Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > Are you saying that mini.iso does not contain a proper repository > > > > > > The mini.iso contains the bare minimum to start d-i and connect to a > > > network to obtain everything else. > > > > Correct as far as it goes.... > > Thank goodnrss for that :). > > > > > > > > > and that's why it fails? > > > > > > No archive to communicate with - no installation with the moni.iso. > > > > Not entirely. With no networking, the mini installer will make a bare > > minimum installation from its build-in micro-repository. All packages > > will be as of the date of the CD, of course. > > There isn't any build-in micro-repository. Language, keyboard and > network are the only things dome by the stripped down installer > before connectting to a mirror. > > Note that the OP did not have a network issue: > > > The installation media do not seem to contain a valid > > Release file,... > > There isn't any point in attempting to continue. The installer cannot > download the rest of itself (to do partitioning) or the base system. > > > If that bare minimum gives you enough to reboot and set up the network, > > you can go from there, manually installing whatever else you wish. > > That is not the case. > > > If that bare minimum doesn't give you enough, you have some finagling > > to do. > > > > If you need firmware to reboot, install with the "unofficial" mini > > which includes firmware. > > There's an unofficial mini.iso? Link? > > -- > Brian. >
