oSUSE 11, network install: Installation of Some Package fail

[tosiara]

Hello

I'm trying to install openSUSE 11 from the network.

Booting from mini iso, choosing default partitioning, default packaging.
But installation fails at different stages of packages install.

Tried 4 times - the same error at the different stages.

Using VMware Virtual Machine, 20GB HDD, 1GB RAM
Host: Intel Core Duo 3 Ghz, 4GB RAM

Please, have a look ath the screenshot made:

[South_African_Librarian]

First off, when you downloaded the 11.x DVD, did you verify its integrity?

Also getting the same errors here, somehow the DVD ISO got corrupted when copying it over from the one partition to the other partition. (HDD to HDD copy on windows).

Regards

Libs

[tosiara]

Originally Posted by South_African_Librarian

First off, when you downloaded the 11.x DVD, did you verify its integrity?

Also getting the same errors here, somehow the DVD ISO got corrupted when copying it over from the one partition to the other partition. (HDD to HDD copy on windows).

Regards

Libs

Libs, thanks for reply
I've checked md5 sum again, it's correct (fe733c3cb3708245682bdf11ceb389f5 openSUSE-11.0-NET-i386.iso)
The ISO is mounted directly to VM via ISO image (no burned CD, no virtual drives), so the iso is at it's last mile
Where the corruption may occur?

I used to make network-install of many 10.3, this is a first time I experience problems

[South_African_Librarian]

Your network infrastucture operating 100%? NIC in server and in target PC operating 100% as well?

I also started to experience errors with installing from DVD's, so I just boot up from DVD and do a network install.

[tosiara]

Originally Posted by South_African_Librarian

Your network infrastucture operating 100%? NIC in server and in target PC operating 100% as well?

I also started to experience errors with installing from DVD's, so I just boot up from DVD and do a network install.

I have noticed that while installer was preparing to run and downloading it's first 70MB the network was loaded fully (~1Mbit).
When installer started to download packages (screenshot) the network load was only 128kbit and less.

May repository server's unavailability cause this error?

[lornix]

On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:06:03 GMT
tosiara <tosiara@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:

>
> South_African_Librarian;1855217 Wrote:
> > Your network infrastucture operating 100%? NIC in server and in target
> > PC operating 100% as well?
> >
> > I also started to experience errors with installing from DVD's, so I
> > just boot up from DVD and do a network install.
> I have noticed that while installer was preparing to run and
> downloading it's first 70MB the network was loaded fully (~1Mbit).
> When installer started to download packages (screenshot) the network
> load was only 128kbit and less.
>
> May repository server's unavailability cause this error?
>
>

I've used the network install quite frequently recently, since my 'little'
computer doesn't have a DVD drive to install from.

Yes, some repositories are SLOW. If it's bearable, just go do something else
for a while... if it's not, you could reboot and restart the install. It's a
pain, but I just cannot wait for my system to install at 4k/s.

Also, from what I've seen (empirical testing and observed responses) it seems
that download.opensuse.org, which is a *redirector* (to spread load across
mirrors) changes mirrors about every 10 minutes or so. Thus allowing the
install to fail and pause at the little failure popup for 10-15 minutes, then
clicking 'retry' tends to work for me, as often the next mirror is blazing
and it takes off.

Realize that this is from my own observations, nothing more. (Yes, I've
(re)installed a *LOT*)

Another thing concerning the network installer. It *always* seems to lose
network connection after it does it's little 'fake boot' to start the second
phase of the install.

If you'll CTRL-ALT-F2 (F3, F4, etc), until you find a terminal with a prompt
of "/ #"... you can restart the network subsystems and then CTRL-ALT-F7 to
return to the installer and click on 'retry'. This fixes it every time for
me.

To restart the network systems:

(as root)
rcnetwork restart

Loni

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[tosiara]

Originally Posted by lornix

Also, from what I've seen (empirical testing and observed responses) it seems
that download.opensuse.org, which is a *redirector* (to spread load across
mirrors) changes mirrors about every 10 minutes or so. Thus allowing the
install to fail and pause at the little failure popup for 10-15 minutes, then
clicking 'retry' tends to work for me, as often the next mirror is blazing
and it takes off.

Yeah, I used to get such popup sometimes, after pressing "Retry" the process continues, it doen't fail.
But as you can see at the screenshot - there is no "Retry" button at this popup. It's just fails and dies bringing me to the pseudo-graphic install interface.

[lornix]

On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:16:05 GMT
tosiara <tosiara@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:

>
> lornix;1856736 Wrote:
> > Also, from what I've seen (empirical testing and observed responses) it
> > seems
> > that download.opensuse.org, which is a *redirector* (to spread load
> > across
> > mirrors) changes mirrors about every 10 minutes or so. Thus allowing
> > the
> > install to fail and pause at the little failure popup for 10-15
> > minutes, then
> > clicking 'retry' tends to work for me, as often the next mirror is
> > blazing
> > and it takes off.
> Yeah, I used to get such popup sometimes, after pressing "Retry" the
> process continues, it doen't fail.
> But as you can see at the screenshot - there is no "Retry" button at
> this popup. It's just fails and dies bringing me to the pseudo-graphic
> install interface.
>
>

Screenshot? None here!

Maybe you could type out what it says?

Loni

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lornix@lornix.com
No, really, I took a picture of Nessie...

[tosiara]

Originally Posted by lornix

Screenshot? None here!
Maybe you could type out what it says?

I meant the screenshot on the top message of the topic:

[lornix]

On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:36:02 GMT
tosiara <tosiara@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:

>
> lornix;1859815 Wrote:
> > Screenshot? None here!
> > Maybe you could type out what it says?
> I meant the screenshot on the top message of the topic:
>
> '[image: http://photofile.ru/photo/tos4/25815.../79494704.jpg]'
> (http://photofile.ru/photo/tos4/2581593/79494704.jpg)
>
>

Oh, didn't see that, looked for it, your topic must have been "helpfully
moved". {Shrug} Whatever.

I've gotten those errors myself before, I usually just redid whatever
update / install I was attempting. It found things the next time around and
was fine. Could be a glitch in the matrix, a server error, network error, no
telling. If it's occurring while installing packages from a DVD or CD,
then I'd suspect a faulty disk, and check the md5sums to make sure. Check for
scratches on the disk, dust, et cetera.

Loni

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Is this record scratched? scratched? scratched? scratched?