On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 09:23:46AM -0500, ken wrote:
> On 12/15/2015 09:37 PM, Fred Smith wrote:
> >This one works:
> >
> >http://mirrors.mit.edu/centos/7/os/x86_64/
> >
> >I know because I/ve used it for net installs twice in the last
> >week or two, most recently a Thursday of last week.
> >
> >>>Believe me, I wish it did work. I've been at this stupid
> >>>specification which should be easy and done over with hours ago.
> >>>But it doesn't work.
> >I agreee that it would be nice to have some better doc on how to
> >choose the URL for a net install, I've stumbled around in the dark
> >at times past trying to figure it out, too.
> >
> >but it definitely DOES work if you get the URL right (and if you have
> >your networking set up correctly, and the mirror isn't broken, and...,
> >and..., etc.).
> >
> >Fred
>
> After setting up again another the next morning (yesterday), mit
> didn't work either. The networking was set up alright-- the third
> time setting up everything for the third time, and, after all, the
> configuration page confirmed networking. What could be wrong?
> Well, I went back into the networking config page and saw it was
> actually all wrong. It didn't for some reason didn't even change
> the configuration I put in even after clicking on "Done" (several
> times). Apparently, 'networking connection' to this setup page must
> have understood to that to mean only TCP/IP level 2 connection to
> the AP... yes, it could talk to the AP, but not make an actual to
> the network. At this point I couldn't trust netinstall anymore,
> wiped it, and yesterday burned and loaded and installed a LiveCD.
>
> Days ago, when wrestling with repos setting up, it occurred to me it
> would be nice for the app to have a small console in it, something
> which could be used to confirm (by hand) networking was correct and
> that URLs were there and active... it would be simple. Apparently
> it's a bad idea for some reason to make any improvements over what
> comes from upstream. (Sigh.)
>
> Thanks, Fred, for the tip. I'll augment your tip: don't believe it
> when the netinstall configuration says it's (allegedly) correctly
> configured.
During installation CTRL-ALT-F2, I believe, wikll give you a console
at which you can verify the networking configuration. To be honest,
I can never remember which of the screens accessible by ctrl-alt-fX is
the right one, but I think it's f2, and its not hard to tell by
trying f2, f3, etc.
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---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----------------------------
"For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged
sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow;
it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."
---------------------------- Hebrews 4:12 (niv) ------------------------------
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