Re: Problem installing (Cont)

From	"Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Problem installing (Cont)
Date	2021-09-30 18:00 +0200
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On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 10:43:33AM -0500, Igor Korot wrote:
> Hi, ALL,
> As said I downloaded and successfully installed the full blown Debian
> latest stable.

Have you missed a step - you have gone direct from stable -> unstable [Sid]

Please don't do that: the instructions you had were meant to give
you an easier route to do this. 

Initial small stable == minimal number of  packages as a basis to work from.

Upgrade to testing [will eventually be Debian 12 - codename bookworm
== kernel and libraries update to a probably working testing.

Upgrade to unstable == sid == never released, continuously in development
== upgrade of minimal numbers of packages, then install the rest (and be
prepared to help debug breakages)


> 
> 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%.
> 

You may have hit a situation where the upgrade path isn't successful.
Maybe repeat the install of stable and try again?

> I will check tonight if it will continue.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
Please come back to the list to tell us how it went.

All the very best, as ever,

Andy Cater

> 
> On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 9:52 AM Brian <ad44@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 <ad44@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.
> >
>

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