Debian Installer “Install the base system” failed “Couldn't download package apt”
I am setting up debian on an old machine to use as a home fileserver and am having issues installing. I hooked up the network over Ethernet using my laptop's network share and I think the connection is working (is there a way to test this in the installer?) but the installer freezes on "Retrieving apt" and then fails about a minute later.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
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asked Oct 2 '14 at 22:22
joeelectricityjoeelectricity
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I am setting up debian on an old machine to use as a home fileserver and am having issues installing. I hooked up the network over Ethernet using my laptop's network share and I think the connection is working (is there a way to test this in the installer?) but the installer freezes on "Retrieving apt" and then fails about a minute later.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
debian-installer
asked Oct 2 '14 at 22:22
joeelectricityjoeelectricity
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Quit the installer, but leave the live disk running. Open a terminal, and typesudo ping -c4 debian.orgAlso, what version are you attempting to install/?
– eyoung100
Oct 2 '14 at 22:29
You should be able to use a terminal without quitting the installer by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 (or is it F2? I don't know which one the installer is using itself). Also, on Ctrl+Alt+F4 should be a debug log that hopefully contains additional information.
– Martin von Wittich
Oct 2 '14 at 22:52
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I am setting up debian on an old machine to use as a home fileserver and am having issues installing. I hooked up the network over Ethernet using my laptop's network share and I think the connection is working (is there a way to test this in the installer?) but the installer freezes on "Retrieving apt" and then fails about a minute later.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
debian-installer
asked Oct 2 '14 at 22:22
joeelectricityjoeelectricity
12
I am setting up debian on an old machine to use as a home fileserver and am having issues installing. I hooked up the network over Ethernet using my laptop's network share and I think the connection is working (is there a way to test this in the installer?) but the installer freezes on "Retrieving apt" and then fails about a minute later.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
debian-installer
debian-installer
asked Oct 2 '14 at 22:22
joeelectricityjoeelectricity
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asked Oct 2 '14 at 22:22
joeelectricityjoeelectricity
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asked Oct 2 '14 at 22:22
joeelectricityjoeelectricity
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asked Oct 2 '14 at 22:22
joeelectricityjoeelectricity
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asked Oct 2 '14 at 22:22
joeelectricityjoeelectricity
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Quit the installer, but leave the live disk running. Open a terminal, and typesudo ping -c4 debian.orgAlso, what version are you attempting to install/?
– eyoung100
Oct 2 '14 at 22:29
You should be able to use a terminal without quitting the installer by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 (or is it F2? I don't know which one the installer is using itself). Also, on Ctrl+Alt+F4 should be a debug log that hopefully contains additional information.
– Martin von Wittich
Oct 2 '14 at 22:52
add a comment |
1
Quit the installer, but leave the live disk running. Open a terminal, and typesudo ping -c4 debian.orgAlso, what version are you attempting to install/?
– eyoung100
Oct 2 '14 at 22:29
You should be able to use a terminal without quitting the installer by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 (or is it F2? I don't know which one the installer is using itself). Also, on Ctrl+Alt+F4 should be a debug log that hopefully contains additional information.
– Martin von Wittich
Oct 2 '14 at 22:52
1
1
Quit the installer, but leave the live disk running. Open a terminal, and type
sudo ping -c4 debian.org Also, what version are you attempting to install/?– eyoung100
Oct 2 '14 at 22:29
Quit the installer, but leave the live disk running. Open a terminal, and type
sudo ping -c4 debian.org Also, what version are you attempting to install/?– eyoung100
Oct 2 '14 at 22:29
You should be able to use a terminal without quitting the installer by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 (or is it F2? I don't know which one the installer is using itself). Also, on Ctrl+Alt+F4 should be a debug log that hopefully contains additional information.
– Martin von Wittich
Oct 2 '14 at 22:52
You should be able to use a terminal without quitting the installer by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 (or is it F2? I don't know which one the installer is using itself). Also, on Ctrl+Alt+F4 should be a debug log that hopefully contains additional information.
– Martin von Wittich
Oct 2 '14 at 22:52
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Try using a different Internet access.
Debian uses http & ftp mirrors.
FTP is the "classical" problematic-to-NAT protocol.
Hence, "network sharing" usually implies a NAT, because the machine sharing the connection has exactly one IP itself.
answered Oct 3 '14 at 8:47
Andreas KostyrkaAndreas Kostyrka
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So it would probably be a better idea to plug this into my router via ethernet then see if the install works?
– joeelectricity
Nov 18 '14 at 21:31
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Try using a different Internet access.
Debian uses http & ftp mirrors.
FTP is the "classical" problematic-to-NAT protocol.
Hence, "network sharing" usually implies a NAT, because the machine sharing the connection has exactly one IP itself.
answered Oct 3 '14 at 8:47
Andreas KostyrkaAndreas Kostyrka
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So it would probably be a better idea to plug this into my router via ethernet then see if the install works?
– joeelectricity
Nov 18 '14 at 21:31
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Try using a different Internet access.
Debian uses http & ftp mirrors.
FTP is the "classical" problematic-to-NAT protocol.
Hence, "network sharing" usually implies a NAT, because the machine sharing the connection has exactly one IP itself.
answered Oct 3 '14 at 8:47
Andreas KostyrkaAndreas Kostyrka
1
So it would probably be a better idea to plug this into my router via ethernet then see if the install works?
– joeelectricity
Nov 18 '14 at 21:31
add a comment |
Try using a different Internet access.
Debian uses http & ftp mirrors.
FTP is the "classical" problematic-to-NAT protocol.
Hence, "network sharing" usually implies a NAT, because the machine sharing the connection has exactly one IP itself.
answered Oct 3 '14 at 8:47
Andreas KostyrkaAndreas Kostyrka
1
Try using a different Internet access.
Debian uses http & ftp mirrors.
FTP is the "classical" problematic-to-NAT protocol.
Hence, "network sharing" usually implies a NAT, because the machine sharing the connection has exactly one IP itself.
answered Oct 3 '14 at 8:47
Andreas KostyrkaAndreas Kostyrka
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answered Oct 3 '14 at 8:47
Andreas KostyrkaAndreas Kostyrka
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answered Oct 3 '14 at 8:47
Andreas KostyrkaAndreas Kostyrka
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answered Oct 3 '14 at 8:47
Andreas KostyrkaAndreas Kostyrka
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So it would probably be a better idea to plug this into my router via ethernet then see if the install works?
– joeelectricity
Nov 18 '14 at 21:31
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So it would probably be a better idea to plug this into my router via ethernet then see if the install works?
– joeelectricity
Nov 18 '14 at 21:31
So it would probably be a better idea to plug this into my router via ethernet then see if the install works?
– joeelectricity
Nov 18 '14 at 21:31
So it would probably be a better idea to plug this into my router via ethernet then see if the install works?
– joeelectricity
Nov 18 '14 at 21:31
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Quit the installer, but leave the live disk running. Open a terminal, and type
sudo ping -c4 debian.orgAlso, what version are you attempting to install/?– eyoung100
Oct 2 '14 at 22:29
You should be able to use a terminal without quitting the installer by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 (or is it F2? I don't know which one the installer is using itself). Also, on Ctrl+Alt+F4 should be a debug log that hopefully contains additional information.
– Martin von Wittich
Oct 2 '14 at 22:52