Re: [gNewSense-users] Netboot failed: "Bad archive mirror"

[Sam Geeraerts]

Stayvoid wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install gNewSense to Yeeloong.
>
> I copied this image [1] to my USB-stick via dd.
> How to load it from PMON's shell?
> I haven't found a way to do it. That's why I also tried to install via
> netboot [2].
>
> Netboot's installer can't download the needed files.
> "Download installer components" and "Choose a mirror of Debian
> archive" output "Bad archive mirror."

Installing Metad is known to be broken.

> "Configure the network" succeeded for the first time, but further
> attempts failed with the same error message.
>
> I prefer to debootstrap. (So I'd like to know how to load the image [1].)
> Despite this we should find a fix for the mentioned error (for those
> who prefer the installer).

I believe Parkes' debootstrap script [a] works when using the beta 
server. I'll point out that Parkes on the Yeeloong hasn't even reached 
alpha stage yet [b].

[a] 
http://beta.gnewsense.org/gnewsense-three/gnewsense/pool/main/d/debootstrap/
[b] http://wiki.gnewsense.org/Roadmap