Re: [gNewSense-users] The installation of the mips port on Yeeloong 8089B laptop fails

[ziro]

I tried again and the installation failed again. Here is the part
of syslog generated by D-I that I think is relevant.

Feb 12 16:13:56 main-menu[1832]: INFO: Menu item 'ethdetect' selected
Feb 12 16:13:57 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network
interface eth0 Feb 12 16:13:57 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected
hotpluggable network interface lo Feb 12 16:13:58 apt-install: Queueing
package udev for later installation Feb 12 16:13:58 apt-install:
Queueing package usbutils for later installation Feb 12 16:13:59
hw-detect: Missing modules 'usb-storage (USB storage) Feb 12 16:14:00
check-missing-firmware: no missing firmware in /tmp/missing-firmware
Feb 12 16:14:01 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network
interface eth0 Feb 12 16:14:01 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected
hotpluggable network interface lo Feb 12 16:14:02 kernel: eth0: link
up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x41E1 Feb 12 16:14:03
check-missing-firmware: no missing firmware in /tmp/missing-firmware
Feb 12 16:14:03 main-menu[1832]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6-udeb): package
doesn't exist (ignored) Feb 12 16:14:03 main-menu[1832]: DEBUG:
resolver (libc6): package doesn't exist (ignored) Feb 12 16:14:03
main-menu[1832]: INFO: Menu item 'netcfg' selected Feb 12 16:14:03
dhclient: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.1 Feb 12
16:14:03 dhclient: Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium. Feb
12 16:14:03 dhclient: All rights reserved. Feb 12 16:14:03 dhclient:
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ Feb 12 16:14:03
dhclient: Feb 12 16:14:03 kernel: eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex,
lpa 0x41E1 Feb 12 16:14:04 dhclient: Listening on
LPF/eth0/00:23:8b:35:6a:ae Feb 12 16:14:04 dhclient: Sending on
LPF/eth0/00:23:8b:35:6a:ae Feb 12 16:14:04 dhclient: Sending on
Socket/fallback Feb 12 16:14:05 dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6 Feb 12 16:14:05 dhclient: DHCPOFFER
from 192.168.1.1 Feb 12 16:14:05 dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to
255.255.255.255 port 67 Feb 12 16:14:05 dhclient: DHCPACK from
192.168.1.1 Feb 12 16:14:05 dhclient: bound to 192.168.1.12 -- renewal
in 127558 seconds. Feb 12 16:14:08 netcfg[3912]: INFO: Detected eth0 as
a hotpluggable device Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu[1832]: (process:3911):
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.1 Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu
[1832]: (process:3911): Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu[1832]:
(process:3911): Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium. Feb 12
16:14:08 main-menu[1832]: (process:3911): Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu
[1832]: (process:3911): All rights reserved. Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu
[1832]: (process:3911): Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu[1832]:
(process:3911): For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ Feb
12 16:14:08 main-menu[1832]: (process:3911): Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu
[1832]: (process:3911): Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu[1832]:
(process:3911): Listening on LPF/eth0/00:23:8b:35:6a:ae Feb 12 16:14:08
main-menu[1832]: (process:3911): Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu[1832]:
(process:3911): Sending on   LPF/eth0/00:23:8b:35:6a:ae Feb 12 16:14:08
main-menu[1832]: (process:3911): Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu[1832]:
(process:3911): Sending on   Socket/fallback Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu
[1832]: (process:3911): Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu[1832]:
(process:3911): DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
interval 6 Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu[1832]: (process:3911): Feb 12
16:14:08 main-menu[1832]: (process:3911): DHCPOFFER from 192.168.1.1
Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu[1832]: (process:3911): Feb 12 16:14:08
main-menu[1832]: (process:3911): DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255
port 67 Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu[1832]: (process:3911): Feb 12
16:14:08 main-menu[1832]: (process:3911): DHCPACK from 192.168.1.1 Feb
12 16:14:08 main-menu[1832]: (process:3911): Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu
[1832]: (process:3911): bound to 192.168.1.12 -- renewal in 127558
seconds. Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu[1832]: (process:3911): Feb 12
16:14:08 main-menu[1832]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6-udeb): package doesn't
exist (ignored) Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu[1832]: DEBUG: resolver
(libc6): package doesn't exist (ignored) Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu
[1832]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for auto-install
Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu[1832]: INFO: Falling back to the package
description for ai-choosers Feb 12 16:14:08 main-menu[1832]: INFO: Menu
item 'choose-mirror' selected Feb 12 16:14:09 anna-install: Queueing
udeb apt-mirror-setup for later installation Feb 12 16:14:09
choose-mirror[3977]: DEBUG: command: wget -q
http://archive.gnewsense.org/gnewsense-mipsel-l/pruned-upstream/dists/stable/Release
-O - | grep ^Suite: | cut -d' ' -f 2 Feb 12 16:14:09 choose-mirror
[3977]: DEBUG: command: wget -q
http://archive.gnewsense.org/gnewsense-mipsel-l/pruned-upstream/dists/stable/Release
-O - | grep ^Codename: | cut -d' ' -f 2 Feb 12 16:14:10 choose-mirror
[3977]: INFO: codename set to: mipsel-l Feb 12 16:14:10 choose-mirror
[3977]: DEBUG: command: wget -q
http://archive.gnewsense.org/gnewsense-mipsel-l/pruned-upstream/dists/stable/main/binary-mipsel/Release
-O - | grep Architecture Feb 12 16:14:11 anna-install: Queueing udeb
mipsel-l-support for later installation Feb 12 16:14:11 main-menu
[1832]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6-udeb): package doesn't exist (ignored)
Feb 12 16:14:11 main-menu[1832]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6): package
doesn't exist (ignored) Feb 12 16:14:11 main-menu[1832]: INFO: Falling
back to the package description for auto-install Feb 12 16:14:11
main-menu[1832]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for
ai-choosers Feb 12 16:14:11 main-menu[1832]: INFO: Menu item
'download-installer' selected Feb 12 16:14:13 net-retriever: gpgv:
Signature made Sun Mar 29 00:55:48 2009 UTC using DSA key ID BF119352
Feb 12 16:14:13 net-retriever: gpgv: Can't check signature: public key
not found Feb 12 16:14:13 net-retriever: error: Bad signature
on /tmp/net-retriever-4036-Release. Feb 12 16:14:15 anna[4029]: WARNING
**: bad d-i Packages file Feb 12 16:14:15 main-menu[1832]: INFO: Menu
item 'download-installer' succeeded but requested to be left
unconfigured.

Thanks in advance,

Ziro

On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 18:57:31 +0900
ziro <address@hidden> wrote:

> I'm trying to install gNewsense mips port on my Yeeloong 8089B laptop. 
> I connected the laptop and my NAT router with a LAN cable and followed
> the instructions described in
> http://wiki.gnewsense.org/Projects/GNewSenseToMIPS. The Debian
> installer showed up and configured the network device via DHCP
> successfully, but it failed when it tried to download files from the
> mirror. I could not change the mirror from which to download files,
> because the download of the file that contains the list of all the
> available mirrors failed too.
> 
> I think my NAT router is working properly since I can download files on
> the Internet from other computers connected to the router.
> 
> What is wrong with my installation process?
> 
> I would appreciate your help.
> 
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> 
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