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Re: [perfsonar-user] "Unable to retrieve" error during toolkit 3.3.2 install before IP is configured
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- From: Carl Hayter <>
- To: Jeremy Palmer <>
- Cc: "" <>
- Subject: Re: [perfsonar-user] "Unable to retrieve" error during toolkit 3.3.2 install before IP is configured
- Date: Wed, 7 May 2014 13:29:51 -0700
On Wed, May 07, 2014 at 08:05:41PM +0000, Jeremy Palmer wrote:
> I'm trying to install a new toolkit node using the following image:
> pS-Performance_Toolkit-3.3.2-NetInstall-x86_64.iso
>
> However, I get the following message just a couple of mins into the
> netinstall:
>
> Unable to retrieve
> http://linux.mirrors.es.net/centos/6/os/x86_64/images/install.img.
>
> I took a screenshot of the error::
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1810709/Photos/psinstallerror.jpg
>
> The strange thing is I am never prompted to configure any IP settings
> before I
> get this error.
I believe it attempts to use DHCP, possibly it got a reply with incorrect
or incomplete information and thus couldn't get to the outside world. Or
linux.mirrors.es.net was down at the time.
I ran into something similar, but didn't take notes. The install worked,
but then the box came up with an unconfigured interface. I blame
NetworkManager for being an abomination. :) I've had nothing but pain
from NetworkManager and usually turn it off at the first sign of trouble.
You might try to catch the initial 'boot:' prompt and check the available
help screens. I believe you can do something like:
boot: linux ip=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX netmask=XXX.XXX.XXX dns=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
Or something similar to avoid DHCP maybe. Or try having the network
unplugged until it throws up a screen asking you what to do next.
____
Carl Hayter
ITS - Data Network Operations
University of Southern California
> The install goes like this:
>
> - It asks what interface I want to install from, I choose eth0
> - I get a message something like "Waiting for network manager to configure
> eth0"
> - A short time later I get the above error.
>
> I thought I might have a bad disc or image, so I re-downloaded the ISO and
> burned to a new CD. However I still get the exact same error during install.
>
> Any idea what might cause the netinstall to throw this error before it even
> allows me to configure any IP settings?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Jeremy Palmer
> Senior Network Engineer
> ViaWest, Inc.
> Office: 720.891.1045
> Fax: 303-874-5236
> http://www.viawest.com
- [perfsonar-user] "Unable to retrieve" error during toolkit 3.3.2 install before IP is configured, Jeremy Palmer, 05/07/2014
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [perfsonar-user] "Unable to retrieve" error during toolkit 3.3.2 install before IP is configured, Carl Hayter, 05/07/2014
- Re: [perfsonar-user] "Unable to retrieve" error during toolkit 3.3.2 install before IP is configured, Jeremy Palmer, 05/07/2014
- Re: [perfsonar-user] "Unable to retrieve" error during toolkit 3.3.2 install before IP is configured, Jeremy Palmer, 05/07/2014
- Re: [perfsonar-user] "Unable to retrieve" error during toolkit 3.3.2 install before IP is configured, Jeremy Palmer, 05/07/2014
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