configuring package manager when installing lenny
 

Hi everyone;)
I am trying to set up the package manager when installing lenny in expert mode....LOL

Anyway, I get the configure the package manager part of the install and choose ftp for my protocol.
I then try to add my local debian archive mirror hostname - which is ftp.sunet.se.
I then try to add a Debian archive mirror directory, but keep getting the red flag?!!

I am probably missing something simple but could do with some help.

Can someone take a stab at this for me.

bookie

What's the error message?

Hi AlucardZero;)

I get the following error:

Bad archive mirror
The specified Debian archive mirror is either not available, or does not have a valid Release file on it. Please try a different mirror.

For my host name I choose ftp.sunet.se ....if that is the right way to add it and then I can't find the right combination to the Debian archive mirror directory? It brings up that error every time.

bookie

Hi again, I F3 to a shell and tried the following address but no dice:

ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Linux/distrib...n/dists/lenny/

even tried:

http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Linux/distri...n/dists/lenny/

Keeps saying that ftp.sunet.se is a bad address?!

bookie

you sure it's connected to the internet and is getting an IP and DNS server information?

Hi AlucardZero,

Can't be hundred procent certatain. Have setup my firewall to allow dhcp to the computer in question and when I ran F4 it showed the ip address was still active.

If I do the standard install - it gives me the option of choosing a mirror and then the installer does the rest without problems.

Maybe I am adding the info wrongly. Just wondered if someone could give me a typical scenario for adding mirror and pointing to right directory?

The strange thing is when I add the info and then check F4 it is showing wget trying to connect to some directory I haven't added?

Just wanted to try the expert way to get more variables to play with...LOL

bookie