Bug 30535 - Latest Cauldron netinstall ISO fails to resolve DNS when choosing mirror
Summary: Latest Cauldron netinstall ISO fails to resolve DNS when choosing mirror
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Installer (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: release_blocker critical
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: ISO building group
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: 30744 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2022-06-10 12:27 CEST by Robert Fox
Modified: 2022-10-29 16:17 CEST (History)
7 users (show)

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Source RPM: drakx-installer-images
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Description Robert Fox 2022-06-10 12:27:06 CEST 
Description of problem:
Wanted to perform fresh Cauldron install using netinstall iso (in a VirtualBox machine with bridged network)

After selecting DHCP and then trying to choose mirror - no list appears, and I can only use a manual IP address for a mirror (no dns lookup)

Just tried with netinstall from Mageia 8 (Mageia-8-netinstall-nonfree-x86_64.iso) and it works as expected under exact same conditions and machine

So definitely broken Mageia-Cauldron-netinstall-nonfree-x86_64.iso 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Mageia-Cauldron-netinstall-nonfree-x86_64.iso

How reproducible:
Everytime

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot machine with said ISO
2. Follow install instructions and choose DHCP
3. NO SUGGESTED MIRRORS APPEAR
Comment 1 Lewis Smith 2022-06-10 20:41:14 CEST 
Thank you for this report, and for checking it out.

Assigning to the Mageiatools people.

Assignee: bugsquad => mageiatools

Comment 2 papoteur 2022-06-23 09:38:54 CEST 
Hello,
I confirm
After manual indication of the mirror data, I get always:
Error couldn't get file (/mirrors/mageia.org/distrib/8/x86_64/install/stage2/mdkinst.sqfs).

CC: (none) => yves.brungard_mageia
Severity: major => critical

Comment 3 Mike Rambo 2022-08-13 18:13:16 CEST 
fyi - This has come up on the qa-discuss list. It is still a problem as of the most recent netinstall-nonfree iso (using the princeton.edu mirror).

Mageia-Cauldron-netinstall-nonfree-x86_64.iso 2022-08-12 13:13 117M

CC: (none) => mhrambo3501

Comment 4 Dave Hodgins 2022-08-13 18:59:11 CEST 
Re-assigning to iso builders.

Assignee: mageiatools => isobuild
CC: (none) => davidwhodgins

Comment 5 Manuel Hiebel 2022-08-14 10:16:30 CEST 
*** Bug 30744 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

CC: (none) => ole.reier.ulland

Manuel Hiebel 2022-08-14 10:19:59 CEST

CC: (none) => thierry.vignaud
Source RPM: Mageia-Cauldron-netinstall-nonfree-x86_64.iso => drakx-installer-images

Comment 6 Martin Whitaker 2022-08-14 17:43:02 CEST 
@Thierry, this is continuing fallout from re-adding the nfs module. If in stage 1 I either change

  hosts: mdns4_minimal files

in /etc/nsswitch.conf to

  hosts: mdns4_minimal dns files

or just delete /etc/nsswitch.conf altogether (to match the Mageia 8 ISOs), then this bug is fixed.

See Also: (none) => https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29859
CC: (none) => mageia

Comment 7 Otto Leipälä 2022-08-15 07:49:30 CEST 
I tested to remove /etc/nsswitch.conf in Vbox booted Cauldron netinstall stage1 network is working again.

CC: (none) => ottoleipala1

Martin Whitaker 2022-09-24 09:47:58 CEST

Priority: Normal => release_blocker

Comment 8 Thomas Backlund 2022-09-24 09:54:55 CEST 
I've reverted the broken nfs support again...
Comment 9 Martin Whitaker 2022-10-29 16:17:57 CEST 
This is fixed in the current netinstall ISOs.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED
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