CentOS - Dec 2015 - "installation source" specification for netinstall

Trying to specify the "installation source" in the configuration of 
netinstall for centos 7 (7.1).  Three places on the web said

mirror.centos.org/centos/7/os/x86_64/

But that configuration page probes, then it says, "Error setting up base 
repository".

What's the magic needed?

Also, if anyone knows specs for epel and others, they might help too.

Thanks.

On 12/15/2015 12:29 PM, ken wrote:
> Trying to specify the "installation source" in the configuration
of
> netinstall for centos 7 (7.1).  Three places on the web said
>
> mirror.centos.org/centos/7/os/x86_64/
>
> But that configuration page probes, then it says, "Error setting up 
> base repository".
>
> What's the magic needed?
>
> Also, if anyone knows specs for epel and others, they might help too. 
use one of the actual mirrors.
http://mirrors.kernel.org/centos/7/os/x86_64/



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john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz

On 12/15/2015 12:29 PM, ken wrote:
> centos 7 (7.1).  Three places on the web said
>
> mirror.centos.org/centos/7/os/x86_64/ 

oh, the /7/ directory is now 7.2, so you likely should be using the 7.2 
netinstall.

if you really want 7.1, try...
http://mirrors.kernel.org/centos/7.1.1503/os/x86_64/



-- 
john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz

On 12/15/2015 12:29 PM, ken wrote:
> But that configuration page probes, then it says, "Error setting up 
> base repository". 
I'm not sure why that wouldn't work.  I'm pretty sure you need to
use a
repository whose version matches the ISO, but that should be the case 
unless you got the netinstall ISO before 7.2 was released.

Maybe pick a specific mirror, such as 
http://mirror.sfo12.us.leaseweb.net/centos/7/os/x86_64/
(https://www.centos.org/download/mirrors/)

Any URL where you see a "repodata" directory (assuming the correct
arch
and release) should work as an additional repository (for EPEL and others).

On 12/15/2015 04:22 PM, John R Pierce wrote:
> On 12/15/2015 12:29 PM, ken wrote:
>> Trying to specify the "installation source" in the
configuration of
>> netinstall for centos 7 (7.1).  Three places on the web said
>>
>> mirror.centos.org/centos/7/os/x86_64/
>>
>> But that configuration page probes, then it says, "Error setting
up
>> base repository".
>>
>> What's the magic needed?
>>
>> Also, if anyone knows specs for epel and others, they might help too.
>
> use one of the actual mirrors.
> http://mirrors.kernel.org/centos/7/os/x86_64/
Nope.  No go.

On 12/15/2015 04:24 PM, John R Pierce wrote:
> On 12/15/2015 12:29 PM, ken wrote:
>> centos 7 (7.1).  Three places on the web said
>>
>> mirror.centos.org/centos/7/os/x86_64/
>
>
> oh, the /7/ directory is now 7.2, so you likely should be using the 7.2
> netinstall.
>
> if you really want 7.1, try...
> http://mirrors.kernel.org/centos/7.1.1503/os/x86_64/
I tried all  of those things, all kinds of combinations...

mirrors.kernel.org, mirror.rit.edu, other things

with .../centos/N/os/x86_64/  where N= 7, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2

also trying prepending http:// and https://

Nothing works.

On 12/15/2015 04:28 PM, Gordon Messmer wrote:
> On 12/15/2015 12:29 PM, ken wrote:
>> But that configuration page probes, then it says, "Error setting
up
>> base repository".
>
> I'm not sure why that wouldn't work.  I'm pretty sure you need
to use a
> repository whose version matches the ISO, but that should be the case
> unless you got the netinstall ISO before 7.2 was released.
>
> Maybe pick a specific mirror, such as
> http://mirror.sfo12.us.leaseweb.net/centos/7/os/x86_64/
> (https://www.centos.org/download/mirrors/)
Tried the one above and a lot of others replied to John, many others. 
This is one of those  situation where accurate understandable 
documentation would be worthwhile.

> Any URL where you see a "repodata" directory (assuming the
correct arch
> and release) should work as an additional repository (for EPEL and others).
I'll save this tip for later.  First I need to get the basic, *easy* (?) 
specification working.