On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Nico Kadel-Garcia <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 6:47 PM, Steven Haigh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> On 10/09/2011 1:46 AM, Tom H wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 7:39 AM, mad<[log in to unmask]>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Set up a local mirror. Use *that* as the URL for your installation:
>>>>> the packages are GPG signed and thus authenticated, which helps
>>>>
>>>> I do exactly that. That is the reason why I am so confused. Why is the
>>>> SL6 installation trying to contact an outside repository when the
>>>> installation repository is inside the company network?
>>>
>>> Anaconda tries to download a file from an SL security repository. It's
>>> come up on the list recently in the context of a kickstart install.
>>
>> This is an anaconda issue. I reported it as a bug on the SL-devel list,
>> however I have yet to hear any progress on what has happened.
>>
>> The outcome is that without a live network connection, the install will fail
>> - even on the standalone install DVDs.
>>
>> Maybe Connie can comment on this?
>
> I see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=634655 , which
> seemed to describe a related bug, which is addressed in the
> anaconda-13.21.117-1.src.rpm from our favorite upstream vendor. I
> don't personally have the spare resources to do media building.....

Thanks. That looks like the problem. I see anaconda-13.21.117-1.el6 in
the repos so perhaps it wasn't used as the 6.1 installer.