On Wed 29 Sep 2021 at 13:31:25 -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 1:03 PM Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
[...] > > The mini.iso contains the bare minimum to start d-i and connect to a > > network to obtain everything else. > > > > > and that's why it fails? > > > > No archive to communicate with - no installation with the moni.iso. > > But then it should just connect to the web and download the repository. > Am I missing something? The mini.iso should connect to a known, secure Debian archive. The "web" is a fuzzy concept. > > Because I don't need a full-blown system - I need a bare minimum.. The netinst ISO can give the bare minimum. Have you tried a Daily mini.iso yet? 10 minutes of your time. -- Brian.