From d59ff76ba887aac7533c737b671120b0085f285d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Hanke Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:47:04 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add info about geomirror troubleshooting --- sphinx/vm.rst | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ sphinx/vm_welcome.rst | 2 +- 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/sphinx/vm.rst b/sphinx/vm.rst index db4008a..126eba2 100644 --- a/sphinx/vm.rst +++ b/sphinx/vm.rst @@ -180,9 +180,33 @@ virtual machine. frameborder="0"> +.. _chap_vm_troubleshooting: + Troubleshooting ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Updating the VM or installing new packages doesn't work. + + The VM uses as service that tries to figure out the best/closest package + repository for you. In some network environments this service might not work + well, or not at all. To check if this is a problem, you can modify the + respective configuration by hand. Edit ``/etc/apt/sources.list`` (you need to + use ``sudo`` for that) and replace the package repository URL with a mirror + close to you. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at: + http://www.debian.org/mirror/list + + Pick one and replace all ``geomirror.debian.net`` URLs with the new mirror + URL. For example, in Canada you might want to change:: + + deb http://i386-geomirror.debian.net/debian squeeze main non-free contrib + + to:: + + deb http://ftp.ca.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main non-free contrib + + Only modify lines that refer to ``geomirror`` (all of them), but do **not** + modify entries for ``security.debian.org``. + I cannot hear sounds played in the virtual machine. By default the sound is muted. To enable playback launch the mixer applet by diff --git a/sphinx/vm_welcome.rst b/sphinx/vm_welcome.rst index dd0803a..d3a3276 100644 --- a/sphinx/vm_welcome.rst +++ b/sphinx/vm_welcome.rst @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ interesting: * :ref:`NeuroDebian news ` * :ref:`User support ` * :ref:`Virtual machine tutorial video ` -* :ref:`Known issues ` +* :ref:`Known issues and troubleshooting ` -- 2.39.5