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Add ability of modifying connection before full installation

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From: bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Add ability of modifying connection before full installation
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 06:31:00 +0000

Hi There,

Im trying to install Guix over Qubes and to do so it needs manually
adding of IP,DNS,Gateway (because its installed over xen virtualization)

But im always facing the issue of not connection failed and reback to
the older step and then again and again with no success to bypass this
step.

So hope to add this feature.

ThX!

Message #8 received at 37005 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net>
Cc: 37005 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37005: Add ability of modifying connection before full
 installation
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:39:25 +0100

Hi,

Sorry for the long delay.


On Sun, 11 Aug 2019 at 06:31, bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net> wrote:

> Im trying to install Guix over Qubes and to do so it needs manually
> adding of IP,DNS,Gateway (because its installed over xen virtualization)
>
> But im always facing the issue of not connection failed and reback to
> the older step and then again and again with no success to bypass this
> step.

I think this is fixed in the installer at least v1.2.  Could you
confirm?


All the best,
simon

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From: bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net>
To: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 37005 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37005: Add ability of modifying connection before full
 installation
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2020 02:56:03 +0000

No, after adding hostname it check for connectivity and after that it 
shows red screen with message "The selected network does not provide 
access to the internet, please try again." and you cant pass that 
message/connectivity check.



zimoun:
> Hi,
> 
> Sorry for the long delay.
> 
> 
> On Sun, 11 Aug 2019 at 06:31, bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net> wrote:
> 
>> Im trying to install Guix over Qubes and to do so it needs manually
>> adding of IP,DNS,Gateway (because its installed over xen virtualization)
>>
>> But im always facing the issue of not connection failed and reback to
>> the older step and then again and again with no success to bypass this
>> step.
> 
> I think this is fixed in the installer at least v1.2.  Could you
> confirm?
> 
> 
> All the best,
> simon
> 

Message #14 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org, bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net>,
 zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 37005 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37005: Add ability of modifying connection before full
 installation
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2020 06:24:25 -0500

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Before starting the installation, you should be able to switch to another tty and configure network from there. Then continue installation from tty1. Does it solve your issues?

Le 21 décembre 2020 21:56:03 GMT-05:00, bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net> a écrit :
>No, after adding hostname it check for connectivity and after that it 
>shows red screen with message "The selected network does not provide 
>access to the internet, please try again." and you cant pass that 
>message/connectivity check.
>
>
>
>zimoun:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Sorry for the long delay.
>> 
>> 
>> On Sun, 11 Aug 2019 at 06:31, bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Im trying to install Guix over Qubes and to do so it needs manually
>>> adding of IP,DNS,Gateway (because its installed over xen
>virtualization)
>>>
>>> But im always facing the issue of not connection failed and reback
>to
>>> the older step and then again and again with no success to bypass
>this
>>> step.
>> 
>> I think this is fixed in the installer at least v1.2.  Could you
>> confirm?
>> 
>> 
>> All the best,
>> simon
>> 

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Message #20 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net>
To: Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu>, bug-guix <at> gnu.org,
 zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 37005 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37005: Add ability of modifying connection before full
 installation
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 01:18:57 +0000

You cant switch to another tty in VM of qubes because trying it will 
switch you to tty of the Qubes itself not the VM within Qubes.

Julien Lepiller:
> Before starting the installation, you should be able to switch to another tty and configure network from there. Then continue installation from tty1. Does it solve your issues?
> 
> Le 21 décembre 2020 21:56:03 GMT-05:00, bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net> a écrit :
>> No, after adding hostname it check for connectivity and after that it
>> shows red screen with message "The selected network does not provide
>> access to the internet, please try again." and you cant pass that
>> message/connectivity check.
>>
>>
>>
>> zimoun:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Sorry for the long delay.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, 11 Aug 2019 at 06:31, bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Im trying to install Guix over Qubes and to do so it needs manually
>>>> adding of IP,DNS,Gateway (because its installed over xen
>> virtualization)
>>>>
>>>> But im always facing the issue of not connection failed and reback
>> to
>>>> the older step and then again and again with no success to bypass
>> this
>>>> step.
>>>
>>> I think this is fixed in the installer at least v1.2.  Could you
>>> confirm?
>>>
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>> simon
>>>
> 

Message #26 received at 37005 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu>
To: bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net>,zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 37005 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37005: Add ability of modifying connection before full
 installation
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2020 22:05:15 -0500

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Alt+arrow might work, unless you're already on a tty on qubes? Depending on the VM techno qubes uses, there might also be a way to switch tty within the VM by ussing some control sequence.

Le 22 décembre 2020 20:18:57 GMT-05:00, bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net> a écrit :
>You cant switch to another tty in VM of qubes because trying it will 
>switch you to tty of the Qubes itself not the VM within Qubes.
>
>Julien Lepiller:
>> Before starting the installation, you should be able to switch to
>another tty and configure network from there. Then continue
>installation from tty1. Does it solve your issues?
>> 
>> Le 21 décembre 2020 21:56:03 GMT-05:00, bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net> a
>écrit :
>>> No, after adding hostname it check for connectivity and after that
>it
>>> shows red screen with message "The selected network does not provide
>>> access to the internet, please try again." and you cant pass that
>>> message/connectivity check.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> zimoun:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for the long delay.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, 11 Aug 2019 at 06:31, bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Im trying to install Guix over Qubes and to do so it needs
>manually
>>>>> adding of IP,DNS,Gateway (because its installed over xen
>>> virtualization)
>>>>>
>>>>> But im always facing the issue of not connection failed and reback
>>> to
>>>>> the older step and then again and again with no success to bypass
>>> this
>>>>> step.
>>>>
>>>> I think this is fixed in the installer at least v1.2.  Could you
>>>> confirm?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> All the best,
>>>> simon
>>>>
>> 

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Message #29 received at 37005 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net>
To: Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu>, zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 37005 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37005: Add ability of modifying connection before full
 installation
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 10:15:22 +0000

https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/5492

Mostly they created qubes without thinking into having this feature.

Julien Lepiller:
> Alt+arrow might work, unless you're already on a tty on qubes? Depending on the VM techno qubes uses, there might also be a way to switch tty within the VM by ussing some control sequence.
> 
> Le 22 décembre 2020 20:18:57 GMT-05:00, bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net> a écrit :
>> You cant switch to another tty in VM of qubes because trying it will
>> switch you to tty of the Qubes itself not the VM within Qubes.
>>
>> Julien Lepiller:
>>> Before starting the installation, you should be able to switch to
>> another tty and configure network from there. Then continue
>> installation from tty1. Does it solve your issues?
>>>
>>> Le 21 décembre 2020 21:56:03 GMT-05:00, bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net> a
>> écrit :
>>>> No, after adding hostname it check for connectivity and after that
>> it
>>>> shows red screen with message "The selected network does not provide
>>>> access to the internet, please try again." and you cant pass that
>>>> message/connectivity check.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> zimoun:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry for the long delay.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 11 Aug 2019 at 06:31, bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Im trying to install Guix over Qubes and to do so it needs
>> manually
>>>>>> adding of IP,DNS,Gateway (because its installed over xen
>>>> virtualization)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But im always facing the issue of not connection failed and reback
>>>> to
>>>>>> the older step and then again and again with no success to bypass
>>>> this
>>>>>> step.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think this is fixed in the installer at least v1.2.  Could you
>>>>> confirm?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> All the best,
>>>>> simon
>>>>>
>>>
> 

Message #32 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu>, bug-guix <at> gnu.org, bo0od
 <bo0od <at> riseup.net>
Cc: 37005 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37005: Add ability of modifying connection before full
 installation
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:29:54 +0100

Hi,

On Tue, 22 Dec 2020 at 06:24, Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu> wrote:
> Le 21 décembre 2020 21:56:03 GMT-05:00, bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net> a écrit :

>>No, after adding hostname it check for connectivity and after that it 
>>shows red screen with message "The selected network does not provide 
>>access to the internet, please try again." and you cant pass that 
>>message/connectivity check.

> Before starting the installation, you should be able to switch to
> another tty and configure network from there. Then continue
> installation from tty1. Does it solve your issues? 

Since it seems impossible by current design of Qubes to switch to
console and set by hand the network before starting the install process,
instead of the fail and “try again” loop, you would like 3 fields where
you can manually type the IP, DNS, Gateway and friends, right?

All the best,
simon

Message #38 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net>
To: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>, Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu>,
 bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Cc: 37005 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37005: Add ability of modifying connection before full
 installation
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 14:25:49 +0000

Yes exactly, Similarly to Debian,Fedora..etc.

zimoun:
> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, 22 Dec 2020 at 06:24, Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu> wrote:
>> Le 21 décembre 2020 21:56:03 GMT-05:00, bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net> a écrit :
> 
>>> No, after adding hostname it check for connectivity and after that it
>>> shows red screen with message "The selected network does not provide
>>> access to the internet, please try again." and you cant pass that
>>> message/connectivity check.
> 
>> Before starting the installation, you should be able to switch to
>> another tty and configure network from there. Then continue
>> installation from tty1. Does it solve your issues?
> 
> Since it seems impossible by current design of Qubes to switch to
> console and set by hand the network before starting the install process,
> instead of the fail and “try again” loop, you would like 3 fields where
> you can manually type the IP, DNS, Gateway and friends, right?
> 
> All the best,
> simon
> 

Message #44 received at 37005 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe <at> gnu.org>, Josselin Poiret <dev <at> jpoiret.xyz>
Cc: 37005 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bo0od <at> riseup.net, julien <at> lepiller.eu
Subject: Re: bug#37005: Add ability of modifying connection before full
 installation
Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2022 17:11:56 +0200

Hi installer team, :-)

Well, the question is: does you think it is doable to add some network
configuration (if it is not already the case) in the installer?

User could set some IP, DNS, Gateway and friends before or after network
checking or automatic configuration.

On Wed, 23 Dec 2020 at 12:29, zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> Since it seems impossible by current design of Qubes to switch to
> console and set by hand the network before starting the install process,
> instead of the fail and “try again” loop, you would like 3 fields where
> you can manually type the IP, DNS, Gateway and friends, right?

For context, it is bug#37005 [1].

1: <http://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/37005>


Cheers,
simon

Message #47 received at 37005 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Josselin Poiret <dev <at> jpoiret.xyz>
To: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>, Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 37005 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bo0od <at> riseup.net, julien <at> lepiller.eu
Subject: Re: bug#37005: Add ability of modifying connection before full
 installation
Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2022 20:30:45 +0200

Hello Simon,
zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Hi installer team, :-)
>
> Well, the question is: does you think it is doable to add some network
> configuration (if it is not already the case) in the installer?
>
> User could set some IP, DNS, Gateway and friends before or after network
> checking or automatic configuration.

That would be totally doable, we use connman in the installer through
its CLI and it has configuration options along those lines.  Although I
wish we could use guile-netlink instead, but that'd require a
non-trivial rewrite.  I'll have a look later to see if I can add that.

Best,
-- 
Josselin Poiret

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