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General => Installation issues => Topic started by: Gimly on March 29, 2007, 12:57:38 pm

Title: LinuxMCE installer Proxy configuration
Post by: Gimly on March 29, 2007, 12:57:38 pm
Hi,

I'm having some troubles with the LinuxMCE installer. I'm behind a proxy and its configuration doesn't seem to be detected by the software.

I've configured the proxy in Ubuntu under System > Preferences > Network Proxy. I've tried to use the automatic proxy configuration as well as the manual configuration. I've also added the line :
http_proxy="myproxy:myport"
in the /etc/environment file.

The proxy is working in the terminal windows, in firefox and in other gnome apps.

When I launch the "Install Linux MCE" shortcut, it first asks if I want to install the media playback and remote control. I choose Yes, and click Forward. There it freezes for several time and I eventually get a window that says that it couldn't connect to the internet and asks if I want to configure my network manually.

Even after configuring manually the network, it doesn't seem to work, I always get a network connection failed kind of message.

Someone has an idea or has had the same trouble?

Thanks
Title: Re: LinuxMCE installer Proxy configuration
Post by: sw25481 on July 11, 2007, 06:06:50 pm
I'm dealing with the same issue.  Did you ever solve it?
Title: Re: LinuxMCE installer Proxy configuration
Post by: sharlee_angelo on July 12, 2007, 09:37:38 am
maybe you will find a solution here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=96802 (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=96802).
Title: Re: LinuxMCE installer Proxy configuration
Post by: sw25481 on July 12, 2007, 01:50:43 pm

Nope, it is more complex than that.  We already have apt working through a proxy as well as Konqueror and wget.

The first problem is that mce-installer-getnetdata.sh test network connectivity to www.google.com using nc, (which obviously doesn't know how to use a proxy).

I'll keep debugging and let you know how I get on
Title: Re: LinuxMCE installer Proxy configuration
Post by: sw25481 on July 12, 2007, 03:49:38 pm

Yep, that's all it took.  Have raised Mantis bug for above

http://mantis.linuxmce.com/view.php?id=3467