Document the mirror option for image builds

fd115de5 · Bob Mottram · 016ab638 · fd115de5 · fd115de5 · fd115de5
Commit fd115de5 authored 9 years ago by Bob Mottram
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ To build a 64bit Qemu image:

 Other supported boards are cubieboard2, cubietruck, olinuxino-lime, olinuxino-lime2 and olinuxino-micro.

+If the image build fails with an error such as "/Error reading from server. Remote end closed connection/" then you can specify a debian package mirror repository manually with:
+
+    freedombone-image -t beaglebone -s 8G -m http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian
+
 Checklist
 =========
 Before installing Freedombone you will need a few things.

--- a/doc/EN/installation.org
+++ b/doc/EN/installation.org
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ freedombone-image -t qemu-x86_64 -s 8G

 Other supported boards are cubieboard2, cubietruck, olinuxino-lime, olinuxino-lime2 and olinuxino-micro.

+If the image build fails with an error such as "/Error reading from server. Remote end closed connection/" then you can specify a debian package mirror repository manually with:
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC bash
+freedombone-image -t beaglebone -s 8G -m http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian
+#+END_SRC
+
 * Checklist
 Before installing Freedombone you will need a few things.


--- a/man/freedombone-image.1.gz
+++ b/man/freedombone-image.1.gz
--- a/website/EN/installation.html
+++ b/website/EN/installation.html
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@@ -283,6 +283,16 @@ To build a 64bit Qemu image:
 <p>
 Other supported boards are cubieboard2, cubietruck, olinuxino-lime, olinuxino-lime2 and olinuxino-micro.
 </p>
+
+<p>
+If the image build fails with an error such as "<i>Error reading from server. Remote end closed connection</i>" then you can specify a debian package mirror repository manually with:
+</p>
+
+<div class="org-src-container">
+
+<pre class="src src-bash">freedombone-image -t beaglebone -s 8G -m http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian
+</pre>
+</div>
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