[Bug 1048361] [NEW] installer wait to download packages even if not connected

[Fabio Marconi]

Public bug reported:

Hallo
Testing Ubuntu amd64 Desktop 20120909.
Started an installation in VBox without networking enabled, the installer do its work till to download packages (retrieving package 43 of ...) and it wait infinitely without understand that the network isn't present or present but not working and so skip the step.
changing the settings of the VM from nat to bridged it immediatly start downloading .
Thanks
Fabio

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: ubiquity 2.11.31
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-14.15-generic 3.5.3
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.322
Date: Sun Sep  9 15:25:44 2012
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- oem-config/enable=true
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120909)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal running-unity ubiquity-2.11.31

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Title:
  installer wait to download packages even if not connected

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hallo
  Testing Ubuntu amd64 Desktop 20120909.
  Started an installation in VBox without networking enabled, the installer do its work till to download packages (retrieving package 43 of ...) and it wait infinitely without understand that the network isn't present or present but not working and so skip the step.
  changing the settings of the VM from nat to bridged it immediatly start downloading .
  Thanks
  Fabio

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.11.31
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-14.15-generic 3.5.3
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-14-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.322
  Date: Sun Sep  9 15:25:44 2012
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- oem-config/enable=true
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120909)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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