Dietpi: AmiBerry | Install fails after first boot with timeout from server

[lavadrop]

I downloaded the latest Amiberry image and restored it to a brand new Samsung EVO Select MicroSD. I put it on my RPi 3 and turned it on. The script went fine until the first reboot; after rebooting, the script timed out connecting to the ox.ac.uk server after 20 tries and halted. I rebooted it from the CLI and same thing happened.
Here's the error:

/DietPi/dietpi/dietpi-software: line 10586: /DietPi/dietpi/func/check_connection: No such file or directory
[Info] Testing connection to http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/sites/archive.raspian.org/archive/raspbian
[Info] Attempt (1/20), please wait...

[Fourdee]

@lavadrop

Thanks for the report 👍 i'll see if we can replicate here.

[Fourdee]

@lavadrop

Test install fine.

Did you connect ethernet prior to powering on? If so, could be a slow dhcp/connection failing before the time runs out.

If the time runs out, you can retry launching the installer by running:

dietpi-software

If problems persist, try changing the APT mirror:

dietpi-config

• Network Options: NAS/Misc
• Apt Mirror

[lavadrop]

The RPi is connected before powering up. The timeouts are instant. After it drops me back to the shell, I can ping ox.ac.uk from the Pi. I'll try changing the mirror later tonight.

[lavadrop]

I tried 2 different cards several times, changing the txt files for wifi and locale and 3-4 times the script kept failing, either by timing out or by failing to expand the file system. I'm on a mac so I used ApplePi-Baker; apparently the program is failing to write directories and/or correct permissions when writing an image compressed with 7zip. I unzipped the Amiberry image and wrote the img with ApplePie-Baker and the issue is gone. The Pi is updating from source as I write this.

[Fourdee]

@lavadrop

changing the txt files for wifi and locale and 3-4 times the script kept failing,

Thanks, under WiFi with slow establishing connection, 20 seconds may not be enough. We do have an option that will force an endless wait in /boot/dietpi.txt:

boot_wait_for_network=2

This will prevent slow establishing connections from failing the 20 second test, as the system will not continue booting until connection is established.

[lavadrop]

Thanks, will have that in mind if I use wifi instead

[Fourdee]

@lavadrop

I'll mark this as resolved. Please reopen if required.

[DannyCork]

Just to mention that I encountered the exact same issue on a Mac with PiBaker. After two attempts, I unzipped the AmiBerry zip and then burned the .img and the problem went away.

thanks @lavadrop

[jedmao]

@lavadrop I can't find your email address anywhere. I have a question for you. Will you please contact me at [email protected]?