Machine: Docker Machine stuck while downloading `boot2docker.iso`

[Mahmoudz]

I run this command 3 times and every time I wait about 30 min with no success!! could it be that the newtok I'm using is blocking me?!

❯ docker-machine -D create --driver virtualbox default
Docker Machine Version:  0.6.0, build e27fb87
Found binary path at /usr/local/bin/docker-machine
Launching plugin server for driver virtualbox
Plugin server listening at address 127.0.0.1:62689
() Calling .GetVersion
Using API Version  1
() Calling .SetConfigRaw
() Calling .GetMachineName
(flag-lookup) Calling .GetMachineName
(flag-lookup) Calling .DriverName
(flag-lookup) Calling .GetCreateFlags
Found binary path at /usr/local/bin/docker-machine
Launching plugin server for driver virtualbox
Plugin server listening at address 127.0.0.1:62693
() Calling .GetVersion
Using API Version  1
() Calling .SetConfigRaw
() Calling .GetMachineName
(default) Calling .GetMachineName
(default) Calling .DriverName
(default) Calling .GetCreateFlags
(default) Calling .SetConfigFromFlags
Running pre-create checks...
(default) Calling .PreCreateCheck
(default) DBG | COMMAND: /usr/local/bin/VBoxManage --version
(default) DBG | STDOUT:
(default) DBG | {
(default) DBG | 5.0.16r105871
(default) DBG | }
(default) DBG | STDERR:
(default) DBG | {
(default) DBG | }
(default) No default Boot2Docker ISO found locally, downloading the latest release...
(default) Latest release for github.com/boot2docker/boot2docker is v1.10.3
(default) Downloading /Users/mz/.docker/machine/cache/boot2docker.iso from https://github.com/boot2docker/boot2docker/releases/download/v1.10.3/boot2docker.iso...1

[Mahmoudz]

Well after opening this issue I tried to download https://github.com/boot2docker/boot2docker/releases/download/v1.10.3/boot2docker.iso manually to place it in the /Users/mz/.docker/machine/cache/ and seems that the connection is very slow when attempting to download a file.

I'm gonna switch to other network and if that solves it I will close this issue :)

[nathanleclaire]

Sounds good -- yes slow network sounds like the culprit here

[Mahmoudz]

Here's the workaround solution:

Download the boot2docker.iso file manually by going to https://api.github.com/repos/boot2docker/boot2docker/releases/latest then clicking on the html_url and finally choosing to download the file.

Once you get the file go and place it manually in /Users/{user}/.docker/machine/cache/

Finally re-run this command docker-machine create --driver virtualbox default

[Mahmoudz]

Well after solving this I got stucked in the same error (as expected) while pulling the images.

It took me few days to figure it out but it works like a sharm now:

All you have to do is to set your DNS to 8.8.8.8 _(mine was 192.168.0.1)_
If you're wondering how just edit the /etc/resolv.conf and set the nameserver to 8.8.8.8

Now restart your machine :)

If you faced anything related to certificate or whatever just run this docker-machine regenerate-certs default and try again, you should be fine.

[nathanleclaire]

Did simply restarting the machine (independent of editing DNS settings) not help?

[nathanleclaire]

BTW, just to be clear, it's not the same error. One is related to downloading the boot2docker.iso (OS for the VM) and one is _inside_ of the created VM pulling Docker images.

[Mahmoudz]

I've restarted everything and nothing worked I've uninstalled and reinstalled everything and still nothing worked. Yes it's 2 different messages each on an area but both are caused by the same root error. It even cause many other errors, all related to not being able to access the internet.

[nathanleclaire]

I thought accessing the Internet was fine and DNS seemed to be the issue though. If it's DNS issues in both cases, there's likely something up with your system's native resolver. For what it's worth we're taking into consideration these types of DNS issues in Docker for Mac and it selects a resolver for the VM a bit more robustly.

[zored]

When it shows Downloading A from B... I just do wget B -O A to download ISO manually to required destination.

[sdiachenko]

my steps that solved it:
brew uninstall docker docker-machine
rm '/usr/local/bin/docker'
rm '/usr/local/bin/docker-machine'

and then
brew uninstall docker docker-machine
run
dinghy create --provider virtualbox

solved issue with downloading

[dubuqug]

killing the process and restarting my machine worked for me

[SkippingAdi]

Hi all
I have the same Problem and am still stuck in how to download this iso image?
This bad download performance disturbs the whole docker experience for me.

[BroniusJanonis]

I had similar problem with slow speed and I switched External network from (in my case) dual band wireless to Ethernet connection
Then boot2docker.iso downloaded almost instantly

[yinfredyue]

I had similar problem with slow speed and I switched External network from (in my case) dual band wireless to Ethernet connection
Then boot2docker.iso downloaded almost instantly

Can you indicate how to do that? v18.09.3 download still never succeed.

[alexisrolland]

Here's the workaround solution:

Download the boot2docker.iso file manually by going to https://api.github.com/repos/boot2docker/boot2docker/releases/latest then clicking on the html_url and finally choosing to download the file.

Once you get the file go and place it manually in /Users/{user}/.docker/machine/cache/

Finally re-run this command docker-machine create --driver virtualbox default

For those who are on Windows, the file boot2docker.iso should be placed in C:\Users\{user}\.docker\machine\cache

[Destinyr4zr]

Can anyone just put this file on another service? I can't download it even now. May be that's because of drivers docker installs in system