Bug 105931 - Choosing proxy for HTTP or FTP installation not possible except by error.
Summary: Choosing proxy for HTTP or FTP installation not possible except by error.
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: SUSE Linux 10.1
Classification: openSUSE
Component: Installation (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: Other All
: P5 - None : Normal (vote)
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Assignee: Steffen Winterfeldt
QA Contact: Klaus Kämpf
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Reported: 2005-08-19 20:18 UTC by Martin Møller
Modified: 2008-06-25 09:52 UTC (History)
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Description Martin Møller 2005-08-19 20:18:25 UTC 
I have looked over the boot installation screen several times and nowhere is it
mentioned how you set a proxy for HTTP or FTP installations. If you choose one
of these installationtypes you are not prompted for proxy settings and the help
has no information about proxies, BUT!: If you make a mistake in your URL you
will enter linuxrc where you *can* setup proxies for installation. I would
really like one of a couple of solutions:

1) Proxy server and proxy port directly at the nice graphical installation screen
2) En entry in the help about how to setup a proxy, say: proxy=http://some-ip:3128?

I do hope it is possible to select proxy settings already at ISOLINUX in one way
or another...

On a related note, the help says to press F3 for installation options but in
SL10 it is now F4.
Comment 1 Martin Møller 2005-08-19 20:19:44 UTC 
Regarding 'F4'. Strictly speaking, you have to press F3 and *then* F4 with the
new two-layered option setup....
Comment 2 Arvin Schnell 2005-08-21 10:06:27 UTC 
No YaST2 but linuxrc issue.
Comment 3 Steffen Winterfeldt 2005-08-22 10:01:36 UTC 
proxy=server proxyport=3128 
 
And yes, help texts still have to be changed.
Comment 4 Steffen Winterfeldt 2005-08-29 14:05:52 UTC 
F-key are labelled correctly now. 
 
Proxy setup for next release (bug 112851 is related).
Comment 5 Martin Møller 2005-08-29 16:16:57 UTC 
Cool. Thank you.
Comment 6 Steffen Winterfeldt 2006-03-24 13:41:32 UTC 
not for 10.1
Comment 7 Stephan Kulow 2008-06-25 09:32:28 UTC 
mass reopening all SuSE Linux bugs that are set to REMIND+LATER to change the resolution to WONTFIX (adapting to new policy)
Comment 8 Stephan Kulow 2008-06-25 09:34:01 UTC 
mass reopening all SuSE Linux bugs that are set to REMIND+LATER to change the resolution to WONTFIX (adapting to new policy)
Comment 9 Stephan Kulow 2008-06-25 09:40:26 UTC 
mass reopening all SuSE Linux bugs that are set to REMIND+LATER to change the resolution to WONTFIX (adapting to new policy)
Comment 10 Stephan Kulow 2008-06-25 09:52:22 UTC 
Closing old LATER+REMIND bugs as WONTFIX - if you still plan to work on it, feel free to reopen and set to ASSIGNED.

In case the report saw repeated reopen comments, it's due to bugzilla timing out on the huge request ;(