Failed to Retrieve the preconfiguration file

[Mark Mandel]

Hi,

Not sure if this is a Packer issue, a VMWare issue, or a Ubuntu issue. But figured I would try here first to see if anyone else had encountered this problem.

Environment:

Packer v0.3.5

Ubuntu 13.04 64 Bit

VMWare workstation 9.0.2 build-1031769

Packer File is the following:

{

"builders":

[

{

"type": "vmware",

"iso_url": "file:///home/mark/Downloads/os/ubuntu-12.04.3-server-amd64.iso",

"iso_checksum": "2cbe868812a871242cdcdd8f2fd6feb9",

"iso_checksum_type": "md5",

"ssh_username": "vagrant",

"ssh_password": "vagrant",

"ssh_wait_timeout": "300s",

"shutdown_command": "echo vagrant | sudo -S shutdown -P now",

"disk_size": 20000,

"guest_os_type": "ubuntu-64",

"tools_upload_flavor": "linux",

"output_directory": "ubuntu-vm",

"boot_command": [

"<esc><esc><enter><wait>",

"/install/vmlinuz noapic ",

"preseed/url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16200445/ubuntu-preseed.cfg ",

"debian-installer=en_US auto locale=en_US kbd-chooser/method=us ",

"hostname=vagrant-precise64 ",

"fb=false debconf/frontend=noninteractive ",

"keyboard-configuration/modelcode=SKIP keyboard-configuration/layout=USA ",

"keyboard-configuration/variant=USA console-setup/ask_detect=false ",

"initrd=/install/initrd.gz -- <enter>"

]

}

]

}

Every time I run this, I get the following error on screen, that it can't download my preseed file (which can be seen: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16200445/ubuntu-preseed.cfg ).

"Failed to retrieve the preconfiguration file

Screenshot:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16200445/packer-help.png

I've tried moving the pressed file to github, same issue.

I went down to command line in this VM, and I can ping and wget - so the network works.  I'm stumped?

Anyone got any ideas what I'm doing wrong?t

Thanks.

Mark

[Mitchell Hashimoto]

Mark,

Just a thought: maybe it doesn't have a CA roots at this point to do SSL verification? Have you a tried a non-secure URL?

Best,

Mitchell

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Packer" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to packer-tool...@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

[Mark Mandel]

That was it!

Works with a non secure URL.

Interesting - all the github examples use https with a github url.

But otherwise, this looks good. I just need to tweak my preseed, and I should be all good to go. 

Much appreciated on the speedy response.

Mark

--
E: mark....@gmail.com
T: http://www.twitter.com/neurotic
W: www.compoundtheory.com

2 Devs from Down Under Podcast

http://www.2ddu.com/

[Kevin T]

Hi,

I've been experiencing this same issue, however I've tried both a secure and un-secure url to a preseed file on github 

and packer still gives me this error. Any idea what the problem is?

Kevin

[Jack Pearkes]

Kevin,

I'm quite sure that GitHub redirects all non-https requests with a 302 to HTTPS. You may need to host it elsewhere.

Best,

Jack

--