I am trying to learn how to install NetBSD, starting with trying it in a virtual machine (Gnome Boxes).

I am trying to learn how to install NetBSD, starting with trying it in a virtual machine (Gnome Boxes).

I downloaded NetBSD-10.0-amd64.iso and I am following the guide here, using the default on most options.
https://netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/part-install.html

I selected a "full installation." Which seems to work. Where I get stuck is trying to enable binary package installation.


I keep getting stuck on the screen shown in the first image.

It seems frozen on that screen indefinitely.



If I press ctrl+c, I get back to the previous page, which looks like the second attached image. I can also further return to the previous screen, as shown in the third image.


How can I enable installation of binary packages?

UPDATE: The issue was that network autoconfig didn't work correctly when running in Boxes. The same choices did work in virtualbox. So I'm going to have to write a bug report for Boxes.

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Host system information:

Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon
Gnome Boxes 47.0 (flatpak)

@183231bcb Did you configure the network before trying to enable binary packages?

@[email protected] Yes. The steps I followed were
1)Configure network
2)Re0
3)Autoselect
4)Perform autoconfiguration
5)Host name localhost (I also tried leaving it blank)
6)DNS blank
7)When asked "Is the network information accurate for this machine in regular operation and do you want to install it in /etc", select yes.

@183231bcb Maybe the dhcp isn't getting the right DNS servers. What if you put 9.9.9.9 as the DNS server?

@[email protected] How do I do that? Here's what I see on the network screen. If I click no, I get sent back to the autoconfig thing. I don't see a way to edit just the Nameserver.

@183231bcb You would change Nameserver.

@[email protected] Ah wait I see: I just select "no" to the question of whether I want to autoconfig. Here's what I get now. Let's see if this works...

@[email protected] Nope, attempting to enable binary packages gives the same result (it gets stuck on the same screen).

@183231bcb No idea then, there might be some weird stuff going on with Gnome Boxes' network configuration =/

@[email protected] Hmm, lemme try doing it from VirtualBox instead.

@[email protected]

Update: In VirtualBox, the autoselected networking device is wm0 instead of re0. And...it works! So I guess I'll have to file a bug report with Boxes.