"Error setting up base repository" when using 8.3 x86_64-boot-uek.iso

RaiderOfTheLostSPARC

Hi,

I'm trying to install OL 8.3 using the x86_64-boot-uek.iso but I'm always getting "Error setting up base repository" even though my network connection is fine.

Any ideas how to proceed?

Avi Miller-Oracle

I agree. I've submitted an internal enhancement request to configure default repos using https://yum.oracle.com for our UEK-based boot ISOs, but until then, you will need to configure the following three repos to successfully install using the UEK Boot ISO:

Installation source: https://yum.oracle.com/​repo/​OracleLinux/​OL8/​baseos/​latest/​x86_64

Additional repos:

• ol8_appstream / https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL8/appstream/x86_64/
• ol8_UEKR6 / https://yum.oracle.com/​repo/​OracleLinux/​OL8/​UEKR6/​x86_64

If you configure btrfs as the file system for / or /boot then enabling the ol8_UEKR6 repo is critical otherwise the system will not boot after install, as the RHCK does not not support btrfs.

User_6LACK

I ran into the same thing and per some notes in the official installation documentation (https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux/8/install/F13930.pdf), I change the http:// to https:// and added "yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL8/baseos/latest/x86_64" as the repository URL and it worked for me. Why they didn't set a sensible default like this makes no sense to me, but this should solve it for you. Enjoy!

Avi Miller-Oracle

I agree. I've submitted an internal enhancement request to configure default repos using https://yum.oracle.com for our UEK-based boot ISOs, but until then, you will need to configure the following three repos to successfully install using the UEK Boot ISO:

Installation source: https://yum.oracle.com/​repo/​OracleLinux/​OL8/​baseos/​latest/​x86_64

Additional repos:

• ol8_appstream / https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL8/appstream/x86_64/
• ol8_UEKR6 / https://yum.oracle.com/​repo/​OracleLinux/​OL8/​UEKR6/​x86_64

If you configure btrfs as the file system for / or /boot then enabling the ol8_UEKR6 repo is critical otherwise the system will not boot after install, as the RHCK does not not support btrfs.

Klimin

you have to burn ISO by DD method:

example dd if=V1004253-01.iso of=/dev/sdd bs=1M status=progress

if use rufus or other tools - selected DD-metod write

sorry for my bad english

https://www.programmersought.com/article/18705159879/

https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/1148