preupgrade fails

[stan]

Colin Brace wrote:
> Stan,
> 
> It turned out that preupgrade couldn't download the .img because of a
> firewall configuration issue (ftp is a real nuisance in that way). I tried
> downloading the .img file manually, but the program only accepts ftp: or
> http: URIs; no local files. Finally I tried an http: URI and that worked.
> However, anaconda subsequently failed with an error message to the effect
> that it couldn't find metadata for anacanda-InstallationRepo file.
> 

Good effort!  Sorry it didn't work for you.  You are now 
past my knowledge of anaconda.  Any advice I gave would only 
be guesses based on the documentation, and you seem fully 
capable of doing that for yourself.  :-)

> I am now downloading the .iso file by Bittorrent and later this weekend I
> will update it that way. 
> 

Good luck.