Unuseable Mirrors - Redirector Behavior and Documentation #56
Description
Hi, I've frequently noticed issues where the redirector server forwards an Armbian system to an APT mirror that has DNS records, and seems online / functional, but is not actually usable.
I don't know where to file this issue in the correct repo, so I'm making a note of it here.
File: Mirrors.md armbian/documentation@ba9b4f1
* The redirector server provides a direct URL to the most suitable mirror.
* The user is automatically redirected to the designated server.
* Faster downloads: Users are served by the closest available mirror.
Observations
From what I've noticed, the closest available mirror is what I frequently get redirected to, and it seems online, but it's not useable.
Feature Request: It seems that a more comprehensive method to determine if the mirror is actual useable by the local system / has a Release file would be a worthwhile improvement. I do realize that APT itself has some limitations.
Please let me know which repository I can file this feature request / bug report or where I could submit a pull request.
Thank you
Log Output and failures
Ign:3 http://mirror noble InRelease
Ign:3 http://mirror noble InRelease
Ign:3 http://mirror noble InRelease
Err:3 http://mirror noble InRelease
Connection failed [IP: X.X.X.X 80]
Fetched 378 kB in 4min 8s (1525 B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
7 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
W: Failed to fetch http://apt.armbian.com/dists/noble/InRelease Connection failed [IP: X.X.X.X 80]
W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.