MySQL Bugs: #72176: installer unable to proceed with upgrade if no internet connection

Bug #72176	installer unable to proceed with upgrade if no internet connection
Submitted:	1 Apr 2014 6:29	Modified:	14 Jul 2014 23:05
Reporter:	Shane Bester (Platinum Quality Contributor)	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL for Windows: Installer	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	5.6.17	OS:	Windows (vista, xp)
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
Try running standalone mysql-installer-community-5.6.17.0.msi to upgrade an existing installation without network connectivity.   The "skip checking for updates" checkbox doesn't prevent the installer trying to connect to internet.

See attached screenshot...

How to repeat:
1. yank network cable.
2. run installer.
3. check for updates fails. 
4. checking the box has no effect 'skip the check for updates'
5. "Next" button is greyed out.

On a fresh install you can get into the same predicament if first the check is done and fails.  Then you cannot rerun it and skip the update check, because button remains greyed out.

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Attachment: bug72176_upgrading_to_5.6.17.jpg (image/jpeg, text), 54.79 KiB.

Hello,

i'm facing the same problem while trying to update mysql version 5.6.13 in a windows server 2008 r2 environment.

Are there any solutions yet?

kind regards,

Torben

Posted by developer:
 
Sorry for the long delay on this issue.
Until this problem is resolved properly, you can use the Commandline interface of the MySQL Installer to upgrade on a system that doesn't have an internet connecion:

- install the update msi and close the GUI
- open a windows console window (under administrative privileges)
- navigate to the mysql installer directory (usually found under %ProgramFiles%\MySQL\MySQL Installer)
- execute the following command:
  MySQLInstallerConsole.exe --action=upgrade

Thank you, sorry for the copy-n-paste error.

This bug is fixed as of the upcoming Windows Installer 1.3.7 release, and here's the changelog entry:

The upgrade process required an Internet connection, even with the "Skip
the check for updates" option checked.

Thank you for the bug report.

This is still an issue with mysql-installer-community-5.7.10.0.msi and Windows Installer 1.4. The (non-web) installer is attempting to download a MySQL Server update, but it should have been included in the initial Windows Installer package.