On Thursday 08 August 2002 09:25 pm, Chris Tillman wrote: > > When I do a hard disk install it locks up at: > > Validating: > > /target/var/lib/apt/lists/debootstrap.invalid_dists_woody_Release > > (although sometimes it doesn't and locks up a little later) > > > > > > When I do a network install it locks up at: > > Validating > > /target/var/lib/apt/lists/debootstrap.invalid_dists_woody_main_binary-m68 > >k_Packages.gz (always) > > How long have you waited? On my 180 MHz powermac this step takes about > 10-15 minutes.
I let it go for a few hours once. The thing is, the cursor stops blinking and I can't change terminals using the alt+f2 key. It looks pretty locked up.