I'm having the same problems with 3.0.13 that I had with 3.0.9 on sparc -- Here are some of the relevant errors: I: Extracting /var/cache/apt/archives/debianutils_1.15_sparc.deb... zcat: invalid compressed data--crc error zcat: invalid compressed data--length error dpkg: base-files: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you request: base-files depends on awk; however: Package awk is not installed. Setting up base-files (2.2.12) ... /var/lib/dpkg/info/base-files.postinst: awk: command not found /var/lib/dpkg/info/base-files.postinst: awk: command not found and the grand finale: Selecting previously deselected package libc6. (Reading database ... 216 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking libc6 (from .../libc6_2.2.4-1_sparc.deb) ... Setting up libc6 (2.2.4-1) ... Current default timezone: 'UTC'. Local time is now: Mon Aug 27 08:28:16 UTC 2001. Universal Time is now: Mon Aug 27 08:28:16 UTC 2001. Run 'tzconfig' if you wish to change it. Package `sysvinit' is not installed and no info is available. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. <hard freeze> please see complete log at http://spotted.flounder.net/~adam/minicom.txt Thanks, --Adam -- Adam McKenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]