Okay, I managed to fix the problem by flushing the cache on my proxy server and on the installation machine, so it fetched the packages fresh from the server...this time with no errors. However, the problem with it complaining about the proc filesystem already being mounted, when running 'Install Base System' multiple times after downloading failure, still exists and stops the packages being configured. The general point (and I maintain that it's not a error more a usability issue (and a difficult one to resolve at that)) was to make the system a little more resilient (e.g.. resuming downloads would be nice) and not for it to give up at the slightest error. Matthew Bell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]