On 08/01/02, Chris Tillman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 10:05:19AM +0200, Ariel Tankus wrote:
> > I just saw the e-mails in this subject, and I'd like to add > > that deleting the file may not be enough. From my experience > > (reported to debian-testing mailing list; see there for a detailed > > description), erasing the file may not be enough. > I believe it, because we haven't yet determined the root cause. I am foolishly unclear about what file you two are referring to. In the end I used my custom kernel on a set of potato floppies, and this went without a hitch. Just to reiterate: I believe the problem was that the http connection process used to download the base system from the internet is broken under woody. The system could not even hit our proxy server, never mind connect to ftp.uk.debian.com Regards Rory -- Rory Campbell-Lange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <www.campbell-lange.net> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]