On Sun, Feb 24, 2002 at 10:55:55PM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: > However, it is impossible to install from either a pre-mounted or instmnt > partition. An error comes up as soon as the installation folder has been > selected, stating: Cannot read /floppy/image.txt: Invalid argument.
Are you sure it doesn't say the following: Cannot read /floppy/image.txt: Invalid argument I can't find image.txt anywhere in the boot-floppies sources. > When the OK button is pressed on this dialog, another with the same message > replaces it, at least 20 times. The only way out is to pull the plug, I think. I've fixed this in CVS. > I checked the /floppy mount in vc 2, it looked ordinary. mount shows > /dev/loop0 is mounted on /floppy, type ext2 (ro). > > ls -l /floppy gives > (abbreviated, and the permissions look appropriate): > > 4467 config.gz > 1123 debian.txt > 1527 install.sh > 1261262 linux.gz > 12288 lost+found > 881 readme.txt > 126757 sys_map.gz > 7 type.txt > > When I tried cat /floppy/debian.txt or cat /floppy/type.txt, I got > cat: read: input/output error > so it could list the files but couldn't read them. I was getting these > type errors in vc3 also. I've no idea what the problem is here. Does it show up on the installed system, or just in the boot-floppies? Does it work with BusyBox mount, or only util-linux mount? Matt
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