Your install CD is most likely corrupted. Ask nicely to the vendor to send you a replacement, and you should get it.
I got this problem myself on my Pismo. -- Pierre On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 08:39:16AM -0500, Bill wrote: > Hello everyone. I am having a frustrating time of installing Debian on > my Powerbook G3 (1999) Lombard bronze keyboard laptop. I ordered the > Woody 3.0r2 six CD set from a vendor listed on the Debian web site. My > install attempt is for a Debian only OS on my laptop. Everything works > fine until I get to the installation of the packages. I choose the > tasksel option for the package installation figuring it would be the > easiest for a newbie like me. The system starts to install the > packages, but freezes and stops at this display message: > > /instmnt/pool/main/6/base-config/base-config-1.33.18_all.deb > > Previous install attempts actually shut down the laptop when it got to > the package installation stage. I am at a real loss here. Please help > guide me to a successful installation of Debian. > > Bill > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
