Hi Jim, Whoever told I was a guru was lying ;-)
If I was you, and if nobody has any more useful advice, I would try downloading the full Sarge CDs, instead of the net install. I think you only need the first 2. Anyone else got a better idea for this guy to get Debian installed? BTW Jim, you may want to prepare yourself for a bit of a haul. Once you get Debian installed, you'll still have to wrestle with X, and your mouse, and sound, etc. One step at a time -- so be patient! It'll be worth it in the end. Finally, an unrelated tip: If I remember right, the installer will ask you to select which packages you want to install using dpkg and something else -- don't bother with them except for apt-get. Once you're done, you can just apt-get whatever you want. Sean On Wednesday 02 June 2004 07:17 am, James Ricken wrote: > Hi All I am sort of in a jam > I am trying to install debian on a Mac 8600 upgraded with a sonnet G4 > 400mhz proc card. > I am using the new Debian sarge installer.I got my hd partioned > Everything went well until the installer had trouble getting a internet > connection,so it could not install base debian. > I think I must have a corrupted cd because now I rebooted the Mac and > now all the installer is stuck at "retrieving ethodetect" > Jim -- _________________________________ : : : DataFly.Net : : : Industrial-Strength Web Hosting http://www.datafly.net
