Thanks, but I'm still getting the base install error, and also the disk errors associated with my cdrom. My cdrom is a DVD-RW, but the CD in it was written on my Windows (old) CD burner, so should be OK. I burned it with "Joliet" file specified, as ISO 9660 only allows 8 char file names. I have a feeling if I get this fixed, all will be well.
Any help appreciated. > -----Original Message----- > From: Gregory Pierce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 4:56 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: "sarge" install: "Install base system" bombs and disk > errors(?) > > > Allen, > > Having just installed sarge on my laptop I think I may be able to help. > I initially attempted to install sarge from a cd I burned using jigdo. > This failed repeatedly...I kept getting corrupted media messages part > way through the installation, though it would boot nicely. So, I went > to a net-install version of sarge > (http://www.nl.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/) and downloaded the > files using jigdo on WindowsXP box, burned it as a CD (.iso) image, and > booted fron it just fine. On my laptop i typed at the boot prompt > expert vga=771 > and everything installed fine. I chose unstable and things still worked > fine. I would suggest having important peripherals like wireless cards > attached as the installer will detect them, making less work in the > future. > The installer also detected my built-in ethernet cards > which work fine > as well. I am a relatively newcomer with Linux, and I couldn't begin to > unravel the mysteries of why net-install worked and why the usual CD > installation failed. > > Greg > > On Sun, 2004-06-20 at 16:37, Allen Williams wrote: > > OK, fixed that problem, but, with "sarge", I still get the > following errors > > (same as original problem): > > > > modprobe: failed to load module floppy > > eval: 3: Syntax error: newline unexpected (expected ")") > > > > With "woody", it can't find my network hardware (Intel 82547EI > Gigabit LAN > > controller). > > > > Any help with either of these would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Regards, > > Allen > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Kent West [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 3:48 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: "sarge" install: "Install base system" bombs and disk > > > errors (?) > > > > > > > > > Allen Williams wrote: > > > > > > >This is a brand new system- no data to worry about, but > would like to get > > > >the system installed. Given a brand new system, don't think my > > > hardware is > > > >dying, but, of course, anything is possible. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > > > >>From: J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 1:04 PM > > > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>Subject: Re: "sarge" install: "Install base system" bombs and disk > > > >>errors (?) > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 11:08:59 -0400, Allen Williams wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>and, on console alt-F4, I am getting these error messages: > > > >>> > > > >>>June 20 00:58:56 (none) syslog.warn klogd: hdc: media error > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>(bad sector): > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>>Is there anyplace that tells me how to decode these error messages? > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>The usual decoding is "your disk is dying, hope you have a good > > > backup. If > > > >>not, try to backup any data you want to keep NOW." > > > >> > > > >> > > > /dev/hdc is usually (but not always) the CD-ROM drive. This is > > > indicative of a bad/scratched/dirty CD, or a faulty CD-ROM drive, or a > > > bad CD-ROM cable/controller. I'd start by trying a different > install CD > > > (or a different CD-ROM drive if you have one available). > > > > > > -- > > > Kent > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
