On Thu, 13 Apr 2000, Serena Peters wrote: > I have only the following error (ALT_F3) error in archive format ! > > What can I do ? How can I change the archive format ?
Hmmm, that'll teach me to respond when I'm in a hurry, maybe. :/ Installing from a CD, but getting an error about a floppy, confusing, but possible that dbootstrap only has one error message to spit out and doesn't care what the installation media is. Have you tried building a drivers floppy(ies) and using that/them instead of the CD? - Bruce -- > On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Serena Peters wrote: > > > So I try to install debian with a CD-ROM > > > > I´ve just make partition on my hard disk and all the partition are mounted > ! > > So during the installation, the software propose to install the operating > > system kernel and modules. > > When I have "Select Installation Medium", I choose /cdrom which is on > > /dev/hdc. > > After that, the following message : "Path where Debian archive reside > > /debian", and after "list : Choose from a list of All Archives Paths" ... > > When I accept the path, after 1 minute, I receive the following error : > > FLOPPY ERROR : The attempt to extract the drivers floppy failed ! > > Switch to the second vt (ALT-F2) and look at the error messages, you > will probably find that the installation prog is looking someplace other > than where you think it is.
