Hi, I'm trying to install Debian on a PC with a Promise ATA100 controller. The onboard controller is hda-hdd, and the Promise controller is hde-hdh. hda and hdb are currently a DVD and CDRW, and hde-hdg are hard drives. I'm trying to use hdg1 as the / partition.
The install fails at the "install base system" step with the message "failure while configuring base packages". I suspect that my hard drive configuration has something to do with this since I've installed from the same CD before, I've tried a different CD that I know also works, I've tried doing the install from the network, and I've even tried swapping out the hdg drive to see if the drive itself might be faulty. I've tried googling on this error message, and I only found one other report, and the suggestions were that the person try a networked install, which I've already tried. Does anyone know if this type of IDE configuration could cause a problem, and if so, if there's a workaround? I'd like to keep the drives on the Promise controller for performance reasons. I also have an existing Linux install on the hde drive, and I'd rather not screw that one up by messing around with the driver orders. Any ideas? Thanks, Udo Hoerhold -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
