-----------Brian Dockter wrote: > I'm trying to get Sarge up and running on my Vaio > laptop (GR390) and am having some problems. I'm using > the official netinst CD image (from 2/26/03). Also, > I'm behind a firewall and must go through an HTTP > proxy. > > My first (minor) problem is with selecting from a list > of options (such as choosing a mirror to install > from). When the list gets too long, the first options > scroll off the top and I can't see them any more. Is > there a way to scroll or page these lists (and output > messages)? > > My second (major) problem is with installing the > kernel (step 14). I've stumbled through the previous > steps, but when I try to install the kernel, the > screen scrolls and quickly comes back to the main menu > (with step 14 still chosen as the default). The > messages at the top of the screen are: > > kernel-installer's postinst exited with status 25600 > installer[2374]: Setting main menu question priority > to critical > > Then I'm back to the main menu. > > If I use Ctrl-S to pause the printout, I can see the > following messages: > > The following extra packages will be installed: > cramfsprogs dash zlib1g > The following NEW packages will be installed: > cramfsprogs dash initrd-tools zlib1g > > and other messages from apt. When it finally gets to > downloading the packages, I get several messages like > the following: > > Err http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu sarge/main dash > 0.4.1 > Could not resolve 'linux.csua.berkeley.edu' > > This sounds like the http_proxy environment variable > is not being set, but things worked fine when I > installed the base system? Does anyone have any idea > about what's going wrong? > > Thanks for your help. > > > Brian >
Did you set the DNS ? I always get this... my dns server doesn't work full time :(, but what I do is: change to other console i.e. alt+F2 and edit /etc/resolv.conf and put the new dns in the file > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Esta mensagem foi verificada pelo E-mail Protegido Terra. > Scan engine: VirusScan / Atualizado em 26/02/2003 / Versão: 1.3.13 > Proteja o seu e-mail Terra: http://www.emailprotegido.terra.com.br/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
