On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:00:18 +0200, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Fri, Oct 19, 2007 at 05:23:35PM -0000, Ed wrote: >> Hi, >> I downloaded an image called debian-40r1-i386-netinst.iso. The install >> went fine until I got to the step to 'Configure the Package Manager'. >> When I do this step, it asks if I want to use a network mirror and I >> choose 'yes'. It then asks for a protocol and I choose 'http' although >> I also tried 'ftp' and it fails also. Next it asks for a country and I >> choose 'United States'. Next it asks for a archive mirror. I have >> tried nearly all, but currently I am trying ' '. >> It asks if I need a proxy and I leave that blank and hit 'continue'. >> Then it says scanning the mirror, but I see no activity on my modem. >> After a few seconds it reports that "Bad archive Mirror - The specified >> Debian > > have you confirmed that the network is up? switch to a VT (alt-f2) and > try pinging various addresses. > > btw, what "modem" are you talking about here? > > A
You are on the right track. I can NOT ping linux.csua.berkeley.edu or it's ip address which is 169.229.49.36. I can ping other computers on my home network. The modem I was referring to is my dsl modem. The install CD has not reported any errors up to the point I mention above. Is there a different install image I should download and use. I was not too keen on downloading the 20+ cd images for a complete CD install. Do you know which ones I would need just for gnome and firefox for starters? Thanks Ed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
