On Sat 18 Mar 2017 at 18:34:08 (+0000), Brian wrote: > On Fri 17 Mar 2017 at 18:55:12 +0100, Klaus Jantzen wrote: > > > I am trying to net-install Debian 8.7. (Graphical expert install) > > > > After loading a couple of modules for the installation of the base system > > the installer claims that > > Would you please explain what you mean by "loading a couple of > modules....."? Do you mean "packages"?
I think the OP is referring to the list of modules for usb-storage and suchlike. (That's the only one I've used and therefore remember the name of.) Could it be signofocant that the next step is to detect and mount the CD-ROM, which is the first time linux touches it. (I'm assuming that up to this point the CD was read by the BIOS rather than linux.) > > beginning with 'groff-base' all modules are corrupted and cannot be loaded. > > Is this the exact message which the installer output on the screen > and which is in the syslog? Did you reboot and try again? What was > the result? > > > This is wrong as I used the same CD to install Debian on my PC without any > > problems. > > What were you installing on this time. Laptop. (In the subject line. I know, I don't like it either, when people put information only in the header and not the body.) > > Before that I had installed Wheezy on the laptop without any problems. > > Not relevant. It's a different image. > Cheers, David.
