V3 Amiga install problem
Hi there,
OK - my attempts at installing Debian have been thwarted for months now.
Anything prior to the latest release hangs before the kernal boots, leaving me
with a pretty black screen to stare at, until I hit the reset button.
Anyway, that's by the by, since the latest release does boot. linux loads up
(from the ram image) and dbootstrap starts. Partitions have already been
created, and I go through the installation steps one by one (configure
keyboard, initialise swap and linux partition, install and configure the kernal
and devices, set the hostname, and then install the base system - in that
order).
The problem comes with the final step (installing the base system). basedebs.tar
is found, decompressed and installed, then another step that happend very
quickly (so I don't get chance to see it), then it stops with an error:-
/dist/woody/main/binary-m68k/Packages.gz was not pre-downloaded
There is nothing in the online docs regarding this. I have tried various things
- such as copying the dists folder from the 2.2 CDs to the root of my (often)
created R3 install CD, but then I get errors failing to find Release etc.
I only have a dial up connection, and since I can't get as far as configuring
that, I can't install online.
What else do I need, where do I get it, and where in the directory tree on my
install CD do I put it (or, indeed, everything). I've been at this for hours
now, trying various permutations, all without success, so would someone please
put me out of my misery.
Thanks.
All the best
Steve
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