Re: woddy from disk install problem
Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 09:58:10PM -0400, Robert Schweikert wrote:
>
> > and this is where things go wrong. When I try to let the installer find
> > the release directory it is not found. When I point the installer to
> > /target the release packages are not found. When I point the installer
> > to /target/usr the release packages are not found. WHen I provide the
> > full path i.e. /target/usr/dists/woddy/main/binary-i386 the stuff still
> ^^^^^
> > isn't found. In all cases I get the following message:
> >
> > path
> >
> > does not contain the file dists/woody/main/binary-i386/Release
> ^^^^^
>
> The current pre-release version of Debian is called "woody", not "woddy".
But of course, and I was surprised it could find the path. Yes I did fat finger
this one and I didn't see it. Thanks.
After correcting my fat fingering and downloading the "Release" and "Release.gpg"
file from the ftp site I now get the message
"Malformed release file /target/usr/woody/Release"
The release file starts as follows
# more /ideDr/usr/dists/woody/Release
Origin: Debian
Label: Debian
Suite: testing
Codename: woody
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 19:54:30 UTC
Architectures: alpha arm i386 m68k powerpc sparc
Components: main contrib non-free
Description: Debian Testing distribution - Not Released
MD5Sum:
Following are a bunch of directories with MD5 sums. Taking a wild guess here but
is the problem related to the Release file being from July 19 which is a later
date then when I downloaded and created the boot floppies I am using.
> Note that unless you are interested in helping to debug the installation
> process,
I'll be happy to help. Is there a procedure I should follow and if so where is it
documented?
>
> you should install "potato" instead, and then upgrade to "woody",
Meaning install from CD and the get the packages from the woody directory on the
ftp site and just install them all?
> or wait until "woody" is released.
Patience is not my strongest character trait when it comes to waiting for
releases. Plus I do want to get started with the application process which means,
according to the recommendations I should be familiar with what I want to do
before I start the whole thing. To me this means packaging up the stuff I would
like to maintain.
Thanks for your help.
Robert
>
>
> --
> - mdz
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