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Re: URGENT! Install Base System via network: settings wrong



On Sun, Jan 06, 2002 at 01:06:28AM +0000, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote:
> On 4/1/02, tillman@azstarnet.com (Chris Tillman) wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 01:50:11PM +0000, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote:
> > > On 04/01/02, Colin Walters (walters@debian.org) wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 2002-01-04 at 08:18, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote:
> 
> > > > > I am using a modified version of the kernel on the rescue diskat
> <http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-i386/current/images-1.44/compact/kernel-config>
> 
> > > > Well, that doesn't actually tell me what version, since
> > > > 'current' is a symlink to the current version, and I don't
> > > > know when you downloaded them.  The reason I ask is that this
> > > > is a known bug which was fixed in 3.0.18.
> > > 
> > > I'll be hoping that was the problem. I downloaded the root disk
> > > (which I presume causes the problem) on December the 31st.
> > 
> > I don't know if Colin mentioned it, but if you get that error the
> > workaround is to just delete the file in question on your system. The
> > code doesn't correct the situation by itself.
> 
> Was 3.0.18 current on 31 December? 

Yes.

> Are you suggesting I download new
> disk images?

No. I'm suggesting if you want to continue your install you'll either
have to start with a fresh partition, or find and delete the
'Malformed' file.

I submitted a patch for debootstrap which would have it delete the
file in question if it was 'Malformed', Adam submitted an NMU
yesterday to incorporate it. So that means 3.0.19, when it gets built,
will incorporate the fix that would delete the file for you.

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