Error messages
Hi,
I'm attempting to install Debian to an NEC UltraLite VERSA laptop
(12 MB Ram, 180 MB Drive) using 1.44 MB floppy disks. The laptop
doesn't have a CD ROM.
Here is what the partition table indicates:
/dev/hda1 /target/boot Linux
native 5.12
MB
/dev/hda2 swap Linux
swap 5.12
MB
/dev/hda3 /target Linux
native 5.12
MB
/dev/hda4 - not
available - DOS
extended (not
sure what happened here)
/dev/hda5 /target/usr Linux
native 167.68
MB
When I get to the "Install the Operating System Kernal and
Modules" step, I get the following two dialog boxes (usually on the
second driver disk):
Error
Error writing to output file: Success
Continue
File Error
There was a problem installing the Drivers from /target/drivers.tgz
Continue
I've tried using other disks (with a fresh driver-2.bin file), but can't
seem to get past these errors. Might this be a floppy drive
problem? Any help you can provide would be great. Many
thanks.
Ian Middlemas
imiddlemas@telusplanet.net
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