> After 1% of the base installation var log messages say: > > eval: 3: Syntax error: newline unexpected (expecting ")") > > And this is repeated over and over again. I just can't install the base > system At this point, can you switch to vt2 (Alt+F2), then look into /var/log/syslog in order to get acloser indication of the failure ? Also have a look at vt4....