On Sun, Jan 02, 2005 at 08:00:09PM -0000, Nick Bartle wrote: > > Hi Geert, Hello Nick, > Thanks for the reply, here's what I get: > > "Alt-F3" > > Mke2fs 1.35 28-feb-2004 > Warning: could not read block 0: attempt to read block from filesystem > resulted in short read > Ext2fs_mkdir: attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read > While creating root dir > > "Alt-F4" > > Main-menu[505]: DEBUG: virtual package harddrive-detection > > > To be honest I don't think it is a fault with the installer, although > Win9x / 2000 Install fine on this hardware I think the relative age of this > system is the problem - Perhaps the 2.4 / 2.6 Series kernels are just a bit > too 'advanced' for this machine. > > It's a shame though because I have debian running on an Xbox, an Athlon Xp > 3200, a Dell Laptop, a debian based distro on an iPaq PDA, and on a Cobalt > Qube 2! Debian just makes great hardware even better!! Looks indeed like a hardware problem. Some workaround hints * check cable connections. ( open and reconnect then ) * check power supply * remove dust with a vacuumcleaner * take the harddisk to another system and install there. > Cheers > > Nick The install report is filed a bugreport ( no worries that is intended ) let us known if we can close this bugreport. Cheers Geert Stappers
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