Dear Frans,I followed your suggestions and saved the /var/log/syslog file. Please find attached the syslog.gz file.
Thank you very much for the prompt help, Best, Franz Frans Pop wrote:
On Saturday 15 April 2006 21:03, proebst wrote:During an offline install (no ethernet and no dialup connection) from Etch weekly cd builds, base system installation fails trying to download the "Release file. I skipped the step for the mirror selection by using the <Go Back> button to exit from the mirror selection menue and skipped this step. The next step, the disk partitioning worked O.K. However the base system installation then failed. The installer tries to downlowd the relese file and fails. It does not use the release file from the DVD.We've had several previous reports of this, but no one has yet taken the trouble to help us find out where the real problem is.Can you please do the following. - do a new install - proceed to partitioning - while you are there: - switch to VT2 (using alt-F2) - use nano to edit the file /var/lib/dpkg/info/base-installer.postinst and add a line 'set -x' below the first line - switch back to VT2 (using alt-F1) - continue the installation until the error happens - send us the /var/log/syslog file (gzipped!)You can probably use the "Save debug logs" option from the main menu to save the syslog file.Cheers, FJP
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