On Tuesday 11 March 2008, Frans Pop wrote: > Hello Philip, > > On Tuesday 11 March 2008, Philip Charles wrote: > > When cdset was closed CD1 was asked for. > > What exactly do you mean by "cdset was closed"? Replying "no" when asked by cdset for another (in this case 6th) CD. > > > CD1 was then asked for a second time. > > At this stage CD1 was asked for repeatedly when return was hit. > > The CD could not be ejected by normal means. > > Exactly at what stage was this? Was this still during the scanning of > the CD set, or was it after the installer had asked about participating > in the "popularity contest" and what packages you wanted to install? At the switch-over from scanning by cdset to install software. Scan another CD. Answer "no" Insert CD1 - hit return (still cdset) [a couple of things happen. To quick to record] Insert CD1 - hit return. (Select and install software) LOCKUP. It was only when the drive was freed up was the actual installation able to start with a fresh reading of the first CD. **This happens before popcon. > > > A second tty was opened and the <eject> command worked. > > The drive then became active, the CD reinserted and the installation > > was completed. > > Glad that you were able to find a workaround. > > Could you please send us the following files from the directory > /var/log/installer on the installed system: > - hardware-summary > - syslog (please gzip this file!) > - status (please gzip this file!) Files attached Phil. -- Philip Charles; 39a Paterson Street, Abbotsford, Dunedin, New Zealand +64 3 488 2818 Fax +64 3 488 2875 Mobile 027 663 4453 philipc@copyleft.co.nz - personal. info@copyleft.co.nz - business
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