Re: More Problems with SAMS Debian 2.1 and Dell Inspiron 7500
Unfortunately not _all_ of the publishing houses provide complete and
quality controlled disks. If you didn't get an Official debian cd, you might
want to consider doing so before moving on.
I am pretty happy with this $1.98 set from linuxmall:
http://www.linuxmall.com/shop/00989?cat=ROOT&sort=2&vid=&search=debian&Start
=
I'm still stuggling, but I know it's not the cd :-)
Just a thought.
Good luck,
--Marc
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul <pauljg@hotmail.com>
To: Debian User Lists <debian-laptop@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 2:02 PM
Subject: More Problems with SAMS Debian 2.1 and Dell Inspiron 7500
> Hi
>
> Next problem (ho hum) with:
> SAMS Installing GNU/Linux book with the copy of Debian 2.1
> Dell Inspiron PIII 650, 128mb ram, 18gb or so hard drive, dvd rom (cd
> compatible), LS120
>
> Okay managed to install rescue and driver image by using the install from
> dos/harddrive and the tecra images. Now get as far as installing the base
> system, but even though things appear to be happening (drive light going,
> significant pause etc), the installer just goes back to the option to
> install base system. If I try and force it past that point to Configure
Base
> System, I just get a message Base System not Installed! I've tried various
> permutations of the different binary images, installing rescue/driver from
> hard drive and base from CDRom and the same thing happens. Is it possible
> the base archive is corrupt, is there a windows based program to process
the
> tgz file to see if its okay (I've got ZipMagic but it falls over every
time
> I try and open the tar file, but this could just be zip magic, so I'd like
> confirmation using an alternate archive program).
>
> (I'm getting close to buying a copy of Red Hat I must say!)
>
> Any help appreciated, regards
> Paul
>
>
>
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