On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 11:14:27AM +0200, Ephrim Khong wrote: > Hello, > > I am currently trying to install Debian-Testing (sarge) on an older > System; I downloaded the first CD-Image, burned it, booted it, all went > fine. > > Then the system tries to load several kernel-modules from the CD, and > fails to mount it (telling me that the drive might be empty, and if I > want to retry or not). I switched to another console and tried a manual > "mount", but it failed too (it gives up after several "Mounting as > read-only" messages). > > When I try to install woody (3.0) all goes fine, while knoppix fails to > boot ("unable to access boot-device" or sth.). If you can install woody and have internet access, you could try doing a base system install, configure network, set /etc/apt/sources.list to point to testing and then dist-upgrade to sarge. > > So, what can I do? It seems to me that 2.4. doesn't provide the drivers > required to mount my CD-Rom. I think it's an old SAMSUNG but I'm not > sure. Is there another way, like copying all files from the CD to the > HDD, to avoid CD-usage during installation? > > Thanks a Lot > eph > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-testing-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > -- Jerome
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