Re: cannot install Sarge
On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 09:13:55PM -0500, sam rosenfeld wrote:
>
> I, a semi-knowledgeable Linux user, have received a Jan 22, 2005 version
> of Sarge on CDs 1, 2, an 3 from a mirror listed on the Debian site. The
> installation stops and refuses to play nice after asking me for the
> Ethernet driver. I do not use an Ethernet driver nor any other similar
> connection on my box. When I try to force the installation bypassing the
> ethernet request, the installation seems to continue processing but yields
> a garbled Sarge which won't run at all. I can't figure out precisely
> where the installation is going wrong, but it seems not to be installing
> either a grub or a lilo loader (I've tried both.)
Why do you say it is garbled?
If installation is successful, then a bootloader will be installed
into the MBR. Is there anything wrong with the installation (other
than sth related to the network card)?
Justin
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