Re: dpkg/dselect and why it won't work
----- Original Message -----
From: Bart Friederichs <plant@chello.nl>
To: Debian userlist <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 2:02 AM
Subject: dpkg/dselect and why it won't work
Make sure that Quick POST in the BIOS is not turned on.
Are you sure the kernel was compiled for i386 rahter than
for i586
Are you sure that you are in proper directory when you are
using dpkg? Wouldn't dselect be a better choice.
Previ A debian newbie
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to install Debian 2.1 on a 486/50/8M/800M machine. The first
> troubles concerning the cdrom drive (an old sony cdu33a, thanks Bruce, but
I
> also found it in the CDROM howto (sorry for not cecking first ;o))) are
> solved, but the installation still doesn't go too well. I get a lot of
> Kernel panics/Oopses (whatever they are) and sometimes the systems just
> hangs. I think that is related to bad RAM.
>
> But, the problem i get now, is that 'dpkg' cannot install DEBs. When I try
> the following:
>
> dpkg -iB [pkgname]
>
> I get an error like:
>
> .... Warning: files list file missing, assuming 0 files or directories
> currently installed.
> Unpacking [pkgname] ...
> dpkg: Error processing [pkgname] unable to create files list file for pkg
> [name]: No such file or directory...
>
> It seems like it needs some kind of list file where it stores pkg
> information. I guess it should be created during updating or installing.
> Extracting the pkg goes well, but then no pkg info is written.
>
> Help me plz
> TIA
> Bart
>
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