Re: Problems with Install of Woody from CD (and Network)

[Shyamal Prasad <shyamal.prasad@sbcglobal.net>]

    "Hal" == Hal Vaughan <hal@thresholddigital.com> writes:

    Hal> 1) Not once was I able to do a complete install.  Even when I
    Hal> was ONLY installing the base system, I always got messages
    Hal> that not all packages could be installed.....

    Hal> 3) When I installed using the rescue and root floppies, it
    Hal> still required the 1st CD (the website implies if you start
    Hal> with floppies the entire install is network based -- if this
    Hal> is wrong, it needs to be clarified).  Is it possible to
    Hal> install w/ the floppies and NO CD and do a complete network
    Hal> install?  If so, why did install refuse to go on until I
    Hal> provided the first CD?

I'm sorry to hear about the problems you are having with your
installation. It is hard to offer suggestions without knowing the
detailed 

Yes, it is possible to do a network install. If you have a CD burner
and good net access I also recommend looking at

http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/

I personally have never used the 7 CD Woody set, I just use the
LordSutch.com ISO image followed by a net install. Always works for
me. The CD is about 200 Mb and installs a working base system that you
can then update in the normal ways, like over a network. (I believe
you even buy the CD at http://www.lordsutch.com/cds with proceeds
going to Debian, but I've never done that).

Good luck!
Shyamal