Re: Can't Get Past "Install the Base System"
Dave L. Thompson wrote:
I am a newbie Debian installer, and I’m installing Debian on a Dell PC
with the seven CD’s I downloaded from the Debian site. I have been
unable to get past the “Install the Base System” portion. I’ve
confirmed that dists/woody/main/binary-i386/Release is present on the
installation CD, but anytime I try to use it, I get the following error:
“The installation program couldn’t find any directory containing a file
basedebs.tar or dists/woody/main/binary-i386/Release.”
What gives?
Here is a rough guess -- i could be wrong though. Maybe you are not
including some modules or some options in the steps preceding the Base
Installation step which makes Debian actually search the CD's for the
installation files. In short, doesn't the problem look like as if the
installer is not able to see the CD when it tries to find the debs?
Those were my 2 cents. But I am a new Debain user too. There are other
very competent people who can help you more accurately.
->HS
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