RE: "sarge" install: "Install base system" bombs and disk errors(?)
On Sun, 2004-06-20 at 20:20, Allen Williams wrote:
> Greg,
>
> Thanks for the help. What do you mean, you used jigdo? I just ftp'd it
> (onto a Windows NT4.0 machine) and burned an iso image. It booted OK, but
> I'm getting all kinds of CD errors.
>
> Thanks,
> Allen
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gregory Pierce [mailto:prcg@mac.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 4:56 PM
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: RE: "sarge" install: "Install base system" bombs and disk
> > errors(?)
> >
> >
> > Allen,
> >
> > Having just installed sarge on my laptop I think I may be able to help.
> > I initially attempted to install sarge from a cd I burned using jigdo.
> > This failed repeatedly...I kept getting corrupted media messages part
> > way through the installation, though it would boot nicely. So, I went
> > to a net-install version of sarge
> > (http://www.nl.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/) and downloaded the
> > files using jigdo on WindowsXP box, burned it as a CD (.iso) image, and
> > booted fron it just fine. On my laptop i typed at the boot prompt
> > expert vga=771
> > and everything installed fine. I chose unstable and things still worked
> > fine. I would suggest having important peripherals like wireless cards
> > attached as the installer will detect them, making less work in the
> > future.
> > The installer also detected my built-in ethernet cards
> > which work fine
> > as well. I am a relatively newcomer with Linux, and I couldn't begin to
> > unravel the mysteries of why net-install worked and why the usual CD
> > installation failed.
> >
> > Greg
> >
> > On Sun, 2004-06-20 at 16:37, Allen Williams wrote:
> > > OK, fixed that problem, but, with "sarge", I still get the
> > following errors
> > > (same as original problem):
> > >
> > > modprobe: failed to load module floppy
> > > eval: 3: Syntax error: newline unexpected (expected ")")
> > >
> > > With "woody", it can't find my network hardware (Intel 82547EI
> > Gigabit LAN
> > > controller).
> > >
> > > Any help with either of these would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Allen
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Kent West [mailto:westk@acu.edu]
> > > > Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 3:48 PM
> > > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > > > Subject: Re: "sarge" install: "Install base system" bombs and disk
> > > > errors (?)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Allen Williams wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >This is a brand new system- no data to worry about, but
> > would like to get
> > > > >the system installed. Given a brand new system, don't think my
> > > > hardware is
> > > > >dying, but, of course, anything is possible.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >>-----Original Message-----
> > > > >>From: J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) [mailto:fsmla@xinara.org]
> > > > >>Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 1:04 PM
> > > > >>To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > > > >>Subject: Re: "sarge" install: "Install base system" bombs and disk
> > > > >>errors (?)
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 11:08:59 -0400, Allen Williams wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>>and, on console alt-F4, I am getting these error messages:
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>June 20 00:58:56 (none) syslog.warn klogd: hdc: media error
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>(bad sector):
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>>status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>Is there anyplace that tells me how to decode these error messages?
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>The usual decoding is "your disk is dying, hope you have a good
> > > > backup. If
> > > > >>not, try to backup any data you want to keep NOW."
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > /dev/hdc is usually (but not always) the CD-ROM drive. This is
> > > > indicative of a bad/scratched/dirty CD, or a faulty CD-ROM drive, or a
> > > > bad CD-ROM cable/controller. I'd start by trying a different
> > install CD
> > > > (or a different CD-ROM drive if you have one available).
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Kent
> > > >
> > > >
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My mistake...you don't need jigdo. Here's the page for the daily
releases
http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/
You can use ftp as you did but make sure that you burn the CD as an iso
file. I used a windowsXP machine and roxio in which I had to
specifically tell it to copy the file as a CD image. It sounds like you
got this far. Make sure you are then connected to the internet through
your wireless card or ethernet card. It should guide you pretty much
the rest of the way. If you choose expert26 vga=771 at the boot prompt
you should be on your way. Having said that I just tried doing the same
thing on a different brand of laptop and no luck with the wireless card.
Go figure!
Good luck,
Greg
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