Re: Problems with debian install

[Vikas Rawal <vikas@mail.jnu.ac.in>]

But Sarge seems to be available only for netinstall. I am going to have 
to install debian (if it succeeds) on a number of machines in a computer 
lab. Netinstall is no good for that. I want to do it with the full set 
of CDs.

I downloaded the CD ISO images from the website of debian 
(http://www.debian.org/distrib/cd). The website does not say that they 
are distributing "woody". I know about the stable, testing, unstable 
versions of debian. But this particular page does not even mention which 
is the one that I got. In fact, I was under the impression that in 7 
huge isos that I had to download, I would have pretty much gotten 
everything. That is obviously not true.

Vikas

Clive Menzies wrote:

> On (13/10/04 16:16), Vikas Rawal wrote:
>  
>
> > I am new to debian but have some experience with Redhat 9.
> >
> > I would like to install debian on a Compaq PIII machine. I have the 7 
> > CDs (downloaded ISOs and burnt CDs without trouble). But when I try to 
> > install, pretty soon it gives a message to the effect that debootstrap 
> > returned an error (1) and brings me back to a menu from where there is 
> > nowhere to go.
> >
> > This obviously does not look like enough information to be able to say 
> > very much on the issue. But may be somebody will be able to give me a 
> > lead to follow and tell me where to look for the solution.
> >
> > Vikas
> >    
> Hi Vikas
>
> It sounds as though you are installing "woody" which is the current
> stable version.  You might have better luck with "sarge" which is the
> current testing release soon to go stable.
>
> Have a look at:
>
> http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
>
> Regards
>
> Clive
>
>
>