bug report: i386 Debian Etch installer
system: i386, testing
hardware: 1700 MHz Celeron processor, 512 Mbyte RAM, ASUS P4PE
motherboard, 80 Gbyte Maxtor IDE fixed drive, Sony DVD-ROM drive
installation: Boot with "expert" parameter from CD #1 or DVD #1
obtained by jigdo download of official Etch Testing snapshot of 2006 07 17.
problem: The installation aborts with a red screen and error message
during "base install", while attempting to install default kernel image
and default initrd tools.
diagnosis: The problem does not occurn when the installation
subsequently was made from CD #1 obtained by jigdo download of official
Etch Testing snapshot of 2006 06 30.
RLH
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