Re: installation problem with initramfs-tools
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Joe Hart wrote:
> Charles Blair wrote:
>> I am trying to install the etch version of Debian on a
>> recently purchased HP Pavillion machine (it has a hard disk
>> that the sarge installer doesn't recognize).
>
>> I downloaded the first CD image and booted the installer.
>> The partitioning and other steps seemed to be all right. During
>> the base install:
>
>> (1) I was asked to pick a kernel, and chose the default
>> linux-image-2.6-486
>
>> (2) Various successful install messages were displayed
>> until it said there was a problem with initramfs-tools.
>> I was referred to console #4, which displayed in part:
>
>>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>>> console-tools
>>> console-common
>>>
>>> subprocess /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code ()
>> I hope there's a quick fix. I could not get the installer to
>> continue past this error message.
>
>
> Why don't you try etch instead? It has better hardware recognition and
> works much better than sarge on newer computers.
It would help if I learned to read.
Which version of the installer are you using?
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