On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 08:58:09AM -0600, Charles Blair wrote: > I am trying to install debian (testing) on a machine that > has Windows XP. I downloaded and booted the first .iso image > (weekly build as of Feb 28). Partitoning and other steps > seem to have worked properly. > > When I started the "install the base system", things seemed > ok until just after I was prompted for a kernel choice (I took > the default). I then got a message that errors occurred while > trying to install initramfs-tools. > > I downloaded initramfs-tools-0.85e_all.deb using the windows > part of the machine (I have a working wireless setup there), > transferred it to the debian part (using mount), and typed > > dpkg --install (initramfs...).deb > > The response leads me to hope that this worked: > > > unpacking... > > setting up... > > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-3-486 from what system did you do this little install of initramfs....deb? Did you boot the new debian system? or did you boot the install cd into rescue mode? > > I'm not sure what to do next. I would like to continue with > the rest of the installation process (especially the automatic > graphics install). I'm concerned that if I simply boot from > the CD, it will take me back to the beginning of the process, > possibly undoing the now-working (I hope) intramfs. I *think* you might be able to just boot the new debian system and just run tasksel --new-install. This assumes that there is a boot loader installed already etc. A
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