Re: squeeze fails to install
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 1:06 PM, David Christensen
<dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> wrote:
> On 02/15/2011 04:43 PM, Neal Hogan wrote:
>> I've tried the mini.iso and full net-iso for both the
>> gnu/bsd and gnu/linux system (i386) and no matter what I try it fails
>> to partition my drive.
>> eg.
>> "[!!] Partition disks
>> Failed to create a file system
>> The ufs file system creation in partition #6 of ATA1 (ad0) failed"
>
> On 02/16/2011 07:01 PM, Neal Hogan wrote:
>> Every installation medium that I've tried fails. Those trials include
>> net-install-iso, mini-iso, full-diskOne-iso. . .with both linux and
>> bsd kernels.
>
>> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 11:22 PM, David Christensen
>>>
>>> It sounds like you have a hardware problem. The following is an outline
>>> of
>>> how I do a thorough system hardware diagnostic.
>
> On 02/17/2011 04:39 AM, Neal Hogan wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the (sarcastic?) reply.
>> The reason I don't think that it's a hardware problem is because (1)
>> that machine had Lenny running on it for over a year, (2) the upgrade
>> from Lenny to Squeeze resulted in the machine running Squeeze with no
>> problem, and (3) I can partition the HDD using other methods (other
>> OS's, gparted, etc).
>
> Please keep the thread on list (use "Reply to All").
>
>
Ooops! I meant to.
> It's your choice whether or not to verify the hardware. Logically, if the
> hardware is good, then that leaves the software or the operator.
>
I agree.
>
> Going down the software path:
>
> 1. Which *specific* Debian ISO(s) did you download (please respond per #5,
> below)?
>
The various ones (netsinstall, mini, full-disk-one) from the
debian.org site (debian.org/distrib/netinst,
debian.org/CD/http-ftp/#stable).
> 2. Did you verify the checksum(s)?
>
no
> 3. Do your disk(s) have a menu item for checking the integrity of the
> disk(s)? Did you run it?
no, but the disks are fine. I've installed other OS's in the meantime.
>
> 4. Have you tried using the disk(s) to install Debian on other computers?
>
no
> 5. Last week, I built the machine I'm typing on from an ISO obtained with
> jigdo and the following. It is known good. If the above items don't help,
> then please try it:
>
> http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.0/i386/jigdo-dvd/
>
> MD5SUMS
>
> MD5SUMS.sign
>
> debian-6.0.0-i386-DVD-1.jigdo
>
> debian-6.0.0-i386-DVD-1.template
>
>
> David
>
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