On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 08:51:49PM +0100, Martin Waitz wrote: > Package: boot-floppies > Version: 3.0.18; reported 2002-02-07 > Severity: normal > > hi :) > > i am installing debian woody next to a win98 > > i downloaded install.bat, dosutils/*, linux, drivers.tar.gz and started > the installation from the dos mode of windows > > partitioning and installing kernel and modules from the downloaded > files went fine, network configured sucessfull via dhcp. > > when trying to install the base system from network, > i always get 'Error: Malformed release file > http://http.us.debian.org:80/debian.dists/woody/Release' > I don't know what the current status of this bug is. It was a known issue in 3.0.18. > (with standard settings of the InstallationServer: > Download URL = http://http.us.debian.org/debian, > changing that to local servers -- ftp or http -- > does not work eighter) > > i then found a basedebs.tar in >http://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-i386/base-images-20020127/ > which i downloaded to /target/home via wget on the second console. > as the installer needs basedebs.tgz, i gzipped it, too.
The non-.tgz basedebs was a last-minute change, boot-floppies has now been patched to match and the next release will work. > i tried to install it via 'mouted': > the 'Choose Directory' dialog does not allow me to enter any directory > name, if i just press enter, it clears the text input field without > doing anything else, if i use the cursor keys to navigate to the OK > button and press enter afterwards, it says 'Directory Error: The > supplied directory /home does not exist. Please enter a new one.' > (same for /target/home, which really does exist!) > hmm, one correction: now it acts like pressing OK even when simply > pressing return, perhaps the ok button is not focused/made default > on dialog creation? > > the only selection possible is / or empty, going on to 'Select Debian > Archive path'. of course 'list' does not work, so i use 'manually' > > i get presented the dialog 'Enter the Archive directory: Please enter > the name of the directory that contains the Archive files. The > installation medium is mounted below /instmnt//.' > (well, nothing is mounted below /instmnt here, but anyways... ;) > i enter /target/home, and hey, it works > > but it really was more difficult than it should ;) Definitely. These problems installing from hard disk should be fixed in 3.0.20 (or current cvs). -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual> | | debian-imac (potato): <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
