On Wed, Feb 19, 2003 at 09:07:45PM +0100, ?ke Wiv?nge wrote: > I'm very new to Linux and Debian and when I try to install Debian from a > CD burned with "debian-30r1-i386-binary-1_NONUS.iso" it just stops when > it's installing kernel and driver modules, and on the error console it > says: > > loop: can't get info on device /dev/loop0: no such device or address > > I tried to find any reference to it but only found one where someone had > the same problem, but resolved it by installing via a network. I'm just > wondering, is there another way to get it to work?
That device is normally on the root.bin filesystem. Maybe it got deleted or hidden somehow? You should see many devices in /dev, including loop0-7. To create it, use cd /dev /sbin/MAKEDEV loop0 in console 2. -- "The way the Romans made sure their bridges worked is what we should do with software engineers. They put the designer under the bridge, and then they marched over it." -- Lawrence Bernstein, Discover, Feb 2003 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]