Well, I didn't see this until after the last post. I'll get in sync here in a second! And, thanks for the response.
--------- <snip> --------- > > Are you using 'net install' (the name given to the new install system) I think so... > in your attempts to get started? If not, you should download the > CD image of > net-install and try it. In its most straight forward use mode, it > will install > Sarge. I'm using an iso image called sarge-i386-netinst-newest.iso. I assume this is the net-install image you are refering to (?). > > > Is there any documentation on what scripts, etc. are executed > during base > > install so I can fix this myself? "eval" is a shell command, so I'm > > assuming this is just a quick fix in a script somewhere. Is > debootstrap a > > script? > > Fixing the installation scripts would be a really bad way to get > started in > Debian. Almost no books on how Debian does things, but lots of > documentation > at the Debian web site under 'developers' or some such link. > > Debian packages are really just tar files whose contents conform to Debian > spec.s. You can untar and see the scripts. OK- hopefully, I won't have to go that far, but judging from the error I was getting, I made the wild assumption that it was a pretty simple syntax error in a script I could just fix real quick and move on (jafloc- "Just A Few Lines Of Code" ;-) > > > > And, if worst comes to worst and I have to install woody and > upgrade, I will > > need to get the iso image, do the install, then get the > ethernet driver, and > > add that before I get on-line. I don't really need a cookbook, > but if you > > can you point me to the documentation that describes where and how to go > > about getting and installing drivers before the system is > on-line (I would > > need to download it to a CD from with a WinDoze machine that is > currently up > > and running) it would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Allen > > > > Suggestion: You need to find out which version(s) of the kernel > contain support > for your net card. You might be able to learn this by searching > package contents > at the Debian web site. Once you know which kernel version you > need, taylor your > install process towards getting that kernel. (Drivers are kernel > version specific > in UNIX-like systems.) > > My guess at this point is that you experienced some unfortunate > glitch in some > earlier work that has lead you down a wrong path. You may be > doing something that > keeps the install scripts from finding your hardware; something > that you think I'm not seeing any hardware errors- just that eval syntax error on the console 3 screen. On console 1, the install screen, I only get a message that "deboostrap program exited with an error (return value 2)". I don't suppose the fact I'm using logical volumes would affect this? I *think* I tried it without, and got the same thing. What is debootstrap? > is necessary, but is not. Download a fresh, new copy of > net-install, and go > thru the install steps, slowly. This installer does find hardware > pretty well, > it also looks for DHCP provider pretty much automatically, but > you need to have I am downloading these images, one at a time, from the earliest to the most recent, in the hopes that one of them will work. > the hardware connected to your LAN during install for this to work. > > More questions welcome. As I learn more about your situation, my > advice my become > more helpful. > > -- > Paul E Condon > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you Paul. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]