Ron, Due to various laws and licenses, the non-free and non-US packages and directories are not on the CD-ROM's, for good reason.
Answer "none" for the non-free and non-US stuff, finish installing your packages selected, then change your Access method to APT go online and do an Update to get the non-US and non-free packages listed in your Select list. On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, Ron Stordahl wrote: > I am trying to do a fresh install of Debian 2.1r2 using the 4 disk set. > > I am following 'Installing Debian GNU/Linix For Intal x86' as well as > dselect Documentation for Beginners. > > After about a half a dozen unsuccessful installs I am now going to do this > step by step, not proceeding when I receive error messages or am faced with > questions for which I do not know the answer. > > Here is where I am now: > > I have successfuly reached 7.23 (see the first mentioned reference) Select > and Install Profiles. There I selected Work_std (for standard workstation). > > At that point I was told to skip the [S] step, since the selection of > packages was made by virtue of selecting Work_std, and rather I should just > use "A, U and go to I afterward." > > The second document refered to above describes the multi_cd method and > advises that I should begin with the second binary CD, i.e. CD 2 and I have > done so. > > Immediatly I am told: > > "I can't find the non-free 'Packages.cd' file. The information in the > 'Packages.cd' file is important........." > > finally leading to the point at which I am stopped: > > 'Where is the _non-fee_ 'Pacakges.cd' file (if none is available, say > 'none') [ ] ? > > If I answer none to this I will be beginning the path which I took the > previous half a dozen times and make no forward progress. > > So what is the correct answer to this question? And how could I be expected > to know the answer in the first place. Keep in mind that I have the full 4 > disc set, I have read the documentation noted above and have no idea of what > the correct answer should be. > > Thanks > > Ron > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > +-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | Nate Duehr - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Support Amateur Radio & Linux! | | Private Pilot, Telephony Engineer | Ham Callsign: N0NTZ | | UNIX Hack, Perl Hack, Tech-Freak | Grid Square: DM79 | | | "May the Source be with you." | +-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | HamRadio and Linux mailing lists available for interested parties: | | http://www.natetech.com/mailman/listinfo | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+