On Fri, 25 May 2001, jennyw wrote: <format recovered for the linewrap impaired> >I'm trying to reinstall Progeny Debian 1.0 (boxed copy), and I'm getting >weird problems.
First of all, this is a Debian list, not a Progeny list. They are related, but Debian has a different installation system (a better one IMHO). >My original plan was to boot off the CD, use the partition program to >remove the root partition and reformat it, and proceed with the install. >This didn't work -- the Progeny partition tool accepted my commands, but >when I clicked next, it immediately said it was finished and that I could >reboot. This is not unknown when dealing with Progeny. I've given up on getting Progeny working with my unique system beacuse of disk problems, but I've helped others do a Progeny install flawlessly. Progeny is a lot like RTFMandrake in that respect: either it works flawlessly or doesn't work at all. Basically, Progeny likes to use a whole disk for itself if possible (at least that's the way I got my system to go the farthest...). >Not only did it not copy any files, but it didn't reformat the partition, >either. When I rebooted, the old system was still there. This is not a bad thing: if Progeny can't get you up with a working system, it really should do nothing at all--you then have your old system and a couple of cusswords rather than a useless system. >I then deleted the root partition using parted and tried again. Still no >dice. Any ideas why this might be? I recall that the first time I >installed Progeny Debian 1.0, it worked just fine. Of course, I didn't >have a copy of 1.0 on it previously. I can't really think of anything >much different (after deleting the partition) other than having GRUB >installed. Could this cause some weirdness? The GRUB shouldn't be an issue: Progeny allegedly uses GRUB so logically should work with it preexisting. Did you try the "use existing bootloader" option? Progeny has a real issue with installing it's bootloader over a non-basic MBR. >Thanks! > >Jen > > > > > -- You have paid nothing for the preceding, therefore it's worth every penny you've paid for it: if you did pay for it, might I remind you of the immortal words of Phineas Taylor Barnum regarding fools and money? Who is John Galt? [EMAIL PROTECTED], that's who!
