on Mon, Apr 29, 2002, Mike Stickney ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I am unable to install Debian Linux 2.2. The system recognizes the > CD, proceeds to installation of the operating system and then decides > that the CD cannot be mounted despite the fact that it has already > been using it. The instructions on the debian.org website are fairly > close to useless. Are there any instructions that cover what to do > when the installation isn't perfect?
Please set your mailer/editor linewrap to 68-75 characters. I strongly recommend 72 as a good default. Thank you. The best source of information for less-than-perfect installs are largely Google and this list. Specific error messages can also be helpful. Note that there are four virtual consoles for the installation session: VC 1: Installation. VC 2: shell VC 3 & 4: process log and kernel messages (I forget which order). Switching between consoles is done with <alt> and an F key, e.g.: <alt><F2> == VC 2. Try looking at the output of the following commands: # Is the CD already mounted? This will cause poblems -- the # installer generally needs the CD to be _un_mounted. $ mount # Are there problems reading the CD? These usually show up as # kernel ring buffer messages. Save to a file (say, on a floppy) if # possible: $ dmesg # Can you mount the CD manually? Usually the CD is /dev/hdc (master # device, 2nd IDE channel), but this may vary. $ mkdir /mnt/cdrom $ mount -t iso9660 -r /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom # Can you read the CD? Try looking at files. Chances are if you've # got this far, you can: $ cat /mnt/cdrom/TRANS.TBL Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Use a personal CSS stylesheet to promote Web usability: http://kmself.home.netcom.com/Download/UserContent.css http://kmself.home.netcom.com/Download/test-css.html
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