-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Joe Hart wrote: > Charles Blair wrote: >> I am trying to install the etch version of Debian on a >> recently purchased HP Pavillion machine (it has a hard disk >> that the sarge installer doesn't recognize). > >> I downloaded the first CD image and booted the installer. >> The partitioning and other steps seemed to be all right. During >> the base install: > >> (1) I was asked to pick a kernel, and chose the default >> linux-image-2.6-486 > >> (2) Various successful install messages were displayed >> until it said there was a problem with initramfs-tools. >> I was referred to console #4, which displayed in part: > >>> Errors were encountered while processing: >>> console-tools >>> console-common >>> >>> subprocess /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code () >> I hope there's a quick fix. I could not get the installer to >> continue past this error message. > > > Why don't you try etch instead? It has better hardware recognition and > works much better than sarge on newer computers.
It would help if I learned to read. Which version of the installer are you using? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFF6DpJiXBCVWpc5J4RAjf7AJ0YTyhgp8HNCVJV5zohjHSHy96LCgCgljyK eiUpyLOBg5qPEuPhMi5rjnQ= =w/hY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]