On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 14:27 -0500, Charles A Edwards wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Jan 2003 20:06:03 +0100
> Wolfgang Bornath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I don't know where the error during installation of the kernel packet
> > comes from. The CD is ok, ISO downloaded with wget, burned with
> > cdrecord and md5sum checked.
> >
> > I'll have another try tomorrow.
>
> I would not look for much difference in the outcome tomorrow.
I'll try to get individual "packet selection" in text install mode.
I'll try to get over this system-info loop.
I'll try to get the bootloader installed so that I can integrate it
into my main lilo.conf
I'll try to get some sleep tonight...
> I experienced almost the identical scenario on my 650 Athlon, though I
> did not get the kernel error.
I'll get another ISO from a different server although the mirror I
used (University of Munich, Germany) has proved to be a reliable
source in the past.
> At the System info screen I kept selecting a different item and hitting
> next/previous and anything else that looked like a button and finally
> the installation went to the next level.
You don't happen to recall which magic spell you were muttering just
when you succeeded?
> To cap my successful installation at first boot I was greeted by a host
> of modules not found errors, no sound, no network, blah, blah, blah
I'll cross that bridge when....
> BTW for the Beta1 unless it fails X is auto-configured without allowance
> for user input.
Thanks, I did mot know this. Normally I don't do Beta testing. I just
had no more friendly tasks on my desk for today, only those which I've
been pushing from one drawer to the other for weeks now.
wobo
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