On Monday 15 August 2005 4:10 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Monday 15 August 2005 16:00, Keith Powell wrote: > > > Download the mini CD and when you boot from it declare online > > > sources for main and contrib. It will install as per normal, > > > but any packages you need not on the mini CD will be > > > downloaded. > > > > Many thanks for your advice, Derek. > > > > I have followed it and 2006beta has been installed. However, I > > have one large problem - it won't boot. > > > > My internet connection is an ethernet card into a router/modem. > > During installation, all the required packages were downloaded > > without problem. > > > > On booting, the sequence shows: "Bringing up interface eth0". But > > then, for some reason, there is "Bringing up interface ppp0". At > > that point, the booting stops and refuses to continue, even after > > a very long wait. > > > > I am certain that I have not selected "ppp" anywhere during the > > installation. It stops both with a normal boot and with a > > failsafe boot. > > Boot with a LiveCd such as MandrakeMove/PCLOS/Knoppix and edit the > file etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0 on the Mandrake > Partition to say ONBOOT=no > > derek
Thanks once again, Derek. I very much appreciate your help. I have done the editing as you said, and the problem is fixed. After a very quick first look, 2006 looks good! Cheers Keith
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