> ----- Forwarded message from "Dave L. Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- > > From: "Dave L. Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 14:42:18 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Can't Get Past "Install the Base System" > X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.6 required=10.0 tests=BAYES_00,HTML_60_70, > HTML_FONTCOLOR_UNKNOWN,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.60 > > I am a newbie Debian installer, and I'm installing Debian on a Dell PC > with the seven CD's I downloaded from the Debian site. I have been > unable to get past the "Install the Base System" portion. I've > confirmed that dists/woody/main/binary-i386/Release is present on the > installation CD, but anytime I try to use it, I get the following error: > > > > "The installation program couldn't find any directory containing a file > basedebs.tar or dists/woody/main/binary-i386/Release."
The last time I saw this, the user had booted from some CD other than CD #1 and still had that CD in the drive. The base files are on CD #1, so be sure that's the one you have in the drive. -- Debian GNU/Linux Operating System By the People, For the People Chris Tillman (a people instance) toff one at cox dot net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]