Hi,
> > Nope, no error here... I also tried with every combinations of slashes
> > before or after the path with no luck.
> >
>
>well, well, really don't know. I'm gonna retest an hd install...
>
I was being stupid here. Since I am used to have that partition mounted on
/bkup, I was typing that directory. the install went on whe I removed it
from the path.
It didn't go far, though, since it died on signal 11 when trying to install
the rpms.
> > So, I tried the standard boot.img, but it only alows me to "insert the
>CD"
> > ?! No hard drive install anymore !?
> >
>
>i'll tell chmouel (after all this one is none of my business, panoramix
>gives
>enough problems :-)
>
> > Since I don't like to give up, I then tried an ftp install with the
> > gi_network.img... which died after erasing my drive at the "Choose
>packages
> > to install" step with the error:
> >
> > An error occured, can't find dependencies list at
> > /usr/bin/perl-install/pkgs.pm line 160
> >
>
>do you have Mandrake/base/depslist ?
Apparently, yes:
34267 Aug 22 13:46 depslist
42728 Aug 22 13:46 depslist.html
>
>
> > Well, after trying a whole day to install cooker, I end-up with a blank
> > disk. I t nevr took me so long to format my hard drive ;-)
> >
>
>Do you mean it blanked the disk without *any* warning?!??!? :-((
>
No, nothing bad here. I specified a formating. You need to do that or you
endup with a mess of twice installed rpms.
> > Going to give it a last try with the standard bootnet.img
> >
>
>still some hope, nice :)
>
And it pays! The standard ftp install worked fine with only one error
message about the now missing rhs-hwdiag.
Few notes I took after the install:
1. My display has only a 8bpp depth setting and I got an error message when
I opened XFCE. I think the Mandrake background (backdrop?) needs more
colors. I am not sure this is good strategy but it's your choice...
2. When I then started GNOME, I got a warning and an error:
Warning: panel, No response to Save Yourself, blah-blah...
Error: Gnome Pager error. You are not running a GNOME compliant WM, please
run one.
3. The enlightenment help appears at the very bottom of my screen and I can
hardly see the top of its top bar. I nearly missed it.
4.I gt a bunch of warnings on the F1 screen:
*Gdk-WARNING**: locale not supported by C library
and also,
rm: Cannot remove '/home/kel/.gnome//gmc-xyz': No such file, blah-blah.
A bad path variable definition creating a double slash?
5. Netscape is from time to time starting I don't know what crazy background
task, and puts my machine on its knees. The only solution is to kill it.
That's it. Sorry if it's a bit long.
---
kel
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