On Sat Aug 30 1:25 -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > I've been installing mdk ever since 7.1, normally from either hd.img or > network.img boot. Friday was total toast with rc1. > > First the iso's wouldn't md5, so I had to download all over again, and > today the server took 5X as long as it did last night to give up its > bounty. > > Once over that hump, I tried hd.img with raw iso's on FAT32. Installer > always progessed into package selection before any errors, at which > point, all kinds of errors that eventually sent the installer either > back to the start of package selection, or past that to partitioning. > Errors such as "you can't select/unselect this package" (e.g. on > XF86fonts-100, drakconf & kdegraphics), or depending reports requiring > and OK be clicked, except that clicking OK produced no response on 1st > click, then restarted package selection on 2nd click. I finally got > through package selection 3 times, only to fail on 'basesystem package > not selected', being returned to the start of package selection yet > again. > > Eventually I got set up for NFS install, and that won't even get out of > text mode. Each time, right after entering server IP and directory it > just sits there, and on tty3, last line I see is 'preparing nfsmount for > [IP]:[dir]', and no evidence that SCSI ever loaded. Has SCSI support > been deleted from the boot floppies? I can't remember when the previous > versions asked for SCSI support confirmation. > > Is ftp or CD install the only way that works for rc1? I really don't > like burning CD's for betas, and I've never figured out how to select a > ftp or http source for installation. Where do I point the installer for > ftp or http?
Didn't you post this already? -- Levi Ramsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Take due notice and govern yourselves accordingly. Currently playing: Burning Man.ogg Linux 2.4.21-3mdk 19:49:00 up 26 days, 5:07, 13 users, load average: 0.07, 0.60, 0.87
