[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I didn't know if I should reply directly to you or to the list, To the list. > please let me know. The filenames on the Linux side were truncated. > In particular when the first reboot takes place it looks for > dpkg-reconfigure, that file couldn't be found. The script looks for > the file about 20 times then flashes a message about something > (tty1?) being spawned to fast and that the (script?) will be > disabled for 5 minutes. I logged onto tty2 and all of the file > names appeared to be 8 characters long. Any idea what I am doing > wrong? Chris No clue. > Adam Di Carlo wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > I tried to install the frozen 'potato' release onto an empty HD set > > > aside for Linux, from my already installed DOS HD. I downloaded the > > > needed files and put them in a directory on my DOS HD per installation > > > instructions. The installation appeared to go alright but the first boot > > > from Linux wouldn't complete. It looks like all of the file names were > > > truncated to 8 characters. > > > > What file names were truncated? Everything should fit in 8.3. > > > > > I used the base2_2.tgz and drivers.tgz files > > > for the install, would unarchiving the files first have made a > > > difference. > > > > No, that wouldn't have been a good thing. > > > > -- > > .....Adam Di [EMAIL PROTECTED]<URL:http://www.onShore.com/> > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- .....Adam Di [EMAIL PROTECTED]<URL:http://www.onShore.com/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

