* Chris Tillman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-23 18:10]: > On Mon, Sep 23, 2002 at 11:32:50AM +0200, Yann Dirson wrote: > > Package: boot-floppies > > Version: Debian 3.0r0 > > Severity: serious > > > > When installing woody from CD on a laptop yesterday, the installation > > ended without an /etc/hosts nor an /etc/hostname. Hm, maybe there are > > others, but I did not noticed yet. > > > > Not sure it is the source of the problem, but I had asked for a DHCP > > setup, while not connected to a network (something that I thought > > would be reasonable to ask, but for some reason it appeared that was > > not allowed), and after DHCP failure I had to skip the "network > > config" step. > > Yes, if you skipped network configuration then it is still unconfigured.
It's not very logical. You need a /etc/hosts even if you don't have networking. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
