On Wed, Feb 19, 2003 at 07:35:20PM -0700, toff wrote: > On Wed, Feb 19, 2003 at 09:07:45PM +0100, ?ke Wiv?nge wrote: > > I'm very new to Linux and Debian and when I try to install Debian from a > > CD burned with "debian-30r1-i386-binary-1_NONUS.iso" it just stops when > > it's installing kernel and driver modules, and on the error console it > > says: > > > > loop: can't get info on device /dev/loop0: no such device or address > > > > I tried to find any reference to it but only found one where someone had > > the same problem, but resolved it by installing via a network. I'm just > > wondering, is there another way to get it to work? > > That device is normally on the root.bin filesystem. Maybe > it got deleted or hidden somehow? You should see many devices > in /dev, including loop0-7. > > To create it, use > > cd /dev > /sbin/MAKEDEV loop0
Oops, that should be /sbin/MAKEDEV loop -- "The way the Romans made sure their bridges worked is what we should do with software engineers. They put the designer under the bridge, and then they marched over it." -- Lawrence Bernstein, Discover, Feb 2003 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
