I found a work-around. When my old computer had failed to install the bas system, I opened a shell; chrooted to /target/ /bin/bash ; added a file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sources.list containing: deb file:///media/cdrom0/ wheezy main contrib . then I mounted /media/cdrom0/ ; and ran aptitude update aptitude worked, in the shell.
Going back to the install procedure produced the same failure to install base system. However, staying in the shell, I could use aptitude to install: busybox ; grub ; linux-image-3.2.0-2-686-pae ; and lots more. I even got the computer to boot up on IDE-0. Then I wished that I had setup a user account and passwords. It might be bug #674100, which others know better than I. Best regards Richard Betham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
