> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >> I was wondering if it is still possible to somehow do a "manual" >> install from base2_2.tgz using an existing Linux/PPC installation? I >> tried to follow the minihowto thing, but wasn't terribly sucessful >> (that is, base2_2.tgz from potato-current) - > >I just did... but in my case, it was actually a missing perl causing all those >missing file errors. I salvaged just the perl binary from my LinuxPPC install. > >> * dselect wasn't able to configure everything in the base packages due >> to missing >> helper programs (update-rc.d and install-info); I tried simply >> commenting those >> out of the postinst scripts, and everything configured, but when I >> booted >> I got an "enter runlevel:" prompt.. > >Say 'S' (for single user) >
Actually, I installed from the Feb99 base2_2 file and all went smoothly, without having to enter single user mode on bootup (it continued the install process when I logged in as root. 40 megs later and I've got a working base system. Thanks for the help :) as always, nick-r [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Have you driven a fnord lately?"
