On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 01:09:55PM +0100, Jeff Van Campen wrote: > Hey, > > I've searched the archives for this, but was unable to find anyone else who > had this particular problem. > > Info: > I'm installing Debian 2.2r0 from CD-Rom. The CD-Roms are linuxcentral > CD-Roms, but I bought them through ikarios.com. I realize that these > CDs are a few releases behind, and that I should really be installing r3, but > I'm installing Debian on my home computer, from which I don't have > web access. > > My computer is an iMac Special Edition (early 2001) with 600Hz G3 processor > and a 40GB hard drive.
So, this software was released before your computer was manufactured. > > The Problem: > When I get to this screen in the second half of the installation process: > --------------------| Debian System Configuration |--------------------- > | | > | If you have an account on an ISP and you want tot use it to fetch | > | packages to install on the system from the Internet, you may | > | configure the PPP service now, and I will open the PPP connection | > | to your ISP. | > | | > | Do you want to use a PPP connection to install the system? | > | | > | <YES> <NO> | > | | > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Not having internet access, I quite naturally choose <NO>, and think I'm > about to answer the next exciting question that Debian will pose. No > such luck, however. The system freezes completely. A white, unblinking > cursor appears at the bottom left-hand side of the screen (just under > the blue field). I can do nothing, except wait. Wait I do, and in a few > minutes (between three and five, I'm not exactly sure) the system reboots. > If I boot into Linux, I find myself at the beginning of the second part of > the installation process (md5 passwords). > > Well, there it is. I would really like to get Linux installed soon. If this > is a problem that is impossible to fix, I'm willing to buy another set of > CDs, if > someone can point to a source where I would be sure to get release 2 or 3. > If there is a patch of some sort that will fix this problem, I can > download it from another computer, and bring it home. > Yes, this certainly doesn't happen in the current release. r3 should be fine, AFAIK. The website in my signature uses r3, it's been downloaded by 1500 people with no complaints... but it doesn't fit on a floppy, it's about 30M. You need to get a more recent update somehow. Have you considered bringing the iMac to the network for the install? They're pretty portable... but then again, you'll be wanting more software all the time, so it would be better to get a more up-to-date CD. -- *----------------------------------------------------------------* | .''`. | Debian GNU/Linux: <http://www.debian.org> | | : :' : | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | `. `'` | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | `- | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------*
