It looks like this problem had a bug issue related with it - #258251 - and was resolved over the weekend. The installation was successful, thank you for the help, folks.
Ken Lareau [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth Lareau) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > A search of the past few months of the linux.debian lists hasn't turned up > anything useful regarding my problem, so I will ask here to see if anyone else > has a possible solution to my troubles. > > I'm currently attempting to install Sarge(testing) via netboot, as the system > unfortunately doesn't have a CD-ROM drive or a floppy. The install seems to > go > along very well, using ftp.us.debian.org to grab all the necessary packages, > until it reaches the point where it (supposedly) completes the package > installs, > then gives an error regarding 'initrd-tools'. When I exit to a shell (running > the install via a serial console), I see these errors in /var/log/messages: > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > base-config: Conflicts: tasksel (< 2.00) but 1.52 is to be installed > initrd-tools: Depends: cramfsprogs (>= 1.1-4) but is it not going to be > installed > Depends: dash but it is not going to be installed > E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify > a solution). > > This being the first time I've ever installed Debian, and the fact that I'm > using an uncommon method of installation, I'm wondering if some kind soul out > there might have a possible solution to my issue? > > Ken Lareau
