On Thu, Jan 01, 2009 at 01:46:10PM -0500, Bill Diehl wrote: > Since I thought I had bad CDs, I did not note the exact error > messages. Instead, I burned new CDs with different versions of > Lenny. I tried RC1, net-install 29-Dec-2008, and i386-kde-CD-1.iso > 31-Dec-2008.
Did you verify the md5sums of both the .iso file and the resultant CD? > The error most predominate was the failure to install the Linux- > image. I tried reinstalling several times after reformating the > partitions to clean them up. While the installer should choose the most appropriate linux-image, the lowest common i386 image would be the -486 image. Did it prompt for an image to install (and then not) or did it not even prompt for an image? > The computer is self-built with an Abit KT7A-RAID mobo, Athlon > 1.2GHz T-bird, 512MB RAM, VIA KTA133 chipset, ATi Radeon VE > (7000), Generic 105 key PS/2 keyboard, Logitech LX3 USB mouse > connect through a PS/2 adapter, Maxtor 20GB HD, Teac CD > burner, Ethernet card, Sound Blaster sound card, 4 USB ports, > Hanns-G LCD monitor. The parallel port and 1 serial port have > been disabled. It is a very basic, no-frills system. Remember that that "RAID" mobo will be windows software raid (a.k.a. "fake raid") and should not be set up as raid. > The hard drive has 3 primary partitions and 11 logical partitions in > the extended partition. Here is the layout: > > PRIMARY PARTITIONS: > Partition 1: FAT 125MB MSDOS > Partition 2: FAT32 1.47GB Windows 98 > Partition 3: EXT3 203MB /boot > EXTENDED PARTITION: > Partition 4: FAT32 1.17GB > Partition 5: FAT32 352MB > Partition 6: FAT32 400MB > Partition 7: FAT32 996MB > Partition 8: FAT32 7MB > Partition 9: FAT32 1.07GB > Partition 10: FAT32 753MB > Partition 11: FAT32 996MB > Partition 12: EXT3 5.76GB /home > Partition 13: EXT3 4.87GB /root > Partition 14: Swap Area 996MB Which partition is for /? I see /boot, /home, and /root. Note that /root should just be a directory in the / partition (confusingly, both called root). Ensure that you're telling the installer that partition 12 is for / not /root. > The odd thing here was that at the Partition Hard Drives step with > both the Lenny and Etch installs, the partitioning utility saw Partition > 3 as Partition #4. With Etch r2 the partitions were correctly > identified. > > When I gave up on installing Lenny and installed Etch r5, I had to > designate /dev/hde4 to install GRUB in the 3rd partition (I use > another boot loader). > > I am new to Debian, Linux, and Unix-like OSs, so I did not know > how to work around any of the above issues. It has been 6 months > since I used Debian after I accidentally trashed the install and so I > forget some of what I learned. As such, I don't know how to give > you more specific information. Have you read the entire installation-manual (not just the short guide)? I haven't read Lenny's yet, but Etch's gave clear instructions on how to submit an installation report. Those reports go to the debian-boot list. I suggest that you subscribe to the debian-boot list, wait until you start receiving traffic, then submit a (failed) installation report. The people on that list are the ones who are writing the installer. > If it is useful, and I get a timely response to do so, I can wipe out > my Etch r5 install and attempt Lenny again to report specific error > messages. That may help you generate the installation report. > To not be able to install Debian beyond Etch on this machine is > somewhat disheartening. However, if it is the machine that prohibits > Lenny, I am glad to be able to use Etch. Understatment :) The box looks new enough that something should be wrong with Lenny if you can't install it. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
