Don't you think it sounds more like an error in the Perl installer though - like a missing file reference?
doug [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Monday, December 24, 2001): >On Sun, 2001-12-23 at 19:28, Doug Lerner wrote: >> Followup: >> >> After unchecking the "Office" package option it seemed to proceed. But >> then the same error occurred again later on. Does the installation of >> packages actually work? >> >> doug >> >> Original post: >> >> While running the installer (boot floppy, CD-ROM local drive), I get an >> error at the step where I select and install packages. >> >> After selecting packages, the "estimating time" screen comes up and then >> an error comes up: >> >> An error occurred >> invalid file '' >> pkgs::package File() called from /usr/bin/perl-install/pkgs.pm:1331 >> pkgs::install() called from /usr/bin/per-install/install_steps.pm:371 >> [a bunch of more lines along this vein...] >> install2:main() called from /usr/bin/runinstall2:29 >> >> Then an [ok] button appears. After clicking that I am back at the package >> selection screen. >> >> What should I do to proceed? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Doug Lerner, Tokyo >> >> > >This suggests a hardware problem. If it is happening on one system and >not another, then check the CD drives. If it happens on many systems, >it is likely the burner. Other culprits are memory (make a floppy from >/images/memtest-x86.bin just the way you would make a boot floppy then >boot from it for a really thorough memory chack) and sometimes the >receiving hard disk (most notably WD drives run at more than 33MHz). >Windows will not show these problems, particularly the memory problem >since it occupies the lower and only a little of the upper section of >memory and rarely when a "leak" occurs, the rest of the memory and linux >occupies all the memory it can, because the designers are of the belief >that ubused memory is wasted. > >Civileme > >> >> >> ------------=_1009168129-11608-1339 >> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >> Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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