Re: Anyone available that I can call???

1997-07-03 Thread Gary L. Dolan
On Thu, Jul 03, 1997 at 10:45:15AM -0400, Will Lowe wrote: > On Thu, 3 Jul 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > ldconfig: warning: can't open /usr/lib/libc.so (No such file or > > ldconfig: warning: can't open /usr/lib/libm.so (No such file or > > > > When I look for these files they point to:

Re: Anyone available that I can call???

1997-07-03 Thread Alex Yukhimets
> DW>Suggestion: Set up the base system. Download the new libc5 package and > DW>install it with "dpkg -i libc5*.deb 2>&1 |tee install.log". This will put > DW>all the error messages into the file intall.log. If the installation > DW>fails, send me the file. > > Does this mean When dselect is

Re: Anyone available that I can call???

1997-07-03 Thread Will Lowe
OOPS. See below: On Thu, 3 Jul 1997, Will Lowe wrote: > > libc.so -> /lib/libc.so.5.4.33 This file don't exist but there is a > > 5.4.23 > > libm.so -> /lib/libm.so.5.0.9 This file also does not exist but is a > > 5.0.8 > > b) ln -s /lib/libc.so.5.4.33 libc.so >ln -s /lib/libm.so.5.0.9

Re: Anyone available that I can call???

1997-07-03 Thread Will Lowe
On Thu, 3 Jul 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ldconfig: warning: can't open /usr/lib/libc.so (No such file or > ldconfig: warning: can't open /usr/lib/libm.so (No such file or > > When I look for these files they point to: > > libc.so -> /lib/libc.so.5.4.33 This file don't exist but there

Re: Anyone available that I can call???

1997-07-03 Thread bigt
DW>I suspect that your problems are with the ftp method (this was not tested DW>as extensivly as it should have been) DW>You indicated that you have tried this 7 times. Was it from scratch each DW>time? That is, did you start over and do a fresh install each time? Yes each time was a start over.

Re: Anyone available that I can call???

1997-07-03 Thread bigt
Bruce, When I run ldconfig here is what it says ldconfig: warning: can't open /usr/lib/libc.so (No such file or directory), skipping ldconfig: warning: can't open /usr/lib/libm.so (No such file or directory), skipping When I look for these files they point to: libc.so -> /lib/libc.so.

Re: Anyone available that I can call???

1997-07-03 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Wed, 2 Jul 1997, Philippe Troin wrote: > > [stuff about complete install failure with dselect/dpkg] > > What version of the bootdisks do you have ? > You shouldn't need to upgrade libc5 after a fresh instal... You probably have > something very wrong. > I'd suggest getting a new set of bootd

Re: Anyone available that I can call???

1997-07-03 Thread Dale Scheetz
Sorry to take so long to reply. The recent point release has been taking all my time. I suspect that your problems are with the ftp method (this was not tested as extensivly as it should have been) You indicated that you have tried this 7 times. Was it from scratch each time? That is, did you sta

Re: Anyone available that I can call???

1997-07-03 Thread Dale Scheetz
I'm sorry to have missed the front of this thread. First, the version in stable is correct. The fact that an older version is in unstable is a minor problem with the archive management. Second, this version was tested on a "fresh" install by myself and at least one other tester, with no problems,

Re: Anyone available that I can call???

1997-07-03 Thread Paul McDermott
Phil is on the right track. libc5... is a base package and gets installed during the base system. the other thing you could try is to dpkg --help and take a look at the force and remove options. try not to install base packages as much as possible. When installing debian you should look at

Re: Anyone available that I can call???

1997-07-03 Thread Philippe Troin
[stuff about complete install failure with dselect/dpkg] What version of the bootdisks do you have ? You shouldn't need to upgrade libc5 after a fresh instal... You probably have something very wrong. I'd suggest getting a new set of bootdisks and restarting from scratch. Phil. -- TO UNSUBSC

Re: Anyone available that I can call???

1997-07-02 Thread Colin R. Telmer
On Wed, 2 Jul 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I try to install the file libc5_5.4.33-3.deb using dpkg and I get a > message that says version 4.23-6 is already installed. I am sorry as I really don't know how to solve your problem but the one strange thing I have noticed is that the package you a

Re: Anyone available that I can call???

1997-07-02 Thread Pavel Galynin
hello, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Is there anyone out there that I could call concerning my problem > installing debian 1.3. i'm in europe, and you probably don't want to make an international call. neither would i be of much assistance here. > slakware is looking real nice right about now...

Anyone available that I can call???

1997-07-02 Thread bigt
Is there anyone out there that I could call concerning my problem installing debian 1.3. I have only had one responce on my posted questions... and am no farther ahead than I was a week ago. Whats my problem??? Well ok, let's see, the installation of the base system works correctly. I can boot