I think you selected 'Previously mounted partition' when it asked for the base files. Select another harddisk partition, select the partition and then the directory. I feel that the installation unmounts a partition after it uses it.
Regards, Vaidhy > I am trying to install Debian for the first time on my PC, and everything > seems straightforward enough. Using the instructions for installing > version 2.0, I wrote the rescue floppy and downloaded via web browser the > files necessary for installation from DOS partition on a harddisk. During > the installation of the base system, though, an error message pops up: > > "No directory containing base1_3.tgz below /instmnt" > > It is my understanding that /instmnt is the linux directory for > installation, and that the harddisk installation fetches the files I > copied to my DOS directory named tempinst. Should I also place a copy of > base1_3.tgz in this directory, in addition to the base2_0.tgz that I > already have? > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
