I think apt had some problems with handling CD's, especially multiple ones. You might want to check the bug list.
On Wed, Jul 05, 2000 at 08:45:05AM -0500, Robert Maynord wrote: > Dear debian-user List Friends: > > I have been following the Potato and Helix-Gnome discussions, and decided > to try the setup. I downloaded last weeks version of Potato, and it works > fine. I purchased the Helix-Gnome disk, and it works - at least with Red > Hat. I have unsuccessfully tried the Potato-Helix combination on two > completely different computers, so the problem must be mine. I begin with > the the Potato installation, and when it gets to the apt-get section, I > include the Helix-Gnome CD. Potato sees the Helix-Gnome CD fine, and I > select the three Helix-Gnome boxes in the apt-get "simple" selection area. > I then continue the installation, and all works fine until apt-get begins > the actual installation of the packages. Then the messages (describing > which packages are to be installed) appear at different starting points on > the screen. The last message is: "Do you want to continue? [Y/n]" At this > point the computer freezes and will not respond to a typed Y (enter) or any > other keyboard action. > > My hope is to use the Debian/Helix-Gnome combination on computers at an > elementary school. Any help on this problem would be very much appreciated!!! > > p.s. I have also tried installing Helix-Gnome after completing a > Potato-only installation. Potato installs fine. But when I begin the > Helix-Gnome part, directly from the CD as per Helix-Gnome instructions, the > same screen freezing occurs. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
