I am trying to install Debian Potato 2.2r2 on a new system.
All goes fine until it gets to installing the base system.
Then I get:
"File error!
There was a problem extracting the Base System from
/instmnt/dists/potato/main/disks-i386/current/base2_2.tgz"
At the same time, on console3 (Alt-F3):
repeated error of
"<4>hdc: cdrom_decode_status: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
<4>hdc: cdrom_decode_status: error=0x30"
followed by
"<4>hdc: ATAPI reset complete"
ending with
"<4>end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), sector 1013544
<4>end_request: buffer-list destroyed
<4>hdc: cdrom_decode_status: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekCompl"
It's a 1GHz Athlon on an Abit KT7A
The hard disk is a 20GB set as master on the first IDE channel
The CD/DVDROM is an Acer DVP1640A set as master on the second IDE channel.
I can mount the CD-ROM on Alt-F2.
And, I can install my old RedHat6.0 OK, but of course I want all the new stuff
on the Debian dist.
Perhaps I can overwrite RedHat with Debian...?
I'd rather do a Debian install from scratch.
Has anyone any ideas?
Many thanks to anyone who can help.
Alan
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