On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 6:40 PM, Dr. Ed Morbius <dredmorb...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'll generally constrain my followup to the earlier thread rather than > propogating two separate ones. > > on 18:11 Thu 17 Feb, Neal Hogan (nealho...@gmail.com) wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Dr. Ed Morbius <dredmorb...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > on 21:01 Wed 16 Feb, Neal Hogan (nealho...@gmail.com) wrote: >> >> I have another thread started that is not getting much traffic given >> >> the significance of the situation: installation. >> >> >> >> Every installation medium that I've tried fails. Those trials include >> >> net-install-iso, mini-iso, full-diskOne-iso. . .with both linux and >> >> bsd kernels. >> >> >> >> What information do those that know anything about the install of the >> >> latest "stable" release need to know to fix this issue? There have >> >> been a few (if not several) other threads dealing with installation of >> >> squeeze. Was this tested? >> > >> > How about: >> > >> > - System onto which you're installing. >> >> I'm not sure what "onto" means. I'm attempting the x86 install. > > A description of the make/model, general hardware profile, etc., of the > system. You give a rough outline below. > >> > - Specific error message(s) encountered during installation. >> > >> >> You saw this in my other thread. it fails oto partition. >> >> >> Background: I've had Lenny on this particualr machine >> >> installing/running just fine. I was able to upgrade from Lenny to >> >> Squeeze with no problem. The fresh install is the problem. My machine >> >> is an early 2000's HP pavilion (ze4400). Why doesn't the install >> >> script partition my hard drive? >> > >> > Is this the only part of the installation which fails to occur as >> > expected? >> > >> >> expected? > > As opposed to unexpected.
Yes, yes . . . clearly unexpected. The error forces me back to the partition stage. I suppose I can choose the next step of the installation, but I didn't feel it was appropriate given the lake of partitions. > > In some cases it's possible to continue through an error, in others not. > You're giving us a verbal description of the process / procedure, not a > session transcript (difficult w/ the installer, granted) or logs of > errors/output. > > The more fully and in detail you can describe your problem, the more > appropriate assistance can be provided. > you're right. >> > Is a filesystem created at all? >> > >> >> Dunno . . . it stops the install. As I've said elsewhere, the >> partition failure takes place after the root partition creation. > > Generally: you should be able to verify the FS creation either from > shell on the installation system, or by booting another system (e.g.: > Live CD, Knoppix, etc.). > ok . . . felt it was not necessary given that I wanted to create a new table. >> > Is the hard drive already partitioned? >> > >> >> ya (with Lenny), but I don't care about those partitoins. I want to >> wipe them out. > > There's a difference between repartitioning and creating new > filesystems. > then why does the install warn about wiping out all of the stuff that was on the disk? >> > How large is the hard drive? >> > >> >> 100G > > That should be sufficiently large for normal automatic partitioning to > occur. As opposed to, say, a 1-10GB drive (1GB is barely sufficient > for minimal Debian these days, 10GB barely sufficient for a lean > install). > >> > Does the rest of the installation complete or not? >> > >> >> Dunno. . . I didn;t feel it reasonable to contintue with the instal if >> my disk isn't partitioned. > > OK > >> > Have you tried shelling out (alt-F2 generally) to partition and create >> > filesystems yourself? >> >> yes, fdisk/cfdisk is not an available comand. > > Hrm.... I thought it was. May be some other utility. Check the usual > places (/bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, busybox) for available > utilities. > I checked and couldn't find them. I was surprised. >> > >> > Are you using the graphical or console installer? >> > >> >> There was no option. It appeared graphical. > > You should have the option of selecting at boot time. > I agree > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch05s01.html.en > > You *HAVE* read the Installation Guide, right? > yes Thanks for your time. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTi=_yahszvho5aa0+wez7vxgkcz0rgsckhand...@mail.gmail.com
