debootstap (returned a value of 1) DOH!!
 

Installing debain 3.0 r2 on my old amd k6-2 compaq.

Primary Master 16gb western digital
Primary SLave 10gb western digital
Secondary Master removable HD slot (empty)
Secondary Slave CD-ROM



Did the installation and got to installing BOS, and recieved some debootstrap error (returned a value of 1)


Whats the deal here? Mandrake and RedHat no problem??


Any Thoughts.....

I checked google and forums but most times this error happens it gives more info


TIA,

Boyd

Anyone have any suggestions?



TIA,


Ivo

bad disc?? as in bad cd??

Don't think its a bad cd-rom, it gets semi far in the installation?

me too
 

Dude: You a'int the only one. Happened to me too using kubuntu 5.04.
Pentium 4 3.6Ghz
512MB RAM
4.6 linux install HD (partitioned as FAT32)
HP Media Center PC m1050y

--computerdan000(:newbie: )

figured it out. for some reason, it needs an ext3 partition as /. My problem was I had a fat32 partition as /.

--computerdan000 (:newbie: )