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Old 08-13-2011, 11:01 PM   #1
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Install Freezes at "Detecting Disks Starting Partitioner"

Progress bar stops at 50% with Debian testing. I've tried two different burns of netinst.iso and I've tried the businesscard iso as well. I've tried all three on two different computers: Dell Vostro 460 and a Dell Optiplex 780. What gives?

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ab

update: just tried CD #1 with same freeze on each computer. Also, the multiple burns were done by different burners. What the heck is going on? Thoughts?
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Old 08-14-2011, 12:21 AM   #2
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I've had that problem every single time I tried to install Testing, or at least 99% of the time. Try installing Stable and then upgrading to Testing.
 
Old 08-14-2011, 01:09 AM   #3
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I've had that problem every single time I tried to install Testing, or at least 99% of the time. Try installing Stable and then upgrading to Testing.
I second that.

I just put in the very least the netinstall will put as it makes for a fast upgrade. Not a bad upgrade anyway you do it.

Three of mine were headed for Sid so I didn't want to waste time.
 
Old 08-14-2011, 01:03 PM   #4
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Good idea but... I burned a copy of the stable netinst iso and gave it a shot. The install has now been frozen at 50% for the last 1 1/2 hours. EXTREMELY frustrated with Debian installer! This is BS.

-ab
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Old 08-14-2011, 01:12 PM   #5
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Try it again. When the installer freezes press Alt+F4 and look for error messages.
 
Old 08-14-2011, 03:01 PM   #6
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Ah... "Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while...
partman-lvn: no volume groups found.
kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0"

fd0 is floppy. I don't feel enlightened after this error dump.

Thoughts?

-ab
 
Old 08-14-2011, 04:32 PM   #7
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https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+...s_filter=lucid

Pretty hard to check out without the link, sorry.

edit
this is in the wrong thread. What a moron.
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Old 08-14-2011, 04:57 PM   #8
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Do you have a floppy drive? Try to go to the BIOS and disable the floppy controller and the drive itself, that may help.
 
  


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