cant even install

Nay_Nay · 06-02-2005, 10:30 AM

I'm having trouble installing Debian

this is what happens

I put in the disc and reboot : FINE

PC restarts and boots from disc : FINE

detection of hardware : FINE

Language selection : FINE

Language variant selection :

AN ERROR OCCURRED WHILE LOADING APPLICATION MESSAGES

then it trips over itself and starts all over again

can somone help as i'm finding this quit befuddling

nay_nay

Padma · 06-02-2005, 10:53 AM

Is this a purchased version, or did you download and burn it to CD? It sounds like a bad burn, to me.

Nay_Nay · 06-03-2005, 07:06 AM

i downloaded the iso's in work and got my boss to burn them onto disc for me as i dont have the net at home or on OS on my pc, this is the only distro i've had a prob with installing, i have a copy of Fedor Core3, Slackware 10.1 and Mandriva. I also have two live CD's (Linspire and Knoppix).

which one should a COMPLETE beginner start off with (and pls dont say knoppix as i didnt like using a live disc)

Padma · 06-03-2005, 01:35 PM

If you don't want to use a Live-CD, then out of the list presented, I would say Mandriva. Even if you *hadn't* given a list, I would say Mandriva. (But, then, I'm biased.

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It still sounds to me like a bad burn. Make sure the md5sums are correct for the three ISOs, and if possible, check the resulting CDs, as well.

Nay_Nay · 06-04-2005, 07:24 AM

Thanks..I might not bother though...I'll probably end up buying it from Debian online just to keep in my collection..I only ended up wasting two cd's anyway because I was installing it on a comp at work while my boss was burning off the ISO's (he only got to burn two before he had to do somthig else), so no major harm done there.

I previously installeD Mandriva as a dual boot on another comp at work and it worked perfectly first time.