|--==> tim hall writes:
th> Last Monday 29 November 2004 01:25, airplays55@xxxxxxxxx was like:
>>Thanks for your reply. The hardware: gateway Pentium
>>2, 266 Mhz, which used to be a windows box but
>>nowadays runs knoppix like a champ (except no midi,
>>which is why I'm delving into demudi). I'm installing
>>the latest DeMuDi, 1.2.0 BTW.
>>
>>The packages that failed are gsfonts-x11 gv
>>xbase-clients xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi xfonts-base
>>xfonts-scalable and xserver-common
th> Hmm, similar to the problem I was having with an old SiS chipset box,
except I
th> wasn't even getting that far.
>>The thing is, I'm trapped in the debian base system
>>configuration menu, because when I select the
>>2nd-to-last item ("finish configuring the base
>>system") I see a VERY brief message
>>"update-alternatives: cannot find alternative
>>/usr/bin/gnome-session'
th> Yup, as it failed to install X properly that's not surprising.
>>then when I cancel out, it brings back the base
>>configuration wizard starting from the beginning step.
>>
>>BTW is there an md5 checksum for the iso I downloaded?
>>I couldn't find one on the agnula site. Just in case
>>my CD is corrupted, although this doesnt seem to
>>indicate a corrupted CD in my opinion.
th> There's a verify integrity of CD option in the installer and I'm sure
there
th> must be a checksum somewhere (on the CD itself?) I doubt it's a problem
with
th> the CD's integrity. I'm still wondering if it is having problems with
some
th> part of your hardware. I guess we'll have to wait for Free to wake up.
Here I am :)
I guess that your CD-ROM media is corrupted.
To check if the downloaded ISO file is ok:
http://download.agnula.org/1.2/1.2.0/MD5SUMS
Note that this will check the *file* not the CD-ROM.
Most probably there was an error during the burning process.
Cheers,
Free
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