Install problems - stopped at base system

[Colin Watson]

On Tue, Oct 05, 2004 at 12:33:40AM -0400, Parinya Thipchart wrote:
> - While it was installing the base system I got the following error:
> ==========================================
> The debootstrap program exited with an error (return value 2).
> Check /var/log/messages or see virtual console 3 for the details
> ===========================================
> 
> It was at 0%.
> I checked VT3 and this is what it says:
> 
> ======================================
> eval: 3: Syntax error: newline unexpected (expecting ")")
> ======================================
> 
> With the debian installer, this doesn't happen to me.

If you switch to tty2 (Alt-F2), press Enter, and type 'cat
/cdrom/.disk/base_components', what does it say?

This feels like a DMA problem on the CD; the current daily should take
care of that, if it is.

Cheers,

-- 
Colin Watson                                    [cjwatson at canonical.com]