Install failed on Dell Latitude C800

[tiiim]

Tomas Krag Wrote: 
> Hi,
> 
> My brother asked me to help him install a linux desktop on his laptop,
> after he had problems getting the Xwindows setup correct under a
> previous
> debian install. So I decided to install ubuntu, which i've been using
> on
> my Dell Inspiron 8100 with great success (thanks).
> 
> Unfortunately the install fails while performing the step "Install the
> base system" I get the following error:
> 
> Base system installation error
> The debootstrap program exited with an error (return value 2)
> Check /var/log/messages or see virtual console 3 for the details
> 
> Console 3 has a lot of insmod lines ending with
> 
> insmod /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-3-386/kernel/drivers/net/3c59x.ko
> 	No matching physical volume found
> 	No volume groups found
> 	Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while...
> 	No matching physical volume found
> 	No volume groups found
> 	Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while...
> eval: 3: Syntax error: newline unexpected (expecting ")")
> 
> 
> I've experiemented with adding the following boot parameters, to no
> avail:
> linux nolapic noapic aic7xxx=no_probe
> 
> Any ideas???
> 
> thanks in advance
> 
> /tomas
> wire.less.dk
> 
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have you tried to install it on the whole hd under the default
settings?


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