Installation of Base sytem failed

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 09:05:15 +1000
Alfred Vahau <Alf.Vahau at upng.ac.pg> wrote:

> Hi,
> I encountered first failure of Ubuntu (Warty). The error message
> reads: Install the base system
> Base system installation error
> The debootstrap program exited with an error (return value 1)
> Check /var/logs/messages or see virtual console 3 for details.
> 
> The previous operating system was a Windows 2000 and I want the entire
> 
> system replaced with Ubuntu.
> I've repeated the installation a few times and each time I receive the
> 
> same error message with the installation halted.
> 
> Any pointers would be appreciated,
> 
> Alfred,
> 
Have you checked virtual console 3?
Try <alt><f3> or <ctrl><alt><3>
and report what it says there.

Cybe R. Wizard
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