Installation of Base sytem failed

[Alfred Vahau]

Alfred Vahau wrote:

> Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
>
>>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
>>  
>>
> Pressing Alt+F3, I get the console with lines beginning with Selecting 
> and Unpacking. At the end bottom of the screen are the following lines.
>
> Selecting previously deselected package discover1.
> Unpacking discover1 (from .../discover1_1.6.1ubuntu6_i386.deb) ...
> Segmentation fault
> mv: unable to rename '/target/usr/sbin/sendmail': No such file or 
> directory
>
> Alfred,
>
I had expected the installation to proceed smoothly as others. Perhaps 
removing the Windows 2000 operating system is not that easy without 
tweaking? Or is sendmail not available on the installation CD which is 
unlikely? The first CD failed so I swapped it for another and still had 
the same error message.

Alfred,

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