Getting off the point, but why a clean install? One of the beauties of Debian & Debian-based systems is that you should only have to do a clean install one. I think Ubuntu confuses that issue much the same way that Red Hat has done. The very idea that a distribution has a version is non-sensical... Chuck -----Original Message----- From: "Michael K." <charon79m@xxxxxxxxx> To: "ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: 12/15/2007 4:45 PM Subject: [ncolug] Re: libc6 during the install Um... 1.5GB or so. No, haven't run it lately, but I believe it is good. This is a running server which I'm just reloading. I'm going through a Debian 40r1 net install now. I did notice at boot that the Debian installer sees it as a ATAPI 24x CD-Rom. Mike K. Rob Gibson wrote: > How much memory is installed? Have you recently run memtest on the > server to ensure that memory is good? > > Rob > > On Dec 15, 2007 3:43 PM, Michael K. <charon79m@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I'm installing Ubuntu 7.10 (or attempting to) on a Dell PowerEdge >> 2500 server and am running into an issue. When I attempt to install, >> get to where it is loading the base on which it runs the partitioner. >> It gets to 21% and loading libc6-udeb and there's where it hangs. >> >> It tells me it's having issues reading from the CD-Rom and bombs. >> >> Now, I've tested the CDs, and they are good. Both the md5 of the .iso >> and the cd's own check process shows they are good. >> >> Google shows others having the same issue, but no solution. Any >> guesses? I realize I can go with another distro, but it's a little like >> talking a Chevy guy into a Ford... I'll listen, but I like my truck. >> (Yes, I realize Debian would still be a GM... ;o) >> >> I have installed 6.06 LTSP and am in the process of manually upgrading. >> This will work, but I'd like to just do a clean install of 7.10. >> >> Mike K. >> >> To unsubscribe send to ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in >> the Subject field. >> >> >> > > To unsubscribe send to ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the > Subject field. > > To unsubscribe send to ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To unsubscribe send to ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.