Debian Install stalls at 5% (at least for 3 hours, don't know if it suffices to designate this state as `stall')
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From: Arthur Machlas on 29 Jun 2010 17:20 On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Merciadri Luca <Luca.Merciadri(a)student.ulg.ac.be> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm installating Debian Lenny on an old P2 350 Mhz to make a server. > <SNIP> > tried a first Debian install, which stalled at 5%. I then re-tried, and > here I am: stuck at 5% for a long time (~3 hours). I did not mess > anything with the parameters, and this is not at all my first Debian > install. I don't understand why this happens. Can't recall exactly where you can switch to the output, but hit Ctrl+Alt+F1, F2, F3, F4 to see what's going on. I think it's on F4. Best, AM -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTimXXwYF9ge5kES3qUO0jSGqX7x3QGOunjomj-wm(a)mail.gmail.com
From: Mark on 29 Jun 2010 17:20
On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Merciadri Luca < Luca.Merciadri(a)student.ulg.ac.be> wrote: > I tried a first Debian install, which stalled at 5%. I then re-tried, and > here I am: stuck at 5% for a long time (~3 hours). I did not mess > anything with the parameters, and this is not at all my first Debian > install. I don't understand why this happens. > What stage is it on when it stalls, i.e. is it trying to download from a certain server, partitioning, etc.? I only install off CD or DVD so I'm not familiar with the netinst. I will say the last time I had trouble like that, I chose a different ftp mirror from outside my country and it worked. You might have already tried that though. |