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Hi,

I downloaded and burned the iso image Debian Sarge 3.1-r4 i386 netinst. I successfully installed it on a Compaq Proliant 1600 server, and all went fine. But then I had to install it on another PC, a Compaq Deskpro this time.

So at the beginning of the installation, everything goes fine. Then it begins installing the base system (right after the partition utility), and here comes the problems :D

Debootstrap Error
Couldn't download something

Each time I try an installation, the error changes. Sometimes its Couldn't download base-config, or Couldn't download coreutils, or Couldn't download console-data... I really don't understant the meaning of the error. And its strange cause the install worked on another computer.

Anyway, here is the hardware of the computer that gets the error :
- 32MB SDRAM x2 (64MB)
- Pentium 2 133mhz
- One HDD with 2.1gb
- Another with 20.4gb

Thanks in advance for the help :)
(and sorry for the bad english)

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need more info

Submitted by pinniped on Tue, 2006-12-05 04:32.

If the exact same netinstall worked fine for another computer then it should work for that computer. There are several common problems:

1. CDROM drive is too old - this usually results in seemingly random errors about various packages - but normally only packages on disc, not packages retrieved via network. (The only 'fix' for this is to replace the drive or borrow one from another computer.)

2. Network drivers not loaded

3. Incorrect network drivers loaded

4. Fault in network (usually 10MBps works, but 100MBps fails - sometimes the network interface fails and will not work at all).

After selecting the "detect hardware" (this really sets up the network as well) you can obtain a second console by pressing [alt][F2]. In that console you can inspect the network setup:

ifconfig eth0

If it is not set up, we need to know what device it is before we do anything else. So this next step is usually necessary:

lspci -v
lspci -n

Those 2 commands will list information on the attached PCI devices - this information is read from memory on the device; just because the computer knows what device it has does not mean that it has a driver. You will need to find the VendorID:ProductID for your ethernet device and post that information here. On my computer, for example, one of the lines from 'lspci -v' is:

02:09.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5703X Gigabit Ethernet (rev 02)

The first set of numbers (02:09.0) is the PCI BusID. The corresponding output from 'lspci -n' is:

02:09.0 0200: 14e4:16a7 (rev 02)

Once again the first set of numbers is the PCI BusID; the pair separated by ':' (14e4:16a7) is the VendorID:ProductID which we need to identify exactly what ethernet device you have.

So, if you still can't get the network to operate properly, post the relevant information from lspci -v/-n here.

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Me too

Submitted by elias86 on Thu, 2007-06-14 18:59.

I had only for "console-data" but the error is the same:"Debootstrap error". But I tried to do "lspci -v/n" but i receive the message "/bin/sh/lspci: not found". Thanks, bye

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Me too

Submitted by pinniped on Thu, 2007-06-14 20:17.

It may be a problem with the CD/DVD reader - can you borrow one from another machine and try again?

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Re: Me too

Submitted by terrbarr on Thu, 2008-07-03 09:52.

I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH AN OLDER PC THAT HAD THE ETHERNET CARD BUILT IN. I PUT A PCI ETHERNET CARD IN AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM.

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