major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

I really would like the package!

What happens is, i install the package, then try to download the image file and it says there is a problem with the file. it also says I can redownload it or just keep the bad one...

i have no idea what to do!!!

I NEED DeBIEN!! thanks

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

qole's "Easy Debian Turbo-Charged Edition!" thread is long, but it is where he looks for those who need help. Posting your request there will likely lead to faster assistance.

And as a side note, it's "Debian", as in "Deb + Ian".

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

How about manually downloading the *.img file (http://qole.org/files/debian-chroot-img-final.tar.bz2) and untarring it?

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

ok... could u tell me how to do that bc i have no idea how to. im not to smart with this stuff

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

That's OK, it took me a while too :)

Download the file and save it to the root of one of your memory cards (should be the same you selected with the installer).

Then open up the X Terminal application and:

tar -jxf /media/mmc[12]/debian-chroot-img-final.tar.bz2

where [12] is either 1 (external memory.card) or 2 (internal).

Try to see if Easy Debian 'just works', if it doesn't, you'll need to edit /home/user/.chroot file (which is really easy).

And that 'should work', no promises though ;)

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

i am really sorry for my stupidity! But i have no idea what you are talking about the x terminal thing. sorry and thanks

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

OK, forget everything I said. Let's try a different strategy...

What is the *exact* (copy/paste) output of the Debian Image Installer?

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

nvm i got that but it now says

tar: error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: child returned status 2
tar: error exit delayed from previous errors



now what do i do.. thanks

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

I have no idea... Is this using those commands above or the installer? Because I just tried the installer, and it worked grand.

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

im not sure... but what do i do for the installer.... can u just tell me every click and everything i type and make it easy haha... thank u for helping me btw

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

The Application Menu > Extras > Debian Image Installer

is the installer.

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

ok... so what do i do with that... or what sould i do now?

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

You open it by clicking on it and it guides you through the installation process.

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

ok, i do that and it says the file is damaged. what now?

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

How much space do you have on your SD card? It lists it before installation.

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

well i have the file downloaded. but right now i only have 2mb!

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

You probably didn't have enough room; try deleting all those downloaded files (you can do that with the File Manager) then try again (if you have enough room).

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

same thing happened

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

How much space before installation?

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

400mb i think

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

That is not nearly enough space, you need 1.5GB's! (1500MB's).

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

ok i will change that... brb

Re: major debien problem!!! help!!!!!
 

Hi.

When you first start that installer, it shows you how much space you have. Make sure you have 1.5 GB to start (before downloading).

If you get that error, you should redownload the file. Don't keep the bad file, it just takes up space on your card.