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newbarch

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Registered: 2007-02-18

Posts: 2

0.7.2: Cannot install selected packages

I am at the point where I select all the base packages and trying to install.  It would not let me install the selected packages.  Something about zlib not being found.

So I tried a FTP installation, and the same thing happens.  I tried another FTP server, and again!

How do I fix this?

I found a simular topic in Search dating 4 months back:

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=25971

No one answered.  Hopefully someone have a solution now.  PLEASE help!!!

MrMinit

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From: Trondheim, Norway

Registered: 2007-02-17

Posts: 3

Re: 0.7.2: Cannot install selected packages

I've also got the same problem posted here yesterday.

noriko

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From: In My Mind

Registered: 2006-06-09

Posts: 535

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Re: 0.7.2: Cannot install selected packages

why not try the beta isos...
http://archlinux.org/news/283/

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newbarch

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Registered: 2007-02-18

Posts: 2

Re: 0.7.2: Cannot install selected packages

Just tried the beta.  Same thing.  Cannot install selected packages.

In addition, it read the hda as sda.  Other thing, while partitioning, it said that I have 7000 MB left for / or /home.  My HDD has less than that in total.  WTF?

Other distros have no problem detecting my hardware properly.  None of my hardware is generic.

Any other ideas how to fix it?

I was expecting Arch to install smoothly since I heard some good things about it.

manmower

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2006-11-17

Posts: 100

Re: 0.7.2: Cannot install selected packages

About the hda -> sda thing:
http://www.archlinux.org/news/276/

Can't really help you with the partitioning. Your HD is smaller than 7GB or what? I don't really understand what you mean. Also when I installed Arch it did not include a partitioning tool, I prepared my HD using gparted. Maybe the new ISOs have one though.

Last edited by manmower (2007-02-26 11:29:30)