Thread: Install keeps failing

unable install initramfs-tools error in karmic hi all

i'm having devilish time installing karmic on amd 64-bit.
today's missive is:
"unable install initramfs-tools."
"check /var/log/syslog"

after trying fix corrupted 9.04, have attempted repeated installs of 9.10 on reformatted clean drive. can live cd working, when try permanent install, using guided full drive install, stopped @ "unable install initramfs-tools." , halts base system install. can't find on karmic , launchpad says superseded.

can skip , go on? showed install list going forward, if can't put in base system, how proceed?

i've burned 2 9.10 disks, new 9.04 disk, downloaded 9.10 via package manager while in live cd , errors on during install process.
check sums match on d/l, can't figure how chksum after it's burned disk. file sizes match, when go install something halts @ different steps different errors. no joy.

there else can try (within limits of newbie)?

i've checked hardware , memory , it's good. if there no base system, how check syslog? now?

in advance

posted gnusboy

the check sums match on d/l, can't figure how chksum after it's burned disk. file sizes match, when go install something halts @ different steps different errors. no joy.

you can select check integrity option while booting live cd. had cd verified via md5sum /dev/cdrom yet still failed install, may need burn @ 2x or 4x.

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