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I still can't figure ou what line to comment out.

Ok, I tried to add "#" in front of formatpartitions and when I typed :wq (enter) i get this error
E45: 'read only' option is set (add ! to override)

uuuuuug....

It's actually CTRL-ALT-F2 which should switch you to another screen that reads something like:

linuxmce: #

From there you will need to follow the aforementioned instructions.

Ok, I tried to add "#" in front of formatpartitions and when I typed :wq (enter) i get this error
E45: 'read only' option is set (add ! to override)

uuuuuug....

It's actually CTRL-ALT-F2 which should switch you to another screen that reads something like:

linuxmce: #

From there you will need to follow the aforementioned instructions.

weird, now I tried it again and when it gets stuck and i type "alt+2" nothing happens....

ok... guessing it should have been "alt+f2"

I followed the commands you gave and found line that said:

formatpartitions
     {
          if (( "$debug" == 1 ]]; then


Is the the correct code?

Do I just put a "#" in front of the "formatpartitions" and leave the rest of the code alone?

Again, thanks for the help in getting this working.

No problem!!!  Thank you so much for getting back to me on this.  Your guide is great, coming from someone who's still new to linux.  Only thing I need to know now is what line to edit.  Any chance you might recall?

Thanks again!

Tossil

Sorry for the delay in my response from the question before.

3. vi /usr/bin/lite-installer.sh

- move the cursor down to the beginning of the line that you need to comment out
- type the letter "i" on your keyboard and this will place you to "edit" mode ("i" stands for "insert" as in: insert text starting here)
- type the "#" sign (shift-3) ... the # sign is used to comment out a line, when the script is parsed it skips anything after the # sign and moves to the next line
- hit the "ESC" key on your keyboard and this will take you out of edit mode

Now to save the file:
- type the ":" key and that will put you in "command" mode
- type the "wq" ("w" stands for "write" and "q" stands for "quit") keys so that now the line at the bottom of the screen reads like ":wq"  and hit the "ENTER" key

Good luck.

Ok, I get this "Press ins button, then pres the #"

I dont understand this "Save exit is :wq"

what is ":wq"

do I just press "w" then "q"?

And I also still need to know what line to edit if someone could please help me out.

Thank again for your help!!!

Tossil

Press ins button, then pres the #

Save exit is :wq

If i knew linux I would.  I know very little about linux/unix.  That's why I went for the full DVD install.  Was under the impression from the demo video that I would only have like 4 commands to enter and it would take about 25 min... only thing was that I needed a Nvidia video card, which was not a problem...


So, just to prepare, I tried to edit that file using the command "vi /usr/bin/lite-installer.sh" at the bash prompt... just to see how "comment the line that runs the formatdrive function" it done. I tried to add a comment "#" before one of the lines of script and nothing happened.  No "#" was added when I pressed the "#" key.  Then I couldnt figure out how to save, or how to even exit... (was assuming control-z or control-c)

uuuug, this not looking fun... =/

Hello.  Anyone know what to do to fix my problem?

Motherboard is a Asus P5WD2, Raptor 74GB SATA HD, Plexor SATA DVD-rw (also tried with an IDE DVD drive with no additional luck), Pentium D 3.2Ghz, 2GB DDR2533 Ram, Asus Nvidia Video card w/HDMI.

I do the install DVD install and it hangs after the line:

Setting up swapspae version 1, size ...
No label, uuid=3604
/dev/sda1: uuid=a57a..." SEC_TYPE="ext2" Type="ext3"
/dev/sda5: uuid="3604..." type="swap"


Any help would be great!!!

Thanks in advance,

Tossil

Ok, was having the same problem so I did as you said

1. switch to console (alt+2)

2. sudo -i

3. vi /usr/bin/lite-installer.sh

4. comment the line that runs the formatdrive function

5. and run the /usr/bin/lite-installer.sh script again

ok... I get stuck at #4.  I looked all over for "formatdrive" and "formatdrive function" and can't find it anywhere.  I assume when you say comment you are talking about puttiing a "#" at the beginning of the line.

After you comment, I assume you save.  Whats that command?  And then what is the command to run that script? just type "lite-installer.sh" at the bash?

Thanks in advance for any help

Tossil

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We've installed lmce-0704 from the DVD iso numerous times now on different i915/i945 & i965 Cores without problems... so I assume there is something about your hardware that is causing the DVD iso to fail. Not sure what that might be though.

I had exacly the same problem, what U have to do is switch to console (alt+2)

sudo -i
vi /usr/bin/lite-installer.sh
comment the line that runs the formatdrive function
and run the /usr/bin/lite-installer.sh script again

it worked for me

Best Regards