[arch-general] My first convert isn't going so well. Problems with net install.

[David C. Rankin]

Listmates,

	One of my friends from the openSuSE list was trying his first archilinux 
install and ran into an issue. IWell, my first attempt at installing Arch 
Linux did not go well. The net
install went OK but when it came to the, I guess, configuration of the
system, things went bum-up: the network configuration files could not be
read and therefore could not be written, or something along these lines.
 don't know if this will explain the problem fully, but if this describes a 
common problem with the latest network install cd's, then if somebody could 
point me in the right direction, I'll pass the answer along. The problem 
encountered was described as follows:

<quote>
Well, my first attempt at installing Arch Linux did not go well. The net
install went OK but when it came to the, I guess, configuration of the
system, things went bum-up: the network configuration files could not be
read and therefore could not be written, or something along these lines.
</quote>

	He is an experienced Linux user, so the issue encountered wasn't one that had 
to do with a lack of understanding of Linux itself. If any of this makes sense 
and if there is a link or something that might help, just let me know and I'll 
pass it along. Thanks.


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