Install problem (aborts w/signal 9)

[PKF <pferrick-at-tows.moric.org>]

Hopefully this is not a complete show-stopper...

When I install from the BDI disk, everything goes fine until it gets to
the installation of the packages. Then, before anything actually gets
installed, I get

     "Installation exited abnormally - received signal 9"

at which point I'm invited to reboot my computer now (which doesn't
help).

The first time through I tried to put everything in a ~1Gb root
partition, the second time I tried 500 Mb root and 500 Mb /usr.  That
wasn't the problem.

Sound familiar to anyone?

thanks,
Patrick