It's older - an Optiplex GX620 Midtower. I think it boots only with BIOS. On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 8:54 AM, Steve McIntyre <st...@einval.com> wrote:
> Hi Charles, > > On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 08:49:54AM -0700, Charles Chambers wrote: > > > > > >Package: installation-reports > > > >Boot method: <DVD boot> > >Image version: Debian-9.0.0-amd64-DVD-1 > >Date: <7/3/17 @ 06:00> > > > >Machine: <Dell Optiplex 620 midtower> > >Processor: Dual Pentium 3.00 ghz > >Memory: 2gb > >Partitions: </dev/sda1 root filesystem; /dev/sdb1 swap partition> > >Base System Installation Checklist: > >[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > > > > > >Initial boot: [ E] > > > >I'm still attempting an offline installation. I'm connecting up a // > Gear Head > >8X DVD Mobile Slim External Drive 8XDVDEXT // to an installed system, > cycling > >the drive to insert the first DVD, and then connecting the USB DVD drive > to the > >target computer and attempting to boot the computer to the USB Device. > > > >It worked fine on the earlier versions of Debian 8.x. Now, the drive > reads the > >DVD, but doesn't recognize it as bootable media. The computer doesn't > give me > >the option to boot to USB Device. > > Is your computer set up to boot via BIOS or UEFI? If the latter, have > you disabled Secure Boot? > > -- > Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. > st...@einval.com > "... the premise [is] that privacy is about hiding a wrong. It's not. > Privacy is an inherent human right, and a requirement for maintaining > the human condition with dignity and respect." > -- Bruce Schneier > > -- Charlie ccha...@gmail.com