On 04/03/11 19:31, Bret Busby wrote: > On Fri, 4 Mar 2011, Bret Busby wrote: > >> >> On Wed, 2 Mar 2011, Camaleón wrote: >> >>> >>> On Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:41:54 +0800, Bret Busby wrote: >>> >>>> To try to install Debian 6, I downloaded, as advised on the Debian web >>>> site, the Debian 6 netinst iso file, wrote it to a CD, and tried to >>>> install Debian 6, using it. >>>> >>>> However, the computer on which I tried to install it, did not boot from >>>> the CD. >>> >>> (...) >>> >>> Ensure that you: >>> >>> 1/ Properly wrote the ISO image in the CD >>> 2/ Configured your BIOS boot sequence in the right manner >>> >>> There are not many options for a failure here. >>> >>> Greetings, >>> >>> -- >>> Camaleón >>> >>> >> >> The file was downloaded, saved to a directory on the computer that >> downloaded it (using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS), then written to the CD using >> brasero, which was the default on that computer (not this computer, >> and not the target computer for the Debian 6 installation). >> >> The BIOS boot sequence was the same as for when the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS >> was installed on the target computer. The Ubuntu 10.04 LTS CD booted >> and installed without problem, but the Debian 6 netinst CD was >> bypassed, in the same boot process settings. >> >> -- >> Bret Busby >> Armadale >> West Australia >> .............. >> > > And so today I downloaded another set of iso images; one for each of the > 32 bit and the 64 bit installations. It came from the previous source as > the previous iso iomage that did not work - through hummer.se (or > something similar), via the web page at http://www.debian.org/distrib/ , > from the part > > " > Download a small installation image > > Use Internet to download additional files during installation. > > These small netinst images can be downloaded quickly and should be > recorded onto a CD/DVD/USB disk. These allow you to download only those > Debian packages that you actually want, but require an Internet > connection on the machine you are installing Debian onto. > > * 32-bit PC netinst iso > * 64-bit PC netinst iso > " > > > > I tried installing the 64 bit one, and it does not proceed past the > "Configure package manager" > > Every mirroor that I tried, in Australia, and, in the USA, returned "Bad > Archive Mirror". > > In Australia, I tried the WAIIA, iinet, UWA, au.debian.org, optus.net, > and other mirrors, in the USA, I tried the MIT, Berkely, debian.us (or > whatever it was), and others, all with the same error message. > > Surely, they can't all be lacking Debian 6 amd64 mirrors? > > I think it should be "Bad Debian 6"! > > This is the most problematic installation process that I remember. > > -- > Bret Busby > Armadale > West Australia > .............. > > "So once you do know what the question actually is, > you'll know what the answer means." > - Deep Thought, > Chapter 28 of Book 1 of > "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: > A Trilogy In Four Parts", > written by Douglas Adams, > published by Pan Books, 1992 > > ....................................................
Bret, I sent you (offlist) a tested, working link to the local (Oz) CD mirror. If you cut and pasted the wget line you will find that it still works. That image is the amd64-i386 image baked the other day. scott@work:~$ wget -t 0 http://ftp.iinet.net.au/debian/debian-cd/current/multi-arch/iso-cd/debian-6.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso --2011-03-04 23:27:36-- http://ftp.iinet.net.au/debian/debian-cd/current/multi-arch/iso-cd/debian-6.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso Resolving ftp.iinet.net.au... 203.0.178.32 Connecting to ftp.iinet.net.au|203.0.178.32|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 432142336 (412M) [application/x-iso9660-image] Saving to: `debian-6.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso' Cheers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d70db4c.8040...@gmail.com
