Richard Owlett composed on 2021-03-04 05:54 (UTC-0600):
> David Christensen wrote:
>> I think 90% of the OP's problems stem from the fact that he does not
>> have good Internet service.
> I'm not aware of any germane issue with my internet service, nor with my
> ISP.
I suspect David was equating bad internet service with a data cap such as would
cause one to purchase Debian media instead of downloading without having to
consider a cap, as would I.
> My universe consists of:
> 1. myself.
> 2. a laptop onto which I wish to install Debian using a netinst.iso .
> 3. an Alcatel Linkzone sold me by T-Mobile, my ISP.
> T-Mobile erroneously ASSUMES that *all* customers will use it as a
> WiFi Hotspot to create a LAN of up to 15 devices.
> I, however, disable the WiFi as that function has *NO* value to me.
> 4. Debian, absent *ANY* non-free drivers, which is slightly schizoid
> in that:
> a. it will happily connect to internet if it was installed from an
> image of DVD1.
> b. it fails to install completely if using the netinst.iso .
> 5. the internet.
I could have sworn you recently mentioned having two computers. :p
I suppose this universe has from 0-1 TVs, none of which use Roku or Fire TV, or
are a smart TV, to 'cut the "cable TV" cord'. Most of the newer models of these
devices can use a wireless connection to an internet router, or a "hotspot",
some
only via wireless. I never needed wireless either, until I moved recently, into
a
house with TV cable ports in the wrong places that would cost big money to have
relocated.
I can't recall ever downloading a Debian DVD .iso. Usually I download only an
installation linux and initrd.gz, not the similarly meager netinst.iso. Either
way
has usually worked for me on the first try for unstable, always first try for
stable. I can only imagine frustration trying to install or keep updated using a
capped internet connection.
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