> You imply the machine is still functioning and the OS is bootable, so
> d-i can be started up from this disk.
>
>>I bought a new hard disk and downloaded Debian testing version,
>> then
>> I found the CD-ROM is broken, it can not boot from the CD-ROM. The old
>> PC
>> can not boot fro
On 4/16/13, Soare Catalin wrote:
> On Apr 15, 2013 11:16 AM, "Yuwen Dai" wrote:
>>
>> On 4/15/13, Jude DaShiell wrote:
>> > Buy a dvd burner, not blue ray either and replace that cdrom in the old
>> > computer. It should cost less than the new hard drive or about the
>> > same
>> >
>>
>> Yes, t
On Apr 15, 2013 11:16 AM, "Yuwen Dai" wrote:
>
> On 4/15/13, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> > Buy a dvd burner, not blue ray either and replace that cdrom in the old
> > computer. It should cost less than the new hard drive or about the same
> >
>
> Yes, this is easier. But I want to try the harder pat
> I've a very old PC with an old Debian installed. Recently I found the hard
> disk has some bad sectors, sometime the file system will be mounted as read
> only. I bought a new hard disk and downloaded Debian testing version, then
> I found the CD-ROM is broken, it can not boot from the CD-ROM.
On Mon 15 Apr 2013 at 13:50:49 +0800, Yuwen Dai wrote:
> I've a very old PC with an old Debian installed. Recently I found the hard
> disk has some bad sectors, sometime the file system will be mounted as read
> only.
You imply the machine is still functioning and the OS is bootable, so
d-i can
On 4/15/13, Yuwen Dai wrote:
> Yes, I have another PC installed Debian and a HDD to USB adapter.
>> If you aren't sure of what you're doing, this will be a steep learning
>> curve, but is very doable. Just require a little persistence and may
>> be a few tries before you get there...
>>
>> If the
On 4/15/13, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> Buy a dvd burner, not blue ray either and replace that cdrom in the old
> computer. It should cost less than the new hard drive or about the same
>
Yes, this is easier. But I want to try the harder path :-)
Best regards,
Yuwen
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>
> You can get a HDD to USB adapter and attach the hard disk to a working
> PC, then use debootstrap to install debian onto that HDD (you will
> need to format it to your desire first).
>
Yes, I have another PC installed Debian and a HDD to USB adapter.
> If you aren't sure of what you're doing
Buy a dvd burner, not blue ray either and replace that cdrom in the old
computer. It should cost less than the new hard drive or about the same
amount of money to do that. On Mon, 15 Apr 2013, Yuwen Dai wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I've a very old PC with an old Debian installed. Recently I found t
On 4/15/13, Yuwen Dai wrote:
> I've a very old PC with an old Debian installed. Recently I found the hard
> disk has some bad sectors, sometime the file system will be mounted as read
> only. I bought a new hard disk and downloaded Debian testing version, then
> I found the CD-ROM is broken, it
Dear all,
I've a very old PC with an old Debian installed. Recently I found the hard
disk has some bad sectors, sometime the file system will be mounted as read
only. I bought a new hard disk and downloaded Debian testing version, then
I found the CD-ROM is broken, it can not boot from the CD-R
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