Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-23 Thread Karagkiaouris Diamantis
Hello, I can't understand the problem. Netinstall interrupts due to missing rt2800 package? Also in case you are not aware of it there are also builds that have already non free firmware drivers. But they are unofficial: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmw

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-23 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Saturday 23 January 2016 10:36:50 jdd wrote: > Le 23/01/2016 11:13, Jonas Hedman a écrit : > >> The DVDs contain free software only. > > > > I apologize in advance for my ignorance but is this really true > > regarding the Linux kernel? (blobs?) > > as far as I know, this is Debian specific (not

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-23 Thread jdd
Le 23/01/2016 11:13, Jonas Hedman a écrit : The DVDs contain free software only. I apologize in advance for my ignorance but is this really true regarding the Linux kernel? (blobs?) as far as I know, this is Debian specific (not only Debian, but other Debian alike may no have the same), and

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-23 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Saturday 23 January 2016 10:13:44 Jonas Hedman wrote: > On 16-01-15 14:27:54, Brian wrote: > > On Fri 15 Jan 2016 at 08:53:46 -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > > I ran a netinst installation so no didn't have the nonfree rt2800 > > > package earlier. Anyone know which debian dvd that package live

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-23 Thread Jonas Hedman
On 16-01-15 14:27:54, Brian wrote: > On Fri 15 Jan 2016 at 08:53:46 -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > > I ran a netinst installation so no didn't have the nonfree rt2800 package > > earlier. Anyone know which debian dvd that package lives on? I may be able > > to install debian with the first dvd

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-21 Thread Bret Busby
On 13/01/2016, Dikomodo wrote: > Hallo everybody > Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G? > Thankyou very much > > The above message is the only message that I have seen in the thread, from the original poster, so I say this, without the above message explaining why

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-21 Thread Adam Wilson
On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:47:05 -0300 Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI wrote: > On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:27:54 + > Brian wrote: > > > On Fri 15 Jan 2016 at 08:53:46 -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > > > > I ran a netinst installation so no didn't have the nonfree rt2800 > > > package earlier. Anyone know wh

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-17 Thread Brian
On Mon 18 Jan 2016 at 05:33:41 +1000, Stuart Longland wrote: > On 18/01/16 05:26, Jude DaShiell **TOP-POSTED**: Deary me! What is the world coming to? Is this shouting insight for the sightless? > > It may be a 2003 machine, though it has to have a bios install since > > it's too old to handle u

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-17 Thread Stuart Longland
On 18/01/16 05:26, Jude DaShiell **TOP-POSTED**: > It may be a 2003 machine, though it has to have a bios install since > it's too old to handle uefi. That does not surprise me, as UEFI came much later. Apple who were one of the first to really push EFI, were still cranking out PowerBooks back th

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-17 Thread Jude DaShiell
It may be a 2003 machine, though it has to have a bios install since it's too old to handle uefi. On Mon, 18 Jan 2016, Stuart Longland wrote: Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:48:19 From: Stuart Longland To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-17 Thread Stuart Longland
On 13/01/16 22:04, Jude DaShiell wrote: > It sure is, and Acer Aspire computers generally are cut down AMD Athelon > x64 clones. I proved this since I also have a real AMD K8 Athelon > computer vintage 1994 that is still running (how old does it have to get > before the Smithsonian Museum gets int

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-15 Thread Brian
On Fri 15 Jan 2016 at 15:45:18 -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: > Thanks much, looks like we have a repeat of Infocom's Bureaucracy game > running. Nope. Explain your problem and it can be dealt with.

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-15 Thread Jude DaShiell
Thanks much, looks like we have a repeat of Infocom's Bureaucracy game running. On Fri, 15 Jan 2016, Renaud OLGIATI wrote: Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 10:47:05 From: Renaud OLGIATI To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G Resent-Date: Fr

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-15 Thread Patrick Bartek
ot. Less problematical. B > On Fri, 15 Jan 2016, Selim T. Erdo?an wrote: > > > Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 18:08:56 > > From: Selim T. Erdo?an > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Subject: Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G > > Resent-D

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-15 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Friday 15 January 2016 15:47:05 Renaud OLGIATI wrote: > On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:27:54 + > > Brian wrote: > > On Fri 15 Jan 2016 at 08:53:46 -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > > I ran a netinst installation so no didn't have the nonfree rt2800 > > > package earlier. Anyone know which debian dv

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-15 Thread Brian
On Fri 15 Jan 2016 at 12:47:05 -0300, Renaud OLGIATI wrote: > On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:27:54 + > Brian wrote: > > > On Fri 15 Jan 2016 at 08:53:46 -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > > > > I ran a netinst installation so no didn't have the nonfree rt2800 package > > > earlier. Anyone know which

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-15 Thread Ron
On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:27:54 + Brian wrote: > On Fri 15 Jan 2016 at 08:53:46 -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > > I ran a netinst installation so no didn't have the nonfree rt2800 package > > earlier. Anyone know which debian dvd that package lives on? I may be able > > to install debian with

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-15 Thread Brian
On Fri 15 Jan 2016 at 08:53:46 -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: > I ran a netinst installation so no didn't have the nonfree rt2800 package > earlier. Anyone know which debian dvd that package lives on? I may be able > to install debian with the first dvd and whatever number that other dvd is > in fu

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-15 Thread Jude DaShiell
: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 18:08:56 From: Selim T. Erdo?an To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G Resent-Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 23:09:21 + (UTC) Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 09:40:53PM -0500, Jude DaShiell

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-14 Thread Selim T . Erdoğan
On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 09:40:53PM -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: > I tried running it on an acer aspire 5003 notebook and it worked okay until > trying to configure my network with my rt2800usb wifi adapter. If I get a > wifi extender I can plug ethernet into I'll try again it may work then. For rt

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-13 Thread Hans
Hello, I have an Acer Aspire 7520G which is running debian now for many years. At the moment it is running debian/testing. It has a AMD CPU, a NVidia GF8600, 4GB RAM, and the wireless card is an Atheros AR5009. Everything is contributed, also hibernating and of course the wireless card. This c

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-13 Thread Jude DaShiell
into each machine. On Wed, 13 Jan 2016, Lisi Reisz wrote: Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 02:06:45 From: Lisi Reisz To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G Resent-Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 07:06:59 + (UTC) Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.or

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-12 Thread Lisi Reisz
work then. > > On Tue, 12 Jan 2016, Dikomodo wrote: > > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 18:21:43 > > From: Dikomodo > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Subject: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G > > Resent-Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 23:39:09 +000

Re: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-12 Thread Jude DaShiell
21:43 From: Dikomodo To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G Resent-Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 23:39:09 + (UTC) Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org Hallo everybody Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G? Thankyou very much --

Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G

2016-01-12 Thread Dikomodo
Hallo everybody Is anybody Running Debian on Acer Aspire E5-571G? Thankyou very much