Re: Debian 11.2 i386 Netinstall CD Athlon XP-M

2021-12-29 Thread Nicholas Geovanis
ZE4700 with an Athlon XP-M 2500+ (K7, > > > Barton > > > 1,866 GHz) > > > > From ?2004 > > > Running with Debian 8. > > > The Laptop was not in use and I want to use for Kids playing. > > > > > > Try to install Debian 11.2 i386 Netinstall C

Re: Install Debian netinstall to HP Elitebook 840 G8 problem

2021-09-11 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 03 sep 21, 08:09:25, Patrick Bartek wrote: > On Fri, 3 Sep 2021 09:46:24 +0200 (CEST) > Richard Forst wrote: > > > I purchased a new laptop HP Elitebook 840 G8, and am trying to > > install Debian to it. However I encounter a problem. > > > > I change the bios setting, but when booting f

Re: Install Debian netinstall to HP Elitebook 840 G8 problem

2021-09-03 Thread Patrick Bartek
On Fri, 3 Sep 2021 09:46:24 +0200 (CEST) Richard Forst wrote: > I purchased a new laptop HP Elitebook 840 G8, and am trying to > install Debian to it. However I encounter a problem. > > I change the bios setting, but when booting from usb. What was shown > on the screen is simply a grub env com

Re: Install Debian netinstall to HP Elitebook 840 G8 problem

2021-09-03 Thread Richard Forst
gt; > grub> > > instead of a traditional debian install screen which may describe whether to > install with GUI or standard mode (non gui). I've repeated installing from > netinstall iso many times, but I had never run into such situation. So > actually I am stocked.

Install Debian netinstall to HP Elitebook 840 G8 problem

2021-09-03 Thread Richard Forst
een which may describe whether to install with GUI or standard mode (non gui). I've repeated installing from netinstall iso many times, but I had never run into such situation. So actually I am stocked. I don't know that's because of UEFI or because the iso burn to usb stick proble

Re: Find latest netinstall iso

2020-08-06 Thread basti
sti wrote: >> Hello, >> I try to setup a service that build a headless netinstall iso. >> Is there a way to find the latest version number? >> >> I think grep the https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ site is not the best >> option. > > Will parsing [1] do, fo

Re: Find latest netinstall iso

2020-08-06 Thread Reco
Hi. On Thu, Aug 06, 2020 at 12:14:23PM +0200, basti wrote: > Hello, > I try to setup a service that build a headless netinstall iso. > Is there a way to find the latest version number? > > I think grep the https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ site is not the best > option

Find latest netinstall iso

2020-08-06 Thread basti
Hello, I try to setup a service that build a headless netinstall iso. Is there a way to find the latest version number? I think grep the https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ site is not the best option. Best regards

Re: Error during boot time after update and during netinstall 10.03 (no more Sodfware raid)

2020-03-15 Thread Ulf Volmer
On 15.03.20 15:18, Bernd Recktor wrote: > Hello, > > md/raid0:md0:cannot assamble multi_zone RAID0 with default_layot settings > md/raid0:md0: please set raid0.default_layout to 1 or 2 > > this is fatal if You use to have the rootfs on a RAID0 I guess your raid0 devices have different sizes. May

Error during boot time after update and during netinstall 10.03 (no more Sodfware raid)

2020-03-15 Thread Bernd Recktor
Hello, md/raid0:md0:cannot assamble multi_zone RAID0 with default_layot settings md/raid0:md0: please set raid0.default_layout to 1 or 2 this is fatal if You use to have the rootfs on a RAID0 since Debian 10.3 there is no way to create a software raid during installing with the net install cd.

Re: Debian netinstall systemd-boot (bootloader) support

2020-01-29 Thread Kenneth Parker
On Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 11:04 AM Fun Society wrote: > I'm using it on debian (replacing the grub) but it was frustrating using > netinstall ISO, you can't boot live to install the systemd-boot easily, so > I find a way to boot my Debian using grub rescue then install the > sy

Re: Re: Debian netinstall systemd-boot (bootloader) support

2020-01-29 Thread Fun Society
I'm using it on debian (replacing the grub) but it was frustrating using netinstall ISO, you can't boot live to install the systemd-boot easily, so I find a way to boot my Debian using grub rescue then install the systemd-boot. That's why I suggest systemd-boot must be added as boo

Re: Debian netinstall systemd-boot (bootloader) support

2020-01-29 Thread Kenneth Parker
On Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 2:27 AM Fun Society wrote: > Hi, can you guys add/provide systemd-boot option on the Debian installer? > Because some of the UEFI laptop not supported grub bootloader, The bios > automatically delete boot entry if the name of the grub boot entry not > "Linux" and grub instal

Debian netinstall systemd-boot (bootloader) support

2020-01-28 Thread Fun Society
Hi, can you guys add/provide systemd-boot option on the Debian installer? Because some of the UEFI laptop not supported grub bootloader, The bios automatically delete boot entry if the name of the grub boot entry not "Linux" and grub installation by Debian installer is named Debian so the machine w

Re: Fwd: Re: AMD 10.2 netinstall

2020-01-21 Thread Rick Thomas
versions without fear of Catch-22. Thanks for the correction! Rick On Mon, Jan 20, 2020, at 8:32 PM, David Wright wrote: > On Mon 20 Jan 2020 at 17:09:33 (-0800), Rick Thomas wrote: > > Whether you can use the "netinstall" CD depends on whether your device's > > networ

Re: Fwd: Re: AMD 10.2 netinstall

2020-01-20 Thread David Wright
On Mon 20 Jan 2020 at 17:09:33 (-0800), Rick Thomas wrote: > Whether you can use the "netinstall" CD depends on whether your device's > network connection requires one of those non-free drivers. If it needs a > driver that isn't on the CD (which is more likely, the

Re: Fwd: Re: AMD 10.2 netinstall

2020-01-20 Thread Rick Thomas
Whether you can use the "netinstall" CD depends on whether your device's network connection requires one of those non-free drivers. If it needs a driver that isn't on the CD (which is more likely, the smaller the install medium) to retrieve the drivers it needs... Well,

Fwd: Re: AMD 10.2 netinstall

2020-01-19 Thread Rick Thomas
l message - From: Thomas Hilbert To: Rick Thomas Subject: Re: AMD 10.2 netinstall Date: Sunday, January 19, 2020 5:50 PM Good to know about the expert option.  So what does the Non-Free, firmware installer get you over the standard all open source installer? On 1/19/20 2:35 AM, Rick Thomas

Re: AMD 10.2 netinstall

2020-01-18 Thread Rick Thomas
> Since you have to install the firmware-linux-nonfree that means that > it s not installed! From what I remember > you need to select those packages at the end of the base image > installation. And you must do an "expert" install, in order to see that option. If you do a "Standard" install, yo

Re: AMD 10.2 netinstall

2020-01-18 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2020-01-18 19:12 -0500, tom h wrote: > Recently I have installed stable on a few old optiplex workstations that > have an AMD graphics card. On first boot I always get a black screen and > have to: > >1. Enable non-free >2. Install firmware-linux-nonfree. Even tho

Re: AMD 10.2 netinstall

2020-01-18 Thread nektarios
-linux-nonfree. Even though the netinstall media is firmware-10.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso [1] I see references to the AMD driver existing in the kernel and thought it would load at boot time. What am I missing? Cheers, Links: -- [1] https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd

AMD 10.2 netinstall

2020-01-18 Thread tom h
Hello, Recently I have installed stable on a few old optiplex workstations that have an AMD graphics card. On first boot I always get a black screen and have to: 1. Enable non-free 2. Install firmware-linux-nonfree. Even though the netinstall media is firmware-10.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso

Re: no ethernet drivers in testing/10 netinstall image?

2019-11-02 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Le 02/11/2019 à 20:07, Joe a écrit : Kent Dorfman wrote: I'd make a strong argument that removing the common drivers from whatever kernel is used in "testing" is more an "unstable" action. (...) But at no time should a mature and extremely important device driver get pulled from it. Somethin

Re: no ethernet drivers in testing/10 netinstall image?

2019-11-02 Thread Joe
On Sat, 2 Nov 2019 14:34:04 -0400 Kent Dorfman wrote: > I think we have slightly different perceptions of what the scope of > the "testing" release is. Per my understanding of the debian.org wiki > information, it should be a "stable" release, with more frequently > updated packages...thus testi

Re: no ethernet drivers in testing/10 netinstall image?

2019-11-02 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Le 02/11/2019 à 19:34, Kent Dorfman a écrit : I think we have slightly different perceptions of what the scope of the "testing" release is. I think you have a wrong perception of what Debian testing is. Testing is not stable. Besides, the testing installer images are not intended to install t

Re: no ethernet drivers in testing/10 netinstall image?

2019-11-02 Thread Kent Dorfman
I think we have slightly different perceptions of what the scope of the "testing" release is. Per my understanding of the debian.org wiki information, it should be a "stable" release, with more frequently updated packages...thus testing the newer applicaiton packages. I'd make a strong argument t

Re: no ethernet drivers in testing/10 netinstall image?

2019-11-02 Thread John Hasler
Kent Dorfman writes: > we are talking about 10 TESTING-edu, not stable nor unstable. TESTING is what its name says. Install Stable, upgrade to TESTING if you really need it, and use reportbug to report any bugs you find. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: no ethernet drivers in testing/10 netinstall image?

2019-11-02 Thread John Hasler
Kent Dorfman writes: > we are talking about 10 TESTING-edu, not stable nor unstable. TESTING is what its name says. Install Stable, upgrade to TESTING if you really need it, and use reportbug to report any bugs you find. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: no ethernet drivers in testing/10 netinstall image?

2019-11-02 Thread John Hasler
Kent Dorfman writes: > we are talking about 10 TESTING-edu, not stable nor unstable. TESTING is what its name says. Install Stable, upgrade to TESTING if you really need it, and use reportbug to report any bugs you find. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: no ethernet drivers in testing/10 netinstall image?

2019-11-02 Thread Kent Dorfman
On 11/1/19, Kent Dorfman wrote: > title says it all. > Would be nice if the netinstall actually worked so that I could better > evaluate whether to take debian seriously. > a couple of points going forward: 1) I do not sign up on every list where I need support. If I did, I

Re: no ethernet drivers in testing/10 netinstall image?

2019-11-02 Thread David Wright
On Sat 02 Nov 2019 at 15:12:10 (+0100), Pascal Hambourg wrote: > Le 02/11/2019 à 14:03, to...@tuxteam.de a écrit : > > > Kent Dorfman wrote: > > > > > > > > There are no ethernet drivers in the modules directory for the > > > > netinstall image, o

Re: no ethernet drivers in testing/10 netinstall image?

2019-11-02 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Le 02/11/2019 à 15:21, Reco a écrit : On Sat, Nov 02, 2019 at 03:12:10PM +0100, Pascal Hambourg wrote: IIUC the OP is talking about the netinst installer, not an installed system. Maybe he encountered a situation where the d-i package containing NIC modules was not installed yet, or the install

Re: no ethernet drivers in testing/10 netinstall image?

2019-11-02 Thread Reco
Hi. On Sat, Nov 02, 2019 at 03:12:10PM +0100, Pascal Hambourg wrote: > Le 02/11/2019 à 14:03, to...@tuxteam.de a écrit : > > > Kent Dorfman wrote: > > > > > > > > There are no ethernet drivers in the modules directory for the > > > > neti

Re: no ethernet drivers in testing/10 netinstall image?

2019-11-02 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Le 02/11/2019 à 14:03, to...@tuxteam.de a écrit : Kent Dorfman wrote: There are no ethernet drivers in the modules directory for the netinstall image, other than a single broadcomm file...and no, it's not an obscure nic that requires custom firmware. It needs the humble e1000 driver.

Re: no ethernet drivers in testing/10 netinstall image?

2019-11-02 Thread tomas
On Sat, Nov 02, 2019 at 08:44:57AM +, Joe wrote: > On Fri, 1 Nov 2019 18:54:55 -0400 > Kent Dorfman wrote: > > > title says it all. > > > > There are no ethernet drivers in the modules directory for the > > netinstall image, other than a single broadco

Re: no ethernet drivers in testing/10 netinstall image?

2019-11-02 Thread Joe
On Fri, 1 Nov 2019 18:54:55 -0400 Kent Dorfman wrote: > title says it all. > > There are no ethernet drivers in the modules directory for the > netinstall image, other than a single broadcomm file...and no, it's > not an obscure nic that requires custom firmware. It need

Re: no ethernet drivers in testing/10 netinstall image?

2019-11-01 Thread David Wright
On Fri 01 Nov 2019 at 18:54:55 (-0400), Kent Dorfman wrote: > title says it all. > > There are no ethernet drivers in the modules directory for the > netinstall image, other than a single broadcomm file...and no, it's > not an obscure nic that requires custom firmware.

no ethernet drivers in testing/10 netinstall image?

2019-11-01 Thread Kent Dorfman
title says it all. There are no ethernet drivers in the modules directory for the netinstall image, other than a single broadcomm file...and no, it's not an obscure nic that requires custom firmware. It needs the humble e1000 driver. I'm looking to replace fedora with something hav

Re: Install backport during netinstall installation process

2019-06-24 Thread andreimpopescu
t, I've been able to > successfully setup the machines over the net using buster/testing > netinstall images, which allow one to select stretch/stable at install > time, then reboot into rescue mode on the netinstaller and install > kernel-image-4.19.0-0.bpo from backports to provide a

Re: Testing netinstall, but use stable release?

2019-06-23 Thread andreimpopescu
On Jo, 09 mai 19, 07:29:49, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > > Are you referring to "It is not possible to install sid from a netinst > or full CD. Please use the netboot installation method". I certainly > missed that. My apologies. > > Setting up a tftp server in a remote data centre rack is someth

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-06-18 Thread David Wright
On Sun 09 Jun 2019 at 18:07:11 (+0300), andreimpope...@gmail.com wrote: > On Vi, 05 apr 19, 13:05:56, David Wright wrote: > > > > A solution might be to install over a serial link, but I don't > > think you can do that with the d-i itself, only with 3rd-party > > mangled versions. > > Sure it can

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-06-09 Thread andreimpopescu
On Vi, 05 apr 19, 13:05:56, David Wright wrote: > > A solution might be to install over a serial link, but I don't > think you can do that with the d-i itself, only with 3rd-party > mangled versions. Sure it can, it's how most ARM boards are installed. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian

Re: Install backport during netinstall installation process

2019-05-17 Thread Brian
On Thu 16 May 2019 at 14:01:43 +0100, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: [...] > Consequently I'd be grateful to know if: > > * it is possible to somehow install the backport kernel and dependencies > during the netinstall process > (apt-get install doesn't seem available

Re: Install backport during netinstall installation process

2019-05-17 Thread Curt
On 2019-05-17, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: >> >> I'm sure someone here can offer you the exact details of how to do that. > > Thanks again for the advice. > > I'm pretty sure dpkg isn't available in /target but I didn't try a > chroot so maybe I'll give that another go! Well, it's what seems to h

Re: Install backport during netinstall installation process

2019-05-17 Thread Rory Campbell-Lange
On 17/05/19, Curt (cu...@free.fr) wrote: > On 2019-05-17, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > > On 16/05/19, Curt (cu...@free.fr) wrote: > >> On 2019-05-16, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > >> > > >> > * it is possible to somehow install the backport kernel and d

Re: Install backport during netinstall installation process

2019-05-17 Thread Curt
On 2019-05-17, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > On 16/05/19, Curt (cu...@free.fr) wrote: >> On 2019-05-16, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: >> > >> > Consequently I'd be grateful to know if: >> > >> > * it is possible to somehow install the backport ke

Re: Install backport during netinstall installation process

2019-05-17 Thread Rory Campbell-Lange
On 16/05/19, Curt (cu...@free.fr) wrote: > On 2019-05-16, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > > > > Consequently I'd be grateful to know if: > > > > * it is possible to somehow install the backport kernel and dependencies > > during the netinstall process > &g

Re: Install backport during netinstall installation process

2019-05-16 Thread Curt
On 2019-05-16, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > > Consequently I'd be grateful to know if: > > * it is possible to somehow install the backport kernel and dependencies > during the netinstall process > (apt-get install doesn't seem available on the virtual terminals

Install backport during netinstall installation process

2019-05-16 Thread Rory Campbell-Lange
er/testing netinstall images, which allow one to select stretch/stable at install time, then reboot into rescue mode on the netinstaller and install kernel-image-4.19.0-0.bpo from backports to provide a stable system and kernel with ixgbe support. However this doesn't work when running root of

Re: Testing netinstall, but use stable release?

2019-05-11 Thread Rory Campbell-Lange
h Intel > > > x553 cards that require the ixgbe kernel module. > > > > > > The latest stable netinstall image allows one to load the ixgbe module > > > but the network interfaces aren't seen. However, the latest testing > > > netinstall sees the

Re: Testing netinstall, but use stable release?

2019-05-11 Thread Rory Campbell-Lange
On 09/05/19, didier gaumet (didier.gau...@gmail.com) wrote: > Le 08/05/2019 à 22:47, Rory Campbell-Lange a écrit : > [..] > > I downloaded debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso on 29 April but having > > just tested this I'm not getting a choice of distribution. I'm in expert > > mode (console) -- perha

Re: Testing netinstall, but use stable release?

2019-05-09 Thread David Christensen
ixgbe kernel module. The latest stable netinstall image allows one to load the ixgbe module but the network interfaces aren't seen. However, the latest testing netinstall sees the network interfaces fine. Is there a clever way of downgrading the installation to stable while keeping the test

Re: Testing netinstall, but use stable release?

2019-05-09 Thread Brian
On Thu 09 May 2019 at 07:29:49 +0100, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > Thanks for your advice, Brian. > > Are you referring to "It is not possible to install sid from a netinst > or full CD. Please use the netboot installation method". I certainly > missed that. My apologies. No need to apologise; I

Re: Testing netinstall, but use stable release?

2019-05-08 Thread didier gaumet
Le 08/05/2019 à 22:47, Rory Campbell-Lange a écrit : [..] > I downloaded debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso on 29 April but having > just tested this I'm not getting a choice of distribution. I'm in expert > mode (console) -- perhaps I'll try again on the graphical version. [..] Hello Rory, being i

Re: Testing netinstall, but use stable release?

2019-05-08 Thread Rory Campbell-Lange
Hi David On 08/05/19, David Christensen (dpchr...@holgerdanske.com) wrote: > On 5/8/19 10:32 AM, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > > I'm setting up some servers with A2SDi-8C-HLN4F motherboards with Intel > > x553 cards that require the ixgbe kernel module. > > > > Th

Re: Testing netinstall, but use stable release?

2019-05-08 Thread Rory Campbell-Lange
o on 29 April but having > > > just tested this I'm not getting a choice of distribution. I'm in expert > > > mode (console) -- perhaps I'll try again on the graphical version. > > > > I've just tried to install via graphical mode too and my 20190

Re: Testing netinstall, but use stable release?

2019-05-08 Thread Brian
md64-netinst.iso on 29 April but having > > just tested this I'm not getting a choice of distribution. I'm in expert > > mode (console) -- perhaps I'll try again on the graphical version. > > I've just tried to install via graphical mode too and my 20190429 &

Re: Testing netinstall, but use stable release?

2019-05-08 Thread Rory Campbell-Lange
haps I'll try again on the graphical version. I've just tried to install via graphical mode too and my 20190429 "Buster" netinstall disk has also has skipped the distribution choice step using this method. Is this something I should report? Thoughts gratefully received. Rory

Re: Testing netinstall, but use stable release?

2019-05-08 Thread Rory Campbell-Lange
Hi Andy On 08/05/19, Andy Smith (a...@strugglers.net) wrote: > On Wed, May 08, 2019 at 06:32:43PM +0100, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > > Is there a clever way of downgrading the installation to stable while > > keeping the testing kernel and associated ixgbe module? > > If you run the daily netins

Re: Testing netinstall, but use stable release?

2019-05-08 Thread David Christensen
On 5/8/19 10:32 AM, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: I'm setting up some servers with A2SDi-8C-HLN4F motherboards with Intel x553 cards that require the ixgbe kernel module. The latest stable netinstall image allows one to load the ixgbe module but the network interfaces aren't seen. Ho

Re: Testing netinstall, but use stable release?

2019-05-08 Thread Andy Smith
Hi Rory, On Wed, May 08, 2019 at 06:32:43PM +0100, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > Is there a clever way of downgrading the installation to stable while > keeping the testing kernel and associated ixgbe module? If you run the daily netinst in expert mode doesn't it let you pick the release you want

Testing netinstall, but use stable release?

2019-05-08 Thread Rory Campbell-Lange
I'm setting up some servers with A2SDi-8C-HLN4F motherboards with Intel x553 cards that require the ixgbe kernel module. The latest stable netinstall image allows one to load the ixgbe module but the network interfaces aren't seen. However, the latest testing netinstall sees t

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-05 Thread David Wright
On Thu 04 Apr 2019 at 15:50:59 (-0400), Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 04 April 2019 14:56:09 David Wright wrote: > > On Thu 04 Apr 2019 at 13:12:58 (-0400), Felix Miata wrote: > > > Gene Heskett composed on 2019-04-04 10:39 (UTC-0400): > > > > So how _exactly_ do I make the installer take what

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-05 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Felix Miata wrote: > > Never have I seen any other PC reliably take *so* long. Its > > master /boot partition begins @282.4MB, ends @682.5. Gene Heskett wrote: > 600 something is beyond the reach of some bios, I seen the figure 504megs > bandied about from several sources. That would be 20 b

Re: "fatal" screen blanking (was: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work)

2019-04-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 05 April 2019 04:09:55 Felix Miata wrote: > Gene Heskett composed on 2019-04-04 15:09 (UTC-0400): > > ...I had other things to do and left mc running but sitting idle > > while I attended to the washing machine and walked to the mailbox to > > get todays mail. On returning, the screen

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 05 April 2019 03:15:25 Felix Miata wrote: > Gene Heskett composed on 2019-04-04 15:38 (UTC-0400): > ... > > > Not with this math crippled bios bearing a 2006 copyright. It MUST > > be wholly within the first couple hundred megabytes of the beginning > > of the disk or it can't find it, a

Re: "fatal" screen blanking (was: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work)

2019-04-05 Thread Felix Miata
Gene Heskett composed on 2019-04-04 15:09 (UTC-0400): > ...I had other things to do and left mc running but sitting idle > while I attended to the washing machine and walked to the mailbox to get > todays mail. On returning, the screen had been blanked. Nothing on the > keyboard or mouse woul

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-05 Thread Felix Miata
Gene Heskett composed on 2019-04-04 15:38 (UTC-0400): ... > Not with this math crippled bios bearing a 2006 copyright. It MUST be > wholly within the first couple hundred megabytes of the beginning of the > disk or it can't find it, and it is the most recent bios available for > an Asus M2N-SLI

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-04 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 04 April 2019 14:56:09 David Wright wrote: > On Thu 04 Apr 2019 at 13:12:58 (-0400), Felix Miata wrote: > > Gene Heskett composed on 2019-04-04 10:39 (UTC-0400): > > > So how _exactly_ do I make the installer take what it finds, > > > format it, and just get on with it? > > > > First s

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-04 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 04 April 2019 13:12:58 Felix Miata wrote: > Gene Heskett composed on 2019-04-04 10:39 (UTC-0400): > > So how _exactly_ do I make the installer take what it finds, format > > it, and just get on with it? > > First select manual partitioning (all these are the same screen): > https://www

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-04 Thread Gene Heskett
day, going to make my 6th attempt to make the stretch > >> > netinstall work. > >> > > >> > I think I have sussed the failure mode, which seems to be that by > >> > the time its finslly gets around to installing grub, its too far > >> > into

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-04 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 04 April 2019 11:24:24 bw wrote: > In-Reply-To: <201904041039.19463.ghesk...@shentel.net> > > >So how _exactly_ do I make the installer take what it finds, format > > it, and just get on with it? > > You can't. Part of manual partitioning step is selecting the > mountpoints and it has

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-04 Thread Patrick Bartek
On Thu, 4 Apr 2019 10:39:19 -0400 Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings all > > I am today, going to make my 6th attempt to make the stretch netinstall > work. I netinstalled Stretch some months ago on this 12 year old Asrock 770DE+ system with absolutely no problems. My guess is

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-04 Thread David Christensen
On 4/4/19 7:39 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: Greetings all I am today, going to make my 6th attempt to make the stretch netinstall work. I think I have sussed the failure mode, which seems to be that by the time its finslly gets around to installing grub, its too far into the diksk for the dumb

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-04 Thread David Wright
On Thu 04 Apr 2019 at 13:12:58 (-0400), Felix Miata wrote: > Gene Heskett composed on 2019-04-04 10:39 (UTC-0400): > > > So how _exactly_ do I make the installer take what it finds, format it, > > and just get on with it? > > First select manual partitioning (all these are the same screen): > ht

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-04 Thread Brian
On Thu 04 Apr 2019 at 10:39:19 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings all > > I am today, going to make my 6th attempt to make the stretch netinstall > work. My, my; as an experienced user, you really are having a hard time. > I think I have sussed the failure mode, which seem

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-04 Thread Felix Miata
bw composed on 2019-04-04 11:24 (UTC-0400): > Try the guide much? > https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch06s03.html.en#di-partition It lacks the screenshots that are key to understanding existing partition utilization. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is religion, not science.

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-04 Thread Felix Miata
Gene Heskett composed on 2019-04-04 10:39 (UTC-0400): > So how _exactly_ do I make the installer take what it finds, format it, > and just get on with it? First select manual partitioning (all these are the same screen): https://www.howtoforge.com/images/debian_stretch_minimal_server/debian-9-se

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-04 Thread Charlie Kravetz
On Thu, 4 Apr 2019 11:09:13 -0400 Gene Heskett wrote: >On Thursday 04 April 2019 10:55:23 Greg Wooledge wrote: > >> On Thu, Apr 04, 2019 at 10:39:19AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: >> > I am today, going to make my 6th attempt to make the stretch >> > netinstall

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-04 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 04 April 2019 10:55:23 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Thu, Apr 04, 2019 at 10:39:19AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > I am today, going to make my 6th attempt to make the stretch > > netinstall work. > > > > I think I have sussed the failure mode, which seems to

Re: Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-04 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Thu, Apr 04, 2019 at 10:39:19AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > I am today, going to make my 6th attempt to make the stretch netinstall > work. > > I think I have sussed the failure mode, which seems to be that by the > time its finslly gets around to installing grub, its t

Getting amd64 stretch netinstall to work.

2019-04-04 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings all I am today, going to make my 6th attempt to make the stretch netinstall work. I think I have sussed the failure mode, which seems to be that by the time its finslly gets around to installing grub, its too far into the diksk for the dumb bios on this old Asus mobo to find it, so

Re: amd64 stable netinstall failing repeatedly 'scanning the mirror'

2019-03-25 Thread Sven Hartge
Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > On 24/03/19, Rory Campbell-Lange (r...@campbell-lange.net) wrote: >> Hi. I'm stuck in the DC and it's getting cold! >> >> I'm trying to install debian-9.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso using the >> non-graphical installer. All is fine till I hit the 'configure apt' >> stage, w

Re: amd64 stable netinstall failing repeatedly 'scanning the mirror'

2019-03-24 Thread Rory Campbell-Lange
On 24/03/19, Rory Campbell-Lange (r...@campbell-lange.net) wrote: > Hi. I'm stuck in the DC and it's getting cold! > > I'm trying to install debian-9.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso using the > non-graphical installer. All is fine till I hit the 'configure apt' > stage, when it simply hangs at 'scanning the

amd64 stable netinstall failing repeatedly 'scanning the mirror'

2019-03-24 Thread Rory Campbell-Lange
Hi. I'm stuck in the DC and it's getting cold! I'm trying to install debian-9.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso using the non-graphical installer. All is fine till I hit the 'configure apt' stage, when it simply hangs at 'scanning the mirror'. I can still ping the network. I've tried three different mirrors.

Heads Up! Stretch RC4 non-free netinstall iso has no non-free firmware.

2017-06-01 Thread Jimmy Johnson
Stretch-RC4-non-free-netinstall-iso has no non-free firmware, nor is it installing contrib. Both contrib and non-free are missing for main sources. Also I found the regions messed up/incorrect and corrected them in systemsettings. No problems with RC3-non-free-netinstall-iso so use it if you

Re: Netinstall of Debian 8 on DELL laptop fails

2017-03-18 Thread David Wright
On Sat 18 Mar 2017 at 18:34:08 (+), Brian wrote: > On Fri 17 Mar 2017 at 18:55:12 +0100, Klaus Jantzen wrote: > > > I am trying to net-install Debian 8.7. (Graphical expert install) > > > > After loading a couple of modules for the installation of the base system > > the installer claims that

Re: Netinstall of Debian 8 on DELL laptop fails

2017-03-18 Thread Brian
On Fri 17 Mar 2017 at 18:55:12 +0100, Klaus Jantzen wrote: > I am trying to net-install Debian 8.7. (Graphical expert install) > > After loading a couple of modules for the installation of the base system > the installer claims that Would you please explain what you mean by "loading a couple of

Re: Netinstall of Debian 8 on DELL laptop fails

2017-03-18 Thread GiaThnYgeia
Rinse out the cd with distilled water shake it like crazy and wipe it dry with the softest of all cotton cloths. If it is not working still recycle it. Use a USB stick to put the iso on, it will last much longer than the system will have any use. Do not use the live part for installations, just u

Re: Netinstall of Debian 8 on DELL laptop fails

2017-03-18 Thread deloptes
Klaus Jantzen wrote: > This is wrong as I used the same CD to install Debian on my PC without > any problems. did you follow the same path for the installation on the pc - graphic + expert?

Re: Netinstall of Debian 8 on DELL laptop fails

2017-03-17 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Friday 17 March 2017 17:55:12 Klaus Jantzen wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to net-install Debian 8.7. (Graphical expert install) > > After loading a couple of modules for the installation of the base > system the installer claims that > > beginning with 'groff-base' all modules are corrupted an

Netinstall of Debian 8 on DELL laptop fails

2017-03-17 Thread Klaus Jantzen
Hello, I am trying to net-install Debian 8.7. (Graphical expert install) After loading a couple of modules for the installation of the base system the installer claims that beginning with 'groff-base' all modules are corrupted and cannot be loaded. This is wrong as I used the same CD to inst

Re: [SOLVED] Netinstall Debian-8.7.0

2017-01-18 Thread Klaus Jantzen
On 01/17/2017 01:45 PM, Klaus Jantzen wrote: > Hello, > > I was about to praise the ease of installation when an error occurred in > the step > > 'Select and install software' > > The was no indication what exactly went wrong; it said I would be able > to install the missing item later. > > The sub

Netinstall Debian-8.7.0

2017-01-17 Thread Klaus Jantzen
Hello, I was about to praise the ease of installation when an error occurred in the step 'Select and install software' The was no indication what exactly went wrong; it said I would be able to install the missing item later. The subsequent step 'Install the GRUB loader on a hard disk' failed wi

Re: netinstall amd64 was unable to find a usable jessie mirror

2017-01-09 Thread Paul Dufresne
I just checked on the USB key, what disk it really is: Debian GNU/Linux 8.6.0 "Jessie" - Official Multi-architecture amd64/i386 NETINST #1 20160917-18:46

netinstall amd64 was unable to find a usable jessie mirror

2017-01-09 Thread Paul Dufresne
I downloaded netinst AMD 64 bits and made an installation on a laptop today. I believe it was http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.6.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-8.6.0-amd64-netinst.iso I choose 64 bit install (that's for a uefi laptop [with no more csm] and that's was about the sixth distro iso I tried

Re: No ext4 in netinstall debian wheezy

2016-04-05 Thread Andy Smith
Hi Jonas, On Tue, Apr 05, 2016 at 03:21:10PM +0300, jonas wrote: > I`m trying to install debian wheezy 64bit via pxe and i`m using > netinstall image (i have installed a lot of servers via that pxe and > first time i got this problem) and in manual partitioning i cant find > filesy

No ext4 in netinstall debian wheezy

2016-04-05 Thread jonas
Hello, I`m trying to install debian wheezy 64bit via pxe and i`m using netinstall image (i have installed a lot of servers via that pxe and first time i got this problem) and in manual partitioning i cant find filesystem ext4, i have added print screen url. I tested it on two different

Re: Netinstall senza rete

2016-03-11 Thread Fabrizio Carrai
I apologize for the message in italian, my fault. The question was on how to resume a netinstall installation interrupted due to the unavailability of the network. As you may knowm, in this condition Debian is installaed with a very minimal configuration. Just to inform you all how I solved the

Re: Netinstall senza rete

2016-03-04 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Friday 04 March 2016 06:31:21 Fabrizio Carrai wrote: > Ciao a tutti, > Ho fatto una installazione Debian usando la Netinstall. Purtroppo al > momento dell'installazione la rete non era disponibile e quindi potuto fare > solo una installazione minimale. Tutto ok. Ora la conn

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