Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-26 Thread Anssi Saari
Andrei POPESCU writes: > Try installing in expert mode (if the image boots), as far as I recall > there was an option to enable and use backports. Thanks. Well, the referenced LWN discussion mentioned tethering and indeed, plugging in my phone and enabling USB tethering resulted in a detected n

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-26 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 25 feb 21, 18:30:55, Anssi Saari wrote: > > But what if someone needs a newer kernel than 4.19 too? My chosen HW > needs kernel 5.1 for wifi and 5.9 for ethernet plus FW from Intel and > Realtek. And no, I don't want to install testing or unstable. Or Ubuntu. > > I figured I'll install fro

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-26 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 25 feb 21, 11:53:18, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > No worries. Things happen -- and in this case you happened to step > onto a sticky issue which has no "nice" solution. The two extremes > > (a) Debian should be a free distribution. If you're holding a >Debian "CD" [1] on your hands, yo

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-25 Thread David Wright
On Wed 24 Feb 2021 at 21:05:00 (-0800), Weaver wrote: > On 25-02-2021 14:53, David Wright wrote: > > On Wed 24 Feb 2021 at 16:44:18 (-0800), Weaver wrote: > >> On 25-02-2021 09:32, Dan Ritter wrote: > >> > IL Ka wrote: > >> >> > >> >> I am sorry for giving inadequate advice. Please forgive me as I

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-25 Thread Greg Wooledge
Anssi Saari (a...@sci.fi) wrote: > Henning Follmann writes: > > > You will find a iso here which includes most of the non-free firmware here: > > https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/10.8.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-dvd/ > > > > Please take the time to read AND

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-25 Thread Anssi Saari
Henning Follmann writes: > You will find a iso here which includes most of the non-free firmware here: > https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/10.8.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-dvd/ > > Please take the time to read AND understand the information on that site. I h

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-25 Thread Henning Follmann
On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 01:36:58AM +0300, IL Ka wrote: > > > > Please do not do that. > > > > > > You will find a iso here which includes most of the non-free firmware here: > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/10.8.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-dvd/ > > > >

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-25 Thread tomas
On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 01:36:58AM +0300, IL Ka wrote: > > > > Please do not do that. > > > > > > You will find a iso here which includes most of the non-free firmware here: > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/10.8.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-dvd/ > > > >

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-25 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 25 February 2021 02:23:22 deloptes wrote: > IL Ka wrote: > > If so, I believe this info is worth adding to the Debian > > installation guide somewhere in the wiki, so we can give a link to > > this wiki to newbies. > > newbies use ubuntu :) Yeah, but it doesn't take long to get over t

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, David Wright wrote: > > Take care: this stick will have very strange partitioning. I am preaching against this partition table layout since years. deloptes wrote: > newbies use ubuntu :) ... which eventually switched to a neater layout in the 20.10 ISOs with only one partition table hack l

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread deloptes
IL Ka wrote: > If so, I believe this info is worth adding to the Debian installation > guide somewhere in the wiki, so we can give a link to this wiki to > newbies. newbies use ubuntu :)

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread David Christensen
On 2021-02-24 14:36, IL Ka wrote: I am sorry for giving inadequate advice. Please forgive me as I am new to Debian. My idea was to install Debian, and then install non-free firmware. This is the third question about "how to install Debian if I have nic that needs non-free firmware" I see in thi

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread Weaver
On 25-02-2021 14:53, David Wright wrote: > On Wed 24 Feb 2021 at 16:44:18 (-0800), Weaver wrote: >> On 25-02-2021 09:32, Dan Ritter wrote: >> > IL Ka wrote: >> >> >> >> I am sorry for giving inadequate advice. Please forgive me as I am new to >> >> Debian. >> >> My idea was to install Debian, and t

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread David Wright
On Wed 24 Feb 2021 at 16:44:18 (-0800), Weaver wrote: > On 25-02-2021 09:32, Dan Ritter wrote: > > IL Ka wrote: > >> > >> I am sorry for giving inadequate advice. Please forgive me as I am new to > >> Debian. > >> My idea was to install Debian, and then install non-free firmware. > > This is quit

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread Weaver
On 25-02-2021 09:32, Dan Ritter wrote: > IL Ka wrote: >> >> I am sorry for giving inadequate advice. Please forgive me as I am new to >> Debian. >> My idea was to install Debian, and then install non-free firmware. This is quite possible. >> This is the third question about "how to install Debia

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread Dan Ritter
IL Ka wrote: > > I am sorry for giving inadequate advice. Please forgive me as I am new to > Debian. > My idea was to install Debian, and then install non-free firmware. > > This is the third question about "how to install Debian if I have nic that > needs non-free firmware" I see in this list o

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread Brian
On Thu 25 Feb 2021 at 01:36:58 +0300, IL Ka wrote: > > > > Please do not do that. > > > > > > You will find a iso here which includes most of the non-free firmware here: > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/10.8.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-dvd/ > > > > Pl

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread IL Ka
> > Please do not do that. > > > You will find a iso here which includes most of the non-free firmware here: > > https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/10.8.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-dvd/ > > Please take the time to read AND understand the information on that site

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread Henning Follmann
On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 08:49:32PM +0300, IL Ka wrote: > Hello. > Try to download and install "debian-10.8.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso" > from here: > https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-dvd/ > > Please do not do that. You will find a iso here which includes most of the non-free firmwa

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread David Christensen
On 2021-02-24 09:47, M.R.P. zensky wrote: Hello I am installing Debian on a amd processor computer. I connect to the net with wifi. I have tried the net install iso and it did not work. I think I need the unoficial stable non free firmware included. I select a mirror site but Here I am confuse

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread IL Ka
Hello. Try to download and install "debian-10.8.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso" from here: https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-dvd/ On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 8:48 PM M.R.P. zensky wrote: > Hello I am installing Debian on a amd processor computer. I connect to the > net with wifi. I have tr

Re: Debian Install CD, locks up computer system.

2021-01-14 Thread Felix Miata
Joe composed on 2021-01-14 17:25 (UTC): > Windows does not contain any provision for running any > other operating system but itself. But, unless something changed very recently, it still retains the ability to read and transfer control to the PBR of an alien partition (i.e. chainload to Grub).

Re: Debian Install CD, locks up computer system.

2021-01-14 Thread Joe
On Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:20:44 +0100 Pierre-Elliott Bécue wrote: > Le mercredi 13 janvier 2021 à 16:19:40-0500, brian.h...@hotmail.com a > écrit : > > I am being run around in circles trying to get assistance. I am > > being redirected by individuals and WEB pages having "ALL THE > > ANSWERS" and

Re: Debian Install CD, locks up computer system.

2021-01-14 Thread Leandro neto
I am haven the same problem I found a hidden file :0 debian magic cookie. Ruined everything mine Enviado via UOL Mail Assunto: Re: Debian Install CD, locks up computer system. De: p...@debian.org Enviado em: 14 de janeiro de 2021 8:21 Para: brian.h

Re: Debian Install CD, locks up computer system.

2021-01-14 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
Le mercredi 13 janvier 2021 à 16:19:40-0500, brian.h...@hotmail.com a écrit : > I am being run around in circles trying to get assistance. I am being > redirected by individuals and WEB pages having "ALL THE ANSWERS" and not > needing to know the facts. > > It is clear that I have encountered a s

Re: Debian install preseed passing parameters.

2017-07-10 Thread Brian
On Mon 10 Jul 2017 at 09:01:50 +0300, Mimiko wrote: > Hello. > > I want to preseed a Debian Strech installation. I pass different parameters > via params to kernel and other from preseed.cfg using a netboot setup. > > This is how I start install: > > initrd > http://${next-server}/linux/debia

Re: Debian Install Mirror Issue

2017-07-02 Thread cp
Originally I created the installation media using the Rufus tool, but have now been told that doesn't work well. For this current media, I am not sure as I did not create it myself. By changing the DNS servers do you mean changing the DNS server in the install or changing the DNS servers of my

Re: Debian Install Mirror Issue

2017-07-02 Thread Laurent Dumont
How did you create the installation media? Did you try changing your DNS servers? I've deployed a few Debian Net-Install over the past few days without any issues. On 7/2/2017 4:14 PM, c...@cpdev.me wrote: Hello there everyone, For the past 3 days I have been attempting to install Debian

Re: Debian Install

2016-04-09 Thread Ethan Rosenberg
On 04/09/2016 05:03 AM, Adam Wilson wrote: On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 10:38:42 -0400 Ethan Rosenberg wrote: Dear List - I am getting an error message "no boot file name found". It assumes booting form a server, not an iso image which I am trying to do. What media are you trying to boot from? (CD,

Re: Debian Install

2016-04-09 Thread Adam Wilson
On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 10:38:42 -0400 Ethan Rosenberg wrote: > Dear List - > > I am getting an error message "no boot file name found". > > It assumes booting form a server, not an iso image which I am trying > to do. What media are you trying to boot from? (CD, DVD, USB) Does your computer have B

Re: Debian Install

2016-04-06 Thread chrisb
On Wed, Apr 06, 2016 at 07:25:25PM -0400, Ethan Rosenberg wrote: > > DVD Set the bios to first try and boot from the DVD. -- The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. -- Malcolm X

Re: Debian Install

2016-04-06 Thread Ethan Rosenberg
On 04/06/2016 03:41 PM, Thiago Zoroastro wrote: Are you trying to boot with pendrive by USB? Or a DVD burned? Em Quarta-feira, 6 de Abril de 2016 11:57, Ethan Rosenberg escreveu: Dear List - I am getting an error message "no boot file name found". It assumes booting form a server, not an

Re: Debian Install

2016-04-06 Thread Thiago Zoroastro
Are you trying to boot with pendrive by USB? Or a DVD burned? Em Quarta-feira, 6 de Abril de 2016 11:57, Ethan Rosenberg escreveu: Dear List - I am getting an error message "no boot file name found". It assumes booting form a server, not an iso image which I am trying to do. TIA Eth

Re: debian install wireless fails on laptop with Ralink RT3290 wireless, what to do?

2014-04-15 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 14 April 2014 10:30:25 didier gaumet wrote: > I have a HP Pavilion dm1 with a RT3290 chipset: I have installed > Debian Stable via ethernet, then installed kernel + firmwares from > backports. This is what I usually do. And if even the ethernet card isn't recognised I temporarily insta

Re: debian install wireless fails on laptop with Ralink RT3290 wireless, what to do?

2014-04-14 Thread didier gaumet
Le 14/04/2014 06:26, Britton Kerin a écrit : > The installer correctly detects a Ralink RT3290 and seems to think its > going to be > able to work with it, but then it always fails (I think at the DHCP > stage) to actually > manage to connect to the network. > > Has anyone else encountered this is

Re: debian install wireless fails on laptop with Ralink RT3290 wireless, what to do?

2014-04-13 Thread Marko Randjelovic
On Sun, 13 Apr 2014 21:26:09 -0700 Britton Kerin wrote: > The installer correctly detects a Ralink RT3290 and seems to think its > going to be > able to work with it, but then it always fails (I think at the DHCP > stage) to actually > manage to connect to the network. > > Has anyone else encoun

Re: Debian install including non free

2013-01-01 Thread Bob Proulx
Oliver Fairhall wrote: > I would like to include non free firmware/software/docs in my > initial Debian installation. I have read some information online, > though am still not sure of a few things. Must it be in the initial installation? Note that there are some systems that presently must inclu

Re: Debian install including non free

2013-01-01 Thread Oliver Fairhall
Hi, On 29/12/12 21:42, Zenaan Harkness wrote: check out debmirror package also try: apt-cache search debian | egrep mirror Thanks so much for your response. I will look into it, and see what I can do. Cheers, Oliver -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with

Re: Debian install including non free

2012-12-29 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On 12/29/12, Oliver Fairhall wrote: > is it possible to ... download everything from the > relevant repositories, and package it in such a way that it is available > for Debian's installer to use? check out debmirror package also try: apt-cache search debian | egrep mirror good luck -- To UN

Re: Debian install 6.05

2012-07-16 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 17 iul 12, 16:31:05, Frank wrote: > Sorry if this is in the wrong place! It's even hard to find the > right place. debian-user would be a good option, this list is for working on Debian documentation. Please follow-up there (Reply-To set accordingly). > I downloaded Debian (first time, ex

Re: Debian install , need to add wireless firmware

2011-11-12 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 10 nov 11, 11:34:59, Brian wrote: > > Downloading a DVD/CD as a way of getting a bunch of .debs on to the > machine is certainly an alternative, but your concern about not being > able to access an NTFS partition is unjustified. An expert install is > capable of dealing with that when the i

Re: Debian install , need to add wireless firmware

2011-11-10 Thread Brian
On Thu 10 Nov 2011 at 09:32:21 +0200, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > Why so complicated? Just download the full DVD1 iso and loop-mount it > under Debian. I only hope the Windows partition is not NTFS, because the > base install does not contain ntfs-3g. One option would be to resize the > Windows par

Re: Debian install , need to add wireless firmware

2011-11-09 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 06 nov 11, 18:20:51, Brian wrote: > > 3. You can now boot Debian - we hope! Still no net access but you have >a working system which can do many things. One operation you want to >carry out is to mount the device which has Windows on it. Like so: > > mount /dev/sdaX /mnt > >

Re: Debian install , need to add wireless firmware

2011-11-06 Thread Selim T. Erdogan
Brian, 6.11.2011: > On Sun 06 Nov 2011 at 04:00:09 -0800, rose perry wrote: > > > Hello, I must clarify a few things,  I have no cd's no usb keys and im using > > the installer from google goodbye microsoft. I can't install from network > > because it can't detect my wireless card.  I have the f

Re: Debian install , need to add wireless firmware

2011-11-06 Thread Mark Grieveson
> I have no cd's no usb keys and im using the installer from google > goodbye microsoft. I can't install from network because it can't > detect my wireless card. I have the firmware on my win XP partition > but have no idea how to get it to the installer. Sorry, when I responded, I overlooked tha

Re: Debian install , need to add wireless firmware

2011-11-06 Thread Brian
On Sun 06 Nov 2011 at 04:00:09 -0800, rose perry wrote: > Hello, I must clarify a few things,  I have no cd's no usb keys and im using > the installer from google goodbye microsoft. I can't install from network > because it can't detect my wireless card.  I have the firmware on my win XP > partit

Re: Debian install , need to add wireless firmware

2011-11-06 Thread Mark Grieveson
Non-free firmware for wireless can be found here: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/firmware/squeeze/current/ Take the firmware.tar.gz or firmware.zip package, and put it on removable media such as a CD or usb-stick. Decompress it there, and you'll find several non-free Debian

Re: Debian install , need to add wireless firmware

2011-11-06 Thread Victor Nitu
On 11/06/2011 02:00 PM, rose perry wrote: > Hello, I must clarify a few things, I have no cd's no usb keys and im using > the installer from google goodbye microsoft. > I can't install from network because it can't detect my wireless card. I > have the firmware on my win XP partition but have n

Re: Debian install , need to add wireless firmware

2011-11-06 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 06 Nov 2011 04:00:09 -0800, rose perry wrote: Is there any compelling reason why you are opening a new thread for asking the same twice? > Hello, I must clarify a few things,  I have no cd's no usb keys and im > using the installer from google goodbye microsoft. I can't install from > ne

Re: Debian Install Hangs

2010-12-13 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:48:11 -0400, Blake Hodder wrote: > On 10-12-13 11:03 AM, Camaleón wrote: >>> Any other thoughts? >>> >>> Thanks in advance >> Just one more :-) >> >> pci=nomsi >> >> or: >> >> pci=nommconf >> >> or both: >> >> pci=nomsi pci=nommconf > Thanks Camaleon, > > If I use pci=nom

Re: Debian Install Hangs

2010-12-13 Thread Blake Hodder
Thanks Camaleon, If I use pci=nomsi I get past having it freeze at the same point however I get the following: CPU 0: Machine check exception: 4 Bank 4: b2100010c0f TSC 3cd6bc57a4 This is not a software problem! Run through mcelog --ascii to decode

Re: Debian Install Hangs

2010-12-13 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:40:04 -0400, Blake Hodder wrote: > > On 10-12-10 07:45 PM, Tech Geek wrote: >> Try the following kernel parameters -- first all of them together and >> thereafter in combination: >> acpi=off nolapci noapic >> > Thanks for the reply, however; I have tried them all together as

Re: Debian Install Hangs

2010-12-13 Thread Blake Hodder
Thanks for the reply, however; I have tried them all together as well as in different combinations and it still hangs at : pci :00:00.0: Enabling HT MSI Mapping Any other thoughts? Thanks in advance On 10-12-10 07:45 PM, Tech Geek wrote:

Re: Debian Install Hangs

2010-12-10 Thread Tech Geek
Try the following kernel parameters -- first all of them together and thereafter in combination: acpi=off nolapci noapic

Re: Debian Install Hangs

2010-12-10 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:26:44 -0400, Blake Hodder wrote: > If I use 'expert nohz=off' I do not get it to hang on hyper threading. > However I get a kernal panic with CPU 0: machine check exception: 4 bank > 4: b2100010c0f > TSC 43b9780a78 > > I am using a net install image. Full kernel parame

Re: Debian Install Hangs

2010-12-10 Thread Blake Hodder
If I use 'expert nohz=off' I do not get it to hang on hyper threading. However I get a kernal panic with CPU 0: machine check exception: 4 bank 4: b2100010c0f TSC 43b9780a78 I am using a net install image. Blake On 10-12-10 03:47 PM, Blake Hodd

Re: Debian Install Hangs

2010-12-10 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:47:50 -0400, Blake Hodder wrote: > On 10-12-10 03:09 PM, Camaleón wrote: >> I don't like workarounds like this, but... how about disabling HT in >> BIOS? Supermicro boards use to have a "enable/disable" switch for that >> setting. If the installation can proceed normally, t

Re: Debian Install Hangs

2010-12-10 Thread Blake Hodder
Unfortunately that did not work and I cannot get it past that point. On 10-12-10 03:09 PM, Camaleón wrote: On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:42:43 -0400, Blake Hodder wrote: On 10-12-10 02:36 PM, Camaleón wrote: On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:01:06

Re: Debian Install Hangs

2010-12-10 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:42:43 -0400, Blake Hodder wrote: > On 10-12-10 02:36 PM, Camaleón wrote: >> On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:01:06 -0400, Blake Hodder wrote: >> >>> I am currently trying to install debian on a new server that uses a >>> supermicro mother board and it hangs at: >>> >>> pci :

Re: Debian Install Hangs

2010-12-10 Thread Blake Hodder
I have tried using "noapic" at boot time but it still hangs at Hyper threading. Also I am installing lenny. Blake On 10-12-10 02:36 PM, Camaleón wrote: On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:01:06 -0400, Blake Hodder wrote: I am currently trying to

Re: Debian Install Hangs

2010-12-10 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:01:06 -0400, Blake Hodder wrote: > I am currently trying to install debian on a new server that uses a > supermicro mother board and it hangs at: > > pci :00:00.0: Enabling HT MSI Mapping > > Any ideas as how to get around this. Google suggests passing "noapic" t

Re: Debian Install stalls at 5% (at least for 3 hours, don't know if it suffices to designate this state as `stall')

2010-06-30 Thread Rob Owens
On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:17:07PM +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > Mark wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Merciadri Luca > > > > wrote: > > > > I tried a first Debian install, which stalled at 5%. I then > > re-tried, and > > here I am:

Re: Debian Install stalls at 5% (at least for 3 hours, don't know if it suffices to designate this state as `stall')

2010-06-30 Thread Merciadri Luca
Wolodja Wentland wrote: > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 23:00 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > > >> tried a first Debian install, which stalled at 5%. I then re-tried, and >> here I am: stuck at 5% for a long time (~3 hours). I did not mess >> > > Most likely caused by an out-of-date archive key on

Re: Debian Install stalls at 5% (at least for 3 hours, don't know if it suffices to designate this state as `stall')

2010-06-30 Thread Wolodja Wentland
On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 23:00 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > tried a first Debian install, which stalled at 5%. I then re-tried, and > here I am: stuck at 5% for a long time (~3 hours). I did not mess Most likely caused by an out-of-date archive key on your installation media. There are several w

Re: Debian Install stalls at 5% (at least for 3 hours, don't know if it suffices to designate this state as `stall')

2010-06-30 Thread Merciadri Luca
Andrew Reid wrote: > On Tuesday 29 June 2010 17:00:15 Merciadri Luca wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm installating Debian Lenny on an old P2 350 Mhz to make a server. The >> BIOS has been flashed to get the most up-to-date configuration with this >> really racing beast. This P2 had, before, RH, that I

Re: Debian Install stalls at 5% (at least for 3 hours, don't know if it suffices to designate this state as `stall')

2010-06-29 Thread Merciadri Luca
Mark wrote: > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Merciadri Luca > > wrote: > > I tried a first Debian install, which stalled at 5%. I then > re-tried, and > here I am: stuck at 5% for a long time (~3 hours). I did not mess > anything with the

Re: Debian Install stalls at 5% (at least for 3 hours, don't know if it suffices to designate this state as `stall')

2010-06-29 Thread Merciadri Luca
Arthur Machlas wrote: > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Merciadri Luca > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm installating Debian Lenny on an old P2 350 Mhz to make a server. >> >> tried a first Debian install, which stalled at 5%. I then re-tried, and >> here I am: stuck at 5% for a long time (~3 hours

Re: Debian Install stalls at 5% (at least for 3 hours, don't know if it suffices to designate this state as `stall')

2010-06-29 Thread Mark
On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Merciadri Luca < luca.mercia...@student.ulg.ac.be> wrote: > I tried a first Debian install, which stalled at 5%. I then re-tried, and > here I am: stuck at 5% for a long time (~3 hours). I did not mess > anything with the parameters, and this is not at all my first

Re: Debian Install stalls at 5% (at least for 3 hours, don't know if it suffices to designate this state as `stall')

2010-06-29 Thread Arthur Machlas
On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Merciadri Luca wrote: > Hi, > > I'm installating Debian Lenny on an old P2 350 Mhz to make a server. > > tried a first Debian install, which stalled at 5%. I then re-tried, and > here I am: stuck at 5% for a long time (~3 hours). I did not mess > anything with the

Re: Debian Install from DVD

2008-03-09 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 06:03:27PM -0400, Alan McConnell wrote: > On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 08:55:41PM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 02:34:35PM -0500, Alan McConnell wrote: > > > I want to upgrade from sarge to etch, and have purchased a 3 DVD > > > Debian etch set. Howe

Re: Debian Install from DVD

2008-03-09 Thread Alan McConnell
On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 08:55:41PM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 02:34:35PM -0500, Alan McConnell wrote: > > I want to upgrade from sarge to etch, and have purchased a 3 DVD > > Debian etch set. However my DVD player/reader is external, attached > > to a usb port, and I

Re: Debian Install from DVD

2008-03-07 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 02:34:35PM -0500, Alan McConnell wrote: > I want to upgrade from sarge to etch, and have purchased a 3 DVD > Debian etch set. However my DVD player/reader is external, attached > to a usb port, and I can't boot from that. > > Is there a way of installing by taking a few fi

Re: debian install questions

2008-01-20 Thread Chris Henry
Hi, > nowhere for example does the section tell exactly how to enter > the boot parameter (cheart code) which tells the installer where to find the > preseeding file. The boot parameter is the first question the installer asks when you boot from the installer of your choice. To install KDE for ex

Re: Debian Install DVD .jigdos out of date?

2007-12-31 Thread Rick Thomas
On Dec 31, 2007, at 1:43 PM, Andrei Popescu wrote: On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 10:01:30PM +0900, Mark Fletcher wrote: Hi Can anyone comment on whether the .jigdo files currently published on cdimage.debian.org and its mirrors for the DVD images of the i386 STABLE distribution are out of date? I

Re: Debian Install DVD .jigdos out of date?

2007-12-31 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 10:01:30PM +0900, Mark Fletcher wrote: > Hi > > Can anyone comment on whether the .jigdo files currently published on > cdimage.debian.org and its mirrors for the DVD images of the i386 STABLE > distribution are out of date? I tried to use them yesterday to make an > image

Re: Debian Install help

2007-10-20 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sat, Oct 20, 2007 at 08:24:58PM -, Ed wrote: > > Hi Andrew, > You ask great questions - THANKS I'm just going through the same process I would for my own systems. It a matter of asking more and more questions until you hit the one that does it. :) > Here are some answers. > > On the mach

Re: Debian Install help

2007-10-20 Thread Ed
On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 18:00:17 +0200, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Sat, Oct 20, 2007 at 02:39:20PM -, Ed wrote: >> >> >> Interesting. From the affected machine, I can NOT ping 192.168.1.1 but >> from affected machine, I CAN ping other machines on my local lan. I >> can > > can your *ot

Re: Debian Install help

2007-10-20 Thread Jude DaShiell
You could have a bad cable running from the affected computer to the router. Why not try a cable swap and find out if you can take another of your machines down? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Debian Install help

2007-10-20 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sat, Oct 20, 2007 at 02:39:20PM -, Ed wrote: > > > Interesting. From the affected machine, I can NOT ping 192.168.1.1 but > from affected machine, I CAN ping other machines on my local lan. I can can your *other* machines ping to 192.168.1.1? I think maybe you've got some architectu

Re: Debian Install help

2007-10-20 Thread Ed
Interesting. From the affected machine, I can NOT ping 192.168.1.1 but from affected machine, I CAN ping other machines on my local lan. I can not ping anything on the internet from the affected machine, but can from any other machine on my home lan. The output of 'route' looks essentially

Re: Debian Install help

2007-10-19 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
[now I'm *really* putting it back on the list...] On Fri, Oct 19, 2007 at 06:38:28PM -0400, Ed Doyle wrote: > below is ifconfig and route > > Ed > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:20:78:1E:66:90 > inet addr:192.168.1.105 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 > UP

Re: Debian install to Inspiron 530 with SATA DVD drive

2007-09-26 Thread Mumia W..
On 09/26/2007 09:42 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Thanks for that... have downloaded the lastest snapshot and it booted no issues. Now it wont find the network card. sigh... its a intel e1000 i think. Is it easier to just put a new network card in it? Could

Re: Debian install to Inspiron 530 with SATA DVD drive

2007-09-26 Thread michael
Quoting Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Thanks for that... have downloaded the lastest snapshot and it booted no issues. Now it wont find the network card. sigh... its a intel e1000 i think. Is it easier to just put a new network card in it? Could be, An old 3com or something may help, but I woul

Re: Debian install to Inspiron 530 with SATA DVD drive

2007-09-25 Thread Simon
On 9/26/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoting Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hi There, > > > > We are trying to install debian etch onto our Inspiron 530 that has a > > SATA DVD drive, but the installer cannot detect the CD drive once it > > is booted. How do i move forward h

Re: Debian install to Inspiron 530 with SATA DVD drive

2007-09-25 Thread michael
Quoting Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Hi There, We are trying to install debian etch onto our Inspiron 530 that has a SATA DVD drive, but the installer cannot detect the CD drive once it is booted. How do i move forward here? Sounds like etch doesn't have the drivers for your sata controller. e

Re: Debian install to Inspiron 530 with SATA DVD drive

2007-09-25 Thread Jeff D
On Wed, 26 Sep 2007, Simon wrote: Hi There, We are trying to install debian etch onto our Inspiron 530 that has a SATA DVD drive, but the installer cannot detect the CD drive once it is booted. How do i move forward here? Thanks Simon Something that you might want to try is to set your sat

RE: Debian Install + USB DVD

2007-05-09 Thread Павел
--Original Message- From: Andrew Sackville-West [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 11:25 PM To: Павел Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian Install + USB DVD On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 11:14:30PM +0400, Павел wrote: > Thanks a lot! But maybe I can get a floppy-

RE: Debian Install + USB DVD

2007-05-09 Thread Павел
Thanks a lot! -Original Message- From: Andrew Sackville-West [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 11:25 PM To: Павел Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian Install + USB DVD On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 11:14:30PM +0400, Павел wrote: > Thanks a lot! But ma

Re: Debian Install + USB DVD

2007-05-09 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
-West [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 9:09 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Debian Install + USB DVD > > On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 02:35:05PM +0400, Павел Осмоловский wrote: > > Hello! I download distib Debian 4.0. When I try set

Re: Debian Install + USB DVD

2007-05-09 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 02:35:05PM +0400, Павел Осмоловский wrote: > Hello! I download distib Debian 4.0. When I try setup it, > installer talk me, that he don`t see my cd-rom. Desperate attempt search > drivers for my Sony 820UL - without result. What can I do? Thank. > you'll probab

Re: Debian Install problems

2007-05-01 Thread Buzz
On May 1, 8:00 am, Douglas Allan Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 30, 2007 at 10:48:26PM -0700, Buzz wrote: > > I'm having some issues installing etch on a laptop running amd 64 x2. > > I used the i386 release 1st DVD iso. The last time I touched linux > > was like 8 years ago. > > W

Re: Debian Install problems

2007-05-01 Thread Greg Folkert
On Mon, 2007-04-30 at 22:48 -0700, Buzz wrote: [snip] > ...so I booted from a rescue CD and checked the partition table for / > dev/sda. Here is a summary of each device: > > sda1 is the largest partition with the boot sector and vista, NTFS, > ~95GB > sda2 appears to be a hidden windows recovery

Re: Debian Install problems

2007-05-01 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
On Mon, Apr 30, 2007 at 10:48:26PM -0700, Buzz wrote: > I'm having some issues installing etch on a laptop running amd 64 x2. > I used the i386 release 1st DVD iso. The last time I touched linux > was like 8 years ago. Why did you choose i386 over amd64? If all else fails, you may want to try it

Re: Re: Debian install hanging at yenta_socket module

2007-03-18 Thread Rich Harding
I had the same problem but the param switch didn't work. Instead I had to install in expert mode and simply de-select yenta_socket. -- Rich Harding -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Debian install hanging at yenta_socket module

2007-02-07 Thread Lorenzo Bettini
Jeronimo Pellegrini wrote: > On Thu, Jan 18, 2007 at 06:22:33AM -0800, Mitchell Verter wrote: >> The computer has just begun loading the CD and it seems to be hanging. >> >> This is what I see: >> >> Detecting hardware to find CD-ROM drives >> >>

Re: Debian install on a GA-965P-DQ6

2007-01-30 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 07:36:09PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm trying to install debian on a GA-965P-DQ6 motherboard with a > linksys usb wifi adapter. When the install comes to the point of > detecting and mounting the CD-Rom it fails and tells me that it > couldnt find the CD-Rom. I t

Re: Debian install hanging at yenta_socket module

2007-01-19 Thread Francis Healy
Mitchell Verter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi everyone, I'm trying to install Sarge on a pretty old Toshiba 2500CDS http://209.167.114.38/ISG/pastproducts/html/satellite/satellite_2500cds_spec.html I downloaded the netinst CD image (100 Mb) The computer has just begun loading the CD and it se

Re: Debian install hanging at yenta_socket module

2007-01-18 Thread Alan Ianson
On Thu January 18 2007 06:22, Mitchell Verter wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm trying to install Sarge on a pretty old Toshiba 2500CDS > http://209.167.114.38/ISG/pastproducts/html/satellite/satellite_2500cds_spe >c.html > > I downloaded the netinst CD image (100 Mb) > > The computer has just begun lo

Re: Debian install hanging at yenta_socket module

2007-01-18 Thread Jeronimo Pellegrini
On Thu, Jan 18, 2007 at 06:22:33AM -0800, Mitchell Verter wrote: > The computer has just begun loading the CD and it seems to be hanging. > > This is what I see: > > Detecting hardware to find CD-ROM drives > > Loading module 'yenta_socket' for

Re: Debian install to init 3?

2006-12-08 Thread Douglas Tutty
On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 11:07:29AM -0500, Ishwar Rattan wrote: > > I just installed Debian form the binary-1 CD and Internet. > > The system used Gdm/Genome by default. How do I make not to start > X-windowes so that I can up dist-upgrade etc. (I think that it is > level 3)? > Hi Ishwar, I'm al

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