On Vi, 16 mar 12, 11:26:53, Bret Busby wrote:
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> I "burnt it to disk", using the drag and drop thing within File
> Manager on an existing installation of Debian 6, on a 64 bit machine
> (installed from the Debian 6.03 AMD64 CD1 ISO CD), and tried to
> install from that.
>
> In booting the laptop
On Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:22:35 +, Brian wrote in message
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> On Tue 20 Mar 2012 at 11:14:28 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
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> > I answered NO to the firmware question for the wireless NIC driver
> > (it is unfortunate that the question does not indicate that it is
> >
Bret Busby wrote:
> I gave it another try last night, using the Debian 6.03 CD 1 that I
> had created using Ubuntu 10.04 (I had installed Debian 6 on this
> computer, using a disc similarly dreated using Ubuntu 10.04) a while
> ago.
I am glad to hear that you didn't give up.
> I answered NO to th
On Tue 20 Mar 2012 at 11:14:28 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
> I answered NO to the firmware question for the wireless NIC driver (it
> is unfortunate that the question does not indicate that it is for a
> wireless device, otherwise I would have answered No from the start, and
The dialogue names
On 20/03/12 14:14, Bret Busby wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Mar 2012, Bret Busby wrote:
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>> On Mon, 19 Mar 2012, Scott Ferguson wrote:
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>>> On 19/03/12 16:11, Bret Busby wrote:
On Sun, 18 Mar 2012, Bret Busby wrote:
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> On Sat, 17 Mar 2012, Brian wrote:
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>> On Sun
On Mon, 19 Mar 2012, Bret Busby wrote:
On Mon, 19 Mar 2012, Scott Ferguson wrote:
On 19/03/12 16:11, Bret Busby wrote:
On Sun, 18 Mar 2012, Bret Busby wrote:
On Sat, 17 Mar 2012, Brian wrote:
On Sun 18 Mar 2012 at 01:37:41 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
I do not know whether the firmware
On Mon, 19 Mar 2012, Scott Ferguson wrote:
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:30:17
From: Scott Ferguson
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Problem with trying to instal Debian
Resent-Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:31:01 + (UTC)
Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
On 19/03/12 16:11
On Mon 19 Mar 2012 at 13:11:38 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
> I do not know whether the wireless stuff is the cause of the problem(s)
> with the installation process (apart from the Debian 6 CD/DVD Creator
> not creating a bootable DVD from the ISO image), but, as the
> installation process appe
On 19/03/12 16:11, Bret Busby wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Mar 2012, Bret Busby wrote:
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>> On Sat, 17 Mar 2012, Brian wrote:
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>>> On Sun 18 Mar 2012 at 01:37:41 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
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I do not know whether the firmware is faulty (the IPW firmware)
or the mirror settings within
On Sun, 18 Mar 2012, Bret Busby wrote:
On Sat, 17 Mar 2012, Brian wrote:
On Sun 18 Mar 2012 at 01:37:41 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
I do not know whether the firmware is faulty (the IPW firmware) or the
mirror settings within the downloaded netinst ISO, are bad.
But, it does not work.
If n
On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 03:13:39AM +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
> The IPW thing is the firmware required for the network adaptor. I
> think it is IPW200 or something similar.
>
> That is why I had to use the firmware instal, and the only way
> availabl;e, is using the netinst ISO.
http://raphaelhertz
On Sat, 17 Mar 2012, Lisi wrote:
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 04:21:13
From: Lisi
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Problem with trying to instal Debian
Resent-Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:21:33 + (UTC)
Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
On Saturday 17 March 2012 19:56:03 Brian
On Sat 17 Mar 2012 at 22:01:00 +, Lisi wrote:
> On Saturday 17 March 2012 20:58:44 Brian wrote:
> >
> > I do too. But Brett needs to find out whether it works for him.
>
> Of course. But I thought that he may not know to reject the DHCP offer. It
> isn't immediately obvious that doing so w
On Saturday 17 March 2012 20:58:44 Brian wrote:
> On Sat 17 Mar 2012 at 20:21:13 +, Lisi wrote:
> > On Saturday 17 March 2012 19:56:03 Brian wrote:
> > > So you fill in all the fields pertaining to setting up a static address
> > > and certify it is correct when asked.
> >
> > I almost always s
On Sat 17 Mar 2012 at 20:21:13 +, Lisi wrote:
> On Saturday 17 March 2012 19:56:03 Brian wrote:
> > So you fill in all the fields pertaining to setting up a static address
> > and certify it is correct when asked.
>
> I almost always set up a static IP. It is very simple. When the installer
On Saturday 17 March 2012 19:56:03 Brian wrote:
> So you fill in all the fields pertaining to setting up a static address
> and certify it is correct when asked.
I almost always set up a static IP. It is very simple. When the installer
asks you, reject the DHCP offer.
Lisi
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On Sun 18 Mar 2012 at 03:13:39 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
> The IPW thing is the firmware required for the network adaptor. I think
> it is IPW200 or something similar.
You should know, but I'll not press it.
>
> That is why I had to use the firmware instal, and the only way
> availabl;e, is us
On Sat, 17 Mar 2012, Brian wrote:
On Sun 18 Mar 2012 at 01:37:41 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
I do not know whether the firmware is faulty (the IPW firmware) or the
mirror settings within the downloaded netinst ISO, are bad.
But, it does not work.
If not a single mirror works for you it looks
On Sun 18 Mar 2012 at 01:37:41 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
> I do not know whether the firmware is faulty (the IPW firmware) or the
> mirror settings within the downloaded netinst ISO, are bad.
>
> But, it does not work.
If not a single mirror works for you it looks like a network problem.
Could y
On Thu, 15 Mar 2012, Greg Madden wrote:
On Thursday 15 March 2012 7:26:53 pm Bret Busby wrote:
Hello.
I have had to replace the hard drive in my laptop computer, which is an
HP/Compaq NX5000, as the previous hard drive appeared to have failed.
snip
With this policy change by the Debian peop
On Thursday 15 March 2012 7:26:53 pm Bret Busby wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I have had to replace the hard drive in my laptop computer, which is an
> HP/Compaq NX5000, as the previous hard drive appeared to have failed.
snip
> With this policy change by the Debian people, to exclude "firmware", so
> as t
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