Re: Installation of debian/stretch 32-bit error

2017-07-20 Thread David Wright
On Wed 19 Jul 2017 at 19:57:57 (-0400), Felix Miata wrote: > Pascal Hambourg composed on 2017-07-20 0:40 (UTC+0200): > > > Felix Miata composed: > > >> ...is not > >> always adequate. 240/63, another very common configuration... > > > IME, 31 KiB is still enough to contain a core image when not

Re: Installation of debian/stretch 32-bit error

2017-07-20 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Le 20/07/2017 à 01:57, Felix Miata a écrit : Pascal Hambourg composed on 2017-07-20 0:40 (UTC+0200): Felix Miata composed: ...is not always adequate. 240/63, another very common configuration... IME, 31 KiB is still enough to contain a core image when not needing costly features such as b

Re: Installation of debian/stretch 32-bit error

2017-07-19 Thread Felix Miata
Pascal Hambourg composed on 2017-07-20 0:40 (UTC+0200): > Felix Miata composed: >> ...is not >> always adequate. 240/63, another very common configuration... > IME, 31 KiB is still enough to contain a core image when not needing > costly features such as btrfs, LVM or RAID support. That's what

Re: Installation of debian/stretch 32-bit error

2017-07-19 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Le 19/07/2017 à 20:54, Felix Miata a écrit : On an old PATA disk, as you call IDE or hda, the partitioning scheme is very likely the cause of the failure to install to sda, as such schemes can more frequently than we'd like provide insufficient room on the boot track to fit Grub2's bloated loade

Re: Installation of debian/stretch 32-bit error

2017-07-19 Thread Felix Miata
Hans composed on 2017-07-19 18:58 (UTC+0200): >> The hdX naming scheme went away a long time ago - all normal disks >> should be showing us as sdX whether they're connected via IDE (PATA), >> SATA, SCSI or whatever. >> Did the installer actually fail to install the bootloader? If so, what >> erro

Re: Installation of debian/stretch 32-bit error

2017-07-19 Thread Hans
Hi Thomas, > The problem is with GRUB's refusal or failure to accept the disk in > the state it is. > > What do you get as output if you run on the rescue system: > > fdisk -lu /dev/hda > > I am sorry, that I will not be able to check this out any more. As it was not my computer, I installe

Re: Installation of debian/stretch 32-bit error

2017-07-19 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Le 19/07/2017 à 18:58, Hans a écrit : The text gui offered me MBR, /dev/sda1 (mounted to /boot) and /dev/sda5 (mounted to /), then I choose mbr and got a red screen, with the very useful information "The grub bootloader could not be installed". You can get more useful information in the instal

Re: Installation of debian/stretch 32-bit error

2017-07-19 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Hans wrote: > No one (except me) will install debian 9 on an IDE drive nowadays! That's not the point. IDE drives are still supported. But they appear as /dev/sdN rather than as /dev/hdX. IDE is well practiced, because the man pages of qemu-system-i386 and qemu-system-x86_64 say: The Q

Re: Installation of debian/stretch 32-bit error

2017-07-19 Thread Hans
Hi Steve, > The hdX naming scheme went away a long time ago - all normal disks > should be showing us as sdX whether they're connected via IDE (PATA), > SATA, SCSI or whatever. > > Did the installer actually fail to install the bootloader? If so, what > errors did you get? The text gui offered m

Re: Installation of debian/stretch 32-bit error

2017-07-19 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Hans wrote: > I tried to install debian 9 on an older computer with an IDE hdd. The > installation went fine, until the installer wantet to install grub into the > mbr. > [...] > Is this issue known at all? The chances for recognition increases if tangible info is given. E.g. original messa

Re: Installation of debian/stretch 32-bit error

2017-07-19 Thread Steve McIntyre
Hans wrote: > >I tried to install debian 9 on an older computer with an IDE hdd. The >installation went fine, until the installer wantet to install grub into the >mbr. > >The problem: The installer sees the drive as /dev/sda and not, as it should >be, as /dev/hda. > >Then I tried to install the

Re: installation of debian

2013-12-10 Thread Brian
On Mon 09 Dec 2013 at 20:26:43 -0500, Bo Lan wrote: > On Mon, 2013-12-09 at 21:49 +0100, HNP-Informatica wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I tried to install Debian LXDE 7.2 amd64 Desktop on a Toshiba > > Ultrabook Satellite Z30-A with a life DVD. > > But had difficulties. The Networkcard LAN was not de

Re: installation of debian

2013-12-09 Thread Bo Lan
On Mon, 2013-12-09 at 21:49 +0100, HNP-Informatica wrote: > Hi, > > I tried to install Debian LXDE 7.2 amd64 Desktop on a Toshiba > Ultrabook Satellite Z30-A with a life DVD. > But had difficulties. The Networkcard LAN was not detected. The same > with the WiFi and Bluetooth > > The Ethernetc

Re: installation of debian

2013-12-09 Thread Brian
On Mon 09 Dec 2013 at 21:49:31 +0100, HNP-Informatica wrote: > I tried to install Debian LXDE 7.2 amd64 Desktop on a Toshiba > Ultrabook Satellite Z30-A with a life DVD. > But had difficulties. The Networkcard LAN was not detected. The same > with the WiFi and Bluetooth The output of the comma

Re: Installation of Debian under MAC OS X Lion and Parallels Desktop 7

2013-10-28 Thread Kent West
On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 9:53 AM, wrote: > Hello everyone, > > i have a little problem with the installation of a Debian package ( ixsoft > ) from 8 DVD´s under Parallels Desktop > on a MacBookPro. After starting a new virtual machine installation under > Parallels it asks for a CD/DVD. > But the i

Re: INSTALLATION OF DEBIAN IN WINDOWS XP

2013-06-28 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:43:21 -0400, Doug wrote: > On 06/26/2013 09:35 AM, KANDREGULA SAIAJAY wrote: >> Hello sir, >> I want to install debian O.S in my windows xp 32 bit P.C .. >> Can u give the step by step procedure for it with images(if possible) >> .. >> >> > I personally think it is much be

Re: INSTALLATION OF DEBIAN IN WINDOWS XP

2013-06-27 Thread Alois Mahdal
On Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:43:21 -0400 Doug wrote: > [...] > Boot your PC on the disk you just burned. Shrink your Windows > partition, but leave at least 25% space at the end for more > Windows programs or files. > [...] If I might add, it's good idea to perform following operations in Windows bef

Re: INSTALLATION OF DEBIAN IN WINDOWS XP

2013-06-26 Thread VieuxGeek DuSystem
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Re: INSTALLATION OF DEBIAN IN WINDOWS XP

2013-06-26 Thread Doug
On 06/26/2013 09:35 AM, KANDREGULA SAIAJAY wrote: > Hello sir, > I want to install debian O.S in my windows xp 32 bit P.C .. > Can u give the step by step procedure for it with images(if possible) .. > I personally think it is much better to dual-boot Windows and Linux. Linux can read and write

Re: INSTALLATION OF DEBIAN IN WINDOWS XP

2013-06-26 Thread Dick Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 26/06/13 14:58, Darac Marjal wrote: > On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 07:05:25PM +0530, KANDREGULA SAIAJAY wrote: >>Hello sir, > > Hello madam, > >>I want to install debian O.S in my windows xp 32 bit P.C .. >>Can u give the step by step proc

Re: INSTALLATION OF DEBIAN IN WINDOWS XP

2013-06-26 Thread Darac Marjal
On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 07:05:25PM +0530, KANDREGULA SAIAJAY wrote: >Hello sir,  Hello madam, >I want to install debian O.S in my windows xp 32 bit P.C .. >Can u give the step by step procedure for it with images(if possible) .. Debian is an operating system, not an application. Do

Re: Installation of Debian

2010-08-20 Thread Jangita
On 20/08/2010 1:28 a, GIE KALIFA COULIBALY wrote: I am new to debian, and I don't have an OS installed on my hard drive yet. I was wondering if a finished debian Cd/DVD would boot off and do the installation at the start

Re: Installation of Debian

2010-08-20 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:28:00 +, GIE KALIFA COULIBALY wrote: > I am new to debian, and I don't have an OS installed on my hard drive > yet. I was wondering if a finished debian Cd/DVD would boot off and do > the installation at the start up of the computer.I would like to have > debian as my ma

Re: Installation of Debian

2010-08-19 Thread Jimmy Johnson
GIE KALIFA COULIBALY wrote: I am new to debian, and I don't have an OS installed on my hard drive yet. I was wondering if a finished debian Cd/DVD would boot off and do the installation at the start up of the computer.I

Re: Installation of Debian

2010-08-19 Thread Mark Allums
On 8/19/2010 6:28 PM, GIE KALIFA COULIBALY wrote: I am new to debian, and I don't have an OS installed on my hard drive yet. I was wondering if a finished debian Cd/DVD would boot off and do the installation at the start u

Re: Installation of Debian

2010-08-19 Thread Carlos Mennens
On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 7:28 PM, GIE KALIFA COULIBALY wrote: > > > > I am new to debian, and I don't have an OS installed on my hard drive yet. I > was wondering if a finished debian Cd/DVD would boot off and do the > installation at the start up of the computer.I

Re: Installation of Debian by disk

2007-01-28 Thread Chris Lale
Colin Perkins wrote: Hi everybody, I have installed Debian and logged -in ; all I see is a prompt which I do not have not have a clue as to how to use it ! I had expected a graphical interface to appear i.e. KDE or gnome - I was informed that KDE is supplied with Debian. Have I installed

Re: Installation of Debian by disk

2007-01-25 Thread Alan Chandler
On Wednesday 24 January 2007 15:06, Colin Perkins wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I have installed Debian and logged -in ; all I see is a prompt which > I do not have not have a clue as to how to use it ! Debian has an underlying command line base, on top of which you can put a Graphical Layer. As y

Re: Installation of Debian by disk

2007-01-25 Thread Michael Endsley
On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 06:47:43AM -0700, Paul E Condon wrote: > On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 11:28:03PM -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 11:14:21PM -0500, Kevin Mark wrote: > > > Hi Roberto, > > > I have seen various 3rd party bits of documentation about "You just > > > inst

Re: Installation of Debian by disk

2007-01-25 Thread Paul E Condon
On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 11:28:03PM -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 11:14:21PM -0500, Kevin Mark wrote: > > Hi Roberto, > > I have seen various 3rd party bits of documentation about "You just > > installed Debian. Here's what to do next and answers to questions like > > 'w

Re: Installation of Debian by disk

2007-01-24 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:28:03 -0500 "Roberto C. Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmm. You did not mention which version, so I will assum you installed > Etch. Now, if you got the etch installer, I will guess that you got > it from here: http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ As you

Re: Installation of Debian by disk

2007-01-24 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 11:14:21PM -0500, Kevin Mark wrote: > Hi Roberto, > I have seen various 3rd party bits of documentation about "You just > installed Debian. Here's what to do next and answers to questions like > 'where's my X?". And it seems people still miss this info on the Debian > site.

Re: Installation of Debian by disk

2007-01-24 Thread Kevin Mark
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 10:13:47AM -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 03:06:07PM +, Colin Perkins wrote: > > Hi everybody, > > > > I have installed Debian and logged -in ; all I see is a prompt which I do > > not > > have

Re: Installation of Debian by disk

2007-01-24 Thread Paul Johnson
Colin Perkins wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I have installed Debian and logged -in ; all I see is a prompt which I do > not have not have a clue as to how to use it ! > > I had expected a graphical interface to appear i.e. KDE or gnome - I > was informed that KDE is supplied with Debian. > > Hav

Re: Installation of Debian by disk

2007-01-24 Thread Dan H.
Bhasker C V wrote: > If you had told yes there (checked the box) , then you must be able to > see graphics by command > $ startx > If this works then you probably want to check to enable startup of > /etc/init.d/gdm in your runlevel. > something like (say your runlevel is 2) > then yo

Re: Installation of Debian by disk

2007-01-24 Thread Bhasker C V
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Re: Installation of Debian by disk

2007-01-24 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 03:06:07PM +, Colin Perkins wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I have installed Debian and logged -in ; all I see is a prompt which I do > not > have not have a clue as to how to use it ! > > I had expected a graphical interface to appear i.e. KDE or gnome - I > was inform

Re: Installation of Debian 3.0.23 hangs on Sun Netra t1

2004-02-14 Thread Rob Weir
On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 10:32:07AM +0100, Wilfried Lesnik1 said [snip good SPARC question] Maybe try the debian-sparc list? -- Rob Weir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Do I look like I want a CC? Words of the day: rail gun Janet Reno mania CIDA Serbian enforcers signa

Re: Installation of Debian

2001-08-27 Thread Shaul Karl
> > >I do not know what a Cobalt RaQ > > www.cobalt.com > > Internet appliance based on mips architecture not Intel. I have the > original versions which do not have floppy or CD. The only way to install > is through netboot (bootp) and NFS mount yet I am not sure if the standard > Debian m

Re: Installation of Debian

2001-08-27 Thread Calvin Chong
Stathy G. Touloumis wrote: > > >cfdisk > >tasksel + dpkg + apt-get > > I was not able to find the cfdisk package or apt-get. Are they under > different package names? yes gateway:/var/log# dpkg -S /sbin/cfdisk util-linux: /sbin/cfdisk > >

Re: Installation of Debian

2001-08-27 Thread Stathy G. Touloumis
cfdisk tasksel + dpkg + apt-get I was not able to find the cfdisk package or apt-get. Are they under different package names?

Re: Installation of Debian

2001-08-27 Thread Calvin Chong
Self" ; Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 8:03 PM Subject: Re: Installation of Debian > > >Another possiblity is to install a base system, modify the bootloader, > >put a getty on serial, and pray. Not that I've tried this. > > That is actually what I did but the b

Re: Installation of Debian

2001-08-27 Thread Stathy G. Touloumis
Another possiblity is to install a base system, modify the bootloader, put a getty on serial, and pray. Not that I've tried this. That is actually what I did but the base system is the Cobalt 2 OS. I have to follow a portion of their procedure up until the Init process because the bootp, n

Re: Installation of Debian

2001-08-26 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sun, Aug 26, 2001 at 06:43:03PM -0500, Stathy G. Touloumis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > >older systems were MIPS, newer are x86 hardware, and > >there may be a CDROM port. > > The older versions are MIPS which I have found the Deb distro for this > as well as 2.4 kernel patches specifically

Re: Installation of Debian

2001-08-26 Thread Stathy G. Touloumis
older systems were MIPS, newer are x86 hardware, and there may be a CDROM port. The older versions are MIPS which I have found the Deb distro for this as well as 2.4 kernel patches specifically for the RaQ. I am able to access the Serial port and that is how I plan to install a 'real' OS on

Re: Installation of Debian

2001-08-26 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sun, Aug 26, 2001 at 11:53:51AM -0500, Stathy G. Touloumis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi, > > I am a new user to Debian and wanted to know if there is some utility for > performing the installation of Debian. > > The situation that I am in is that I want to install Debian on a Cobalt > Ra

Re: Installation of Debian

2001-08-26 Thread Shaul Karl
> Hi, > > I am a new user to Debian and wanted to know if there is some utility for > performing the installation of Debian. > > The situation that I am in is that I want to install Debian on a Cobalt > RaQ. I needed to netboot "bootp" the box and NFS mount a directory > structure. Now I am

Re: Installation of Debian 1.2 from a PCMCIA CD-ROM drive

1997-04-08 Thread Andreas Nolda
On Tue, 8 Apr 1997, Andreas Nolda wrote: > Second, `/etc/scd0' is missing so that dselect did not mount my CD-ROM > drive. Sorry for the typo -- it has to be `/dev/scd0'! Andreas Nolda

Re: Installation of Debian 1.2 from a PCMCIA CD-ROM drive

1997-04-08 Thread Martin Schulze
On Apr 8, Andreas Nolda wrote > Trying to install Debian 1.2 (rex) on my laptop from a PCMCIA (SCSI) > CD-ROM drive (besides the seven installation floppy disks), I ran into the > following problems: > > First, I got an error message indicating that the PCMCIA drivers could > not be found on the