Re: installing Linux debian

2022-09-29 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 12:53:02PM +, jair wey wrote: > Hello , Debian support > > i installed parrot os and later kali Linux on my usb > > when running it I get booted into the busybox ‘smbus is busy cant use it” > I tried looking for answers googling it but nothing of the solution worked >

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-30 Thread Brian Sammon
On Thu, 4 Dec 2014 13:25:37 -0500 Brian Sammon wrote: > I was recently given a Mac Mini (Intel Mid 2007) that had been wiped. ... > Is there a way to install Debian/Linux on this machine that doesn't involve > buying or borrowing (or "borrowing") a copy of OSX? Is it easier to install > linux

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-05 Thread Andreas Weber
On 2014-12-05 19:18, Steve McIntyre wrote: >>> To the best of my knowledge, the Mac Mini you've got *is* EFI >>> capable, but doesn't work in quite the way we'd normally expect. IIRC Apple's EFI is (was) not exactly what now is known as UEFI "standard". None of my Mac Minis did work with the Debia

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-05 Thread Ric Moore
On 12/05/2014 10:55 AM, Brian Sammon wrote: On Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:51:11 + Steve McIntyre wrote: Hi Brian, You might be in luck - I'm looking into installer stuff right now and I've literally just got an Intel Mac Mini like yours last night to play with. To the best of my knowledge, the M

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-05 Thread Steve McIntyre
Brian wrote: >On Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:51:11 + >Steve McIntyre wrote: > >> Hi Brian, >> >> You might be in luck - I'm looking into installer stuff right now and >> I've literally just got an Intel Mac Mini like yours last night to >> play with. To the best of my knowledge, the Mac Mini you've g

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-05 Thread Brian Sammon
On Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:51:11 + Steve McIntyre wrote: > Hi Brian, > > You might be in luck - I'm looking into installer stuff right now and > I've literally just got an Intel Mac Mini like yours last night to > play with. To the best of my knowledge, the Mac Mini you've got *is* > EFI capable

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-05 Thread Steve McIntyre
Brian wrote: >I was recently given a Mac Mini (Intel Mid 2007) that had been wiped. > >I tried to install Debian (Wheezy) on it, and the installer reported success, >but >when it came time to eject and reboot, Debian didn't boot from the hard drive. > >Googling finds me various pages about instal

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-05 Thread Georgi Naplatanov
On 12/05/2014 08:32 AM, Brian Sammon wrote: > On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 21:39:08 -0800 > Jimmy Johnson wrote: > >> As mentioned earlier, your machine is currently not using EFI. > > I missed that -- and how do I know that for sure? If the Debian installer has installed grub-pc(-*) package then the in

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-04 Thread Brian Sammon
On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 21:39:08 -0800 Jimmy Johnson wrote: > As mentioned earlier, your machine is currently not using EFI. I missed that -- and how do I know that for sure? Is it possible that it's trying to use EFI, but my debian install is trying to do something not-EFI-compatible, and that's

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-04 Thread Jimmy Johnson
On 12/04/2014 09:25 PM, Brian Sammon wrote: On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 20:34:22 -0800 Jimmy Johnson wrote: Installing to the MBR should fix your booting problems. This brings to mind another question/issue: I need to educate myself on how MBRs work on EFI machines. Questions such as: When it says

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-04 Thread Brian Sammon
On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 20:34:22 -0800 Jimmy Johnson wrote: > Installing to the MBR should fix your booting problems. This brings to mind another question/issue: I need to educate myself on how MBRs work on EFI machines. Questions such as: When it says it's installing Grub to the MBR, is it really

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-04 Thread Jimmy Johnson
On 12/04/2014 01:29 PM, Brian Sammon wrote:> On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:46:09 -0500 > Stefan Monnier wrote: > >>> I was recently given a Mac Mini (Intel Mid 2007) that had been wiped. >>> I tried to install Debian (Wheezy) on it, and the installer reported >>> success, but when it came time to ejec

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-04 Thread Brian Sammon
On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 08:01:48 +0900 Joel Rees wrote: > Can we conclude that you have read this page > > https://wiki.debian.org/MacMiniIntel I have read this page, and I'm hoping to add a "If you don't have OSX" section to it, once I figure out what to add. > and followed appropriate links,

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-04 Thread Joel Rees
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 3:25 AM, Brian Sammon wrote: > I was recently given a Mac Mini (Intel Mid 2007) that had been wiped. > > I tried to install Debian (Wheezy) on it, and the installer reported success, > but > when it came time to eject and reboot, Debian didn't boot from the hard drive. > >

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-04 Thread Ric Moore
On 12/04/2014 04:29 PM, Brian Sammon wrote: On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:46:09 -0500 Stefan Monnier wrote: I was recently given a Mac Mini (Intel Mid 2007) that had been wiped. I tried to install Debian (Wheezy) on it, and the installer reported success, but when it came time to eject and reboot, D

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-04 Thread Brian Sammon
On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:46:09 -0500 Stefan Monnier wrote: > > I was recently given a Mac Mini (Intel Mid 2007) that had been wiped. > > I tried to install Debian (Wheezy) on it, and the installer reported > > success, but when it came time to eject and reboot, Debian didn't > > boot from the hard

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-04 Thread Brian Sammon
On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:46:22 +0100 Jerome BENOIT wrote: > > Two particular subtasks that I may need to do that seem to require > > OSX: 1) "Blessing" a partition 2) Checking what version of firmware > > it has (some versions have BIOS compatibility) > > > > Any pointers/suggestions? > > I will

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-04 Thread Jerome BENOIT
On 04/12/14 21:30, Brian Sammon wrote: > On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:46:22 +0100 > Jerome BENOIT wrote: > >>> Two particular subtasks that I may need to do that seem to require >>> OSX: 1) "Blessing" a partition 2) Checking what version of firmware >>> it has (some versions have BIOS compatibility)

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-04 Thread Brian Sammon
On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:46:22 +0100 Jerome BENOIT wrote: > > Two particular subtasks that I may need to do that seem to require > > OSX: 1) "Blessing" a partition 2) Checking what version of firmware > > it has (some versions have BIOS compatibility) > > > > Any pointers/suggestions? > > I will

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-04 Thread Stefan Monnier
> I was recently given a Mac Mini (Intel Mid 2007) that had been wiped. > I tried to install Debian (Wheezy) on it, and the installer reported > success, but when it came time to eject and reboot, Debian didn't > boot from the hard drive. [...] > Is there a way to install Debian/Linux on this mach

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-04 Thread Jon Leonard
On Thu, Dec 04, 2014 at 01:25:37PM -0500, Brian Sammon wrote: > I was recently given a Mac Mini (Intel Mid 2007) that had been wiped. > > I tried to install Debian (Wheezy) on it, and the installer reported success, > but > when it came time to eject and reboot, Debian didn't boot from the hard

Re: Installing Linux on a Mac Mini without OSX

2014-12-04 Thread Jerome BENOIT
Hello, On 04/12/14 19:25, Brian Sammon wrote: > I was recently given a Mac Mini (Intel Mid 2007) that had been > wiped. > > I tried to install Debian (Wheezy) on it, and the installer reported > success, but when it came time to eject and reboot, Debian didn't > boot from the hard drive. I would

Re: Installing linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64 on lenny (grub problems)

2009-05-27 Thread Frank Lin PIAT
Hello, On Thu, 2009-05-28 at 12:13 +1200, Simon wrote: > > We have a fresh install of lenny on a VM Which VM? > and tried to perform the initial apt-get update/upgrade but are having > issues with dependency problems. Can someone point me in the correct > direction here please? > # apt-get u

Re: installing Linux

2006-12-04 Thread Colin
sol-100 wrote: > > Hi there! > > I'm trying to get Linux with no success. I'm using Windows XP SP2. I've > downloaded your CD image but It cannot be installed. > May I have your help, please? > Let's start with the obvious: Is there only one ISO file on the CD or are there a couple of files a

Re: installing Linux

2006-12-03 Thread Douglas Tutty
On Sun, Dec 03, 2006 at 03:30:24PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > sol-100 writes: > > I'm trying to get Linux with no success. I'm using Windows XP SP2. I've > > downloaded your CD image but It cannot be installed. May I have your > > help, please? > > You certainly may, but you must give us more in

Re: installing Linux

2006-12-03 Thread John Hasler
sol-100 writes: > I'm trying to get Linux with no success. I'm using Windows XP SP2. I've > downloaded your CD image but It cannot be installed. May I have your > help, please? You certainly may, but you must give us more information. _Exactly_ what did you do and _exactly_ what happened? Be ve

Re: installing Linux

2006-12-03 Thread igor Guerrero
Hi, you need to restart your PC and go to the BIOS menu(F2 or delete on startup) and change the divice priority so you can boot(start) from your CD drive before booting Windows XP. On 12/3/06, sol-100 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi there! I'm trying to get Linux with no success. I'm using Windo

Re: Installing Linux Kernel and RT Linux

2006-01-24 Thread Star King of the Grape Trees
Eduardo wrote: Hello I'm new to Linux and working and reading a lot to understand it. I have downloaded the Kernel but haven't got a clue how to install it in a computer that will use only the Kernel and the RT Linux... Any help please Eduardo I would begin by installing and learning a di

Re: Installing linux inside linux?

2003-06-22 Thread Joel Konkle-Parker
Karsten M. Self wrote: ...and you want to do...? I want to test debian-installer. -- Joel Konkle-Parker Webmaster [Ballsome.com] Phone [662-518-1636] E-mail[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Installing linux inside linux?

2003-06-22 Thread Bijan Soleymani
"Karsten M. Self" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > - UML: patch for kernel? I don't want to recompile my kernel > > You don't have to, it's a ready-made Debian package, as previously > described. user mode linux works without the patch. But it works better when a UML patch is applied to the kerne

Re: Installing linux inside linux?

2003-06-22 Thread Sebastian Kapfer
On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 10:10:04 +0200, Karsten M. Self wrote: > The primary issue is performance. Bochs is a hardware-in-software > emulator. The useful feature is that you can run a virtual x86 box on > any platform -- x86, MIPS, zSeries, whatever. The downside is it's > slow. Really, really slow

Re: Installing linux inside linux?

2003-06-22 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 10:23:45AM -0500, Joel Konkle-Parker ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I've heard of several methods of installing Debian within an already > running Debian install on the same partition. > > - Bochs: an emulator, does this recreate a system worthy of a debian > install? or

Re: Installing linux inside linux?

2003-06-21 Thread Shaun ONeil
On Sat, 2003-06-21 at 11:23, Joel Konkle-Parker wrote: > I've heard of several methods of installing Debian within an already > running Debian install on the same partition. > > - Bochs: an emulator, does this recreate a system worthy of a debian > install? or will emulator-specific problems ari

Re: Installing Linux

2001-03-10 Thread Eric Richardson
Andrew wrote: > > Hi. I am getting ready to install Linux and are > considering the way's to install it. I am wondering if > I can start the installation system and tell it to > download the packages,etc. If I can, please tell me > what I need and how to do it. Thanks. > I bought the 3 CD 2.2r0 b

Re: Installing Linux

2001-03-10 Thread Sebastiaan
Hi, you need to download the basesystem and some floppy's. Once you have booted the base system and roll into the secound stage install, you have the option to set up a ppp link, or just use the ethernet, to download additional packages. See ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/disks-/ there is a do

Re: Installing Linux (RedHat) on NT 4.0

1999-10-29 Thread David J. Kanter
Just use the program bootpart for NT; you'll be up and running in about 5 minutes. On Thu, Oct 28, 1999 at 03:26:08PM +1000, Wallentin, Henrik wrote: > Hi all! > > I know this has been brought up a couple of times, but I would really be > happy if any of you could help me with this. > > Last wee

Re: Installing Linux 1.3.1

1999-06-18 Thread Andrei Ivanov
> Hi friends Hi > I'm a beginner in the Linux World and as my first step I have installed > Debian GNU/Linux 1.3.1 in a PC 486 > / 100 MHz through the floppy drive. My PC lacks of CD-ROM or network > connection. Why 1.3? You could get 2.0 Anyway > > $ I don't know how to use the dselect com

Re: Installing Linux

1999-03-19 Thread Guest Account
Phil Newcombe wrote: > > All I did was download the files recommended in the 'Getting Started' guide > for hard > disk installation, ran 'install' and followed the instructions. > > Phil N > > Kent West wrote: > > > At 07:16 PM 3/14/1999 -0400, Maria Helena Albornoz Vasquez wrote: > > > > > >

Re: Installing Linux

1999-03-15 Thread Kent West
At 07:16 PM 3/14/1999 -0400, Maria Helena Albornoz Vasquez wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm a Linux beginner and I want to install Linux in my computer but I > experienced some problem. > > I have a Pentium 133 Mhz, 32 Mb RAM with a 1.6Gb hard disk with Win95 > installed. > The hard disk is yet parti

Re: Installing Linux 2.0

1999-02-13 Thread Tom Persons
Did you create a second partition on this disk? Is the partition something other than "unformatted"? You need to make sure that these two conditions exist for a succesful install. The second partition need not be more than 128MB (thats all the linux kernel uses) but it must be unformatted when you

Re: installing linux debian on Toshiba Satellite

1998-12-08 Thread MallarJ
I don't know what your issues are, but just taking a stab at it from the little information you just sent out... I don't have my hamm box hooked to the 'net either. My installs (using dselect) have been comprised of going thru the Packages file to find the package I want, list the depends informa

Re: installing linux debian on Toshiba Satellite

1998-12-08 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 07 Dec 1998q, Ed Slocomb wrote: > I'm sorry to ask this if you've already done it, but... > Have you tried the "tecra" diskette images? > > Many thanks to the numerous people who replied. Yes, the tecra image did the business. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian 2.0 [EMAIL

Re: installing linux debian on Toshiba Satellite

1998-12-08 Thread David Stern
On Mon, 07 Dec 1998 22:44:20 GMT, wrote: > > Hi, I'm new to this list (1/2 hour). I subscribed because I intend > (intended?) to install some Linux distribution on my Tosh Satellite > 200CDS. Welcome! Don't go just yet. > This info is just so motivating. I've never heard that called "informati

Re: installing linux debian on Toshiba Satellite

1998-12-08 Thread john
Vazquez Jr, E A writes: > Actually, I did. Did what? > The problem was and is that everything I can find presumes that I already > have a mounted source device or network connection to complete the > install and build the network connection. Er, if you have installed base, you *have* installed e

Re: installing linux debian on Toshiba Satellite

1998-12-08 Thread Sergey V Kovalyov
I've installed hamm on Toshiba Tecra 700. "tecra" disk did not help - it seems to still use bzImage while zImage is needed. What I did (after seeing advice on this list) was to put kernel on a dos partition and use loadlin.exe (and the debian install.bat). And after I install everything, I still ha

Re: installing linux debian on Toshiba Satellite

1998-12-07 Thread Frank Gerhardt
> Vazquez Jr, E A wrote: > > Don't expect much help here, I've been trying for DAYS to get a response > > to my questions but apparently no-one likes laptop installs. > > - Ed > > > > I'm trying to install debian on a Toshiba Satellite. I get as far as > > "booting linux.." but then the Toshiba

RE: installing linux debian on Toshiba Satellite

1998-12-07 Thread Vazquez Jr, E A
a general statement on the level of help I have gotten from this list, which is none unless you count the flame storm I just unleashed. - Ed -Original Message- From: Ivan E. Moore II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 07, 1998 15:16 To: Vazquez Jr, E A Subject: Re: installing

Re: installing linux debian on Toshiba Satellite

1998-12-07 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Mon, 7 Dec 1998, Vazquez Jr, E A wrote: : Don't expect much help here, I've been trying for DAYS to get a response : to my questions but apparently no-one likes laptop installs. : : - Ed : : I'm trying to install debian on a Toshiba Satellite. I get as far as : "booting linux.." but

Re: installing linux debian on Toshiba Satellite

1998-12-07 Thread Brandon Mitchell
On Mon, 7 Dec 1998, Vazquez Jr, E A wrote: > Don't expect much help here, I've been trying for DAYS to get a response > to my questions but apparently no-one likes laptop installs. It may be that no one is familiar with your hardware. If you are the poster that has the cd rom via parallel port o

Re: installing linux debian on Toshiba Satellite

1998-12-07 Thread Joey Hess
Use the "tecra" boot disks. I have debian installed happily on my toshiba sattellite 445cdx, btw. There are even some debian packages (toshiba-hotkey, toshiba-fan) specifically for these laptops. Vazquez Jr, E A wrote: > Don't expect much help here, I've been trying for DAYS to get a response > t

Re: installing linux debian on Toshiba Satellite

1998-12-07 Thread Vazquez Jr, E A
Don't expect much help here, I've been trying for DAYS to get a response to my questions but apparently no-one likes laptop installs. - Ed I'm trying to install debian on a Toshiba Satellite. I get as far as "booting linux.." but then the Toshiba logo comes up and the cycle restarts. I'm sure I

Re: Installing Linux

1997-08-22 Thread Carl Fink
> I know that LILO exists, but all of the messages I've read so far seem > to imply that I will have to format my drive. I really, really don't > want to do this. Any other solutions short of buying Partition Magic? > > I have a 2.1 gig C: and a 1.1 gig D:. Win95 resides on C:. Yes. You can for

Re: Installing Linux

1997-08-22 Thread Karell Ste-Marie
There is a utility called FIPS that should be on the CD-ROM, on you should be able to find it on the Net. It will allow you (after a COMPLETE defrag) to resize your partition. (On your drive C for instance). I'm sure that you can find some documentation on the net for the software, it runs under

Re: Installing Linux

1997-08-22 Thread Karell Ste-Marie
You should use a dos-running utility called FIPS, it's use is to resize your partition space on a partitionned drive, you *MUST* however, defrag the partition prior to doing this. You should find it on your CD or on the NET. Karell Ste-Marie M.I.S. C.T.I. Datacom Inc. -- > From: Daviso

Re: Installing Linux

1997-08-21 Thread Tim Sailer
In your email to me, Davison Avery, you wrote: > > I was wondering if there was a way to install Linux without formatting > my hard-drive and destorying the existing partitions. I currently use > Win95, but want to try Linux out. As such, I would like to have Linux as > the dominant OS, but wish t

Re: installing Linux on a Compaq Deskpro 4000 - The sequel

1997-08-07 Thread Peter S Galbraith
No real help from me, sorry. > I'm still trying to install Linux on a Compaq Deskpro 4000 M5233MMX but > I can't get the network to work. Somebody has been so kind to provide > me with a link to ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/stuff/tlan-0.29.tar.gz but > I'm afraid that my Compaq has yet a newer mod

Re: installing Linux on a Compaq Deskpro 4000

1997-08-05 Thread Peter S Galbraith
> I'm trying to install Debian on a Compaq Deskpro 4000 M5233MMX but > I can't find out what kind of network driver to use. Did anyobdy > succeed in installing Debian with network support on this kind of machine? The Compaq should use a Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX PCI UTP network adapter. It i

Re: installing Linux on a Compaq Deskpro 4000

1997-08-05 Thread Eloy A. Paris
Nico De Ranter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : I'm trying to install Debian on a Compaq Deskpro 4000 M5233MMX but : I can't find out what kind of network driver to use. Did anyobdy : succeed in installing Debian with network support on this kind of machine? Why don't you try "cat /proc/pci"? This c

Re: installing linux through FTP

1997-07-15 Thread Will Lowe
On Mon, 14 Jul 1997, PYR wrote: > How would this work? > would the base debian system automatically connect to my ISP and download > and install the desired packages? Assuming you have base already installed, and that you have some networking utilities installed and configured (that is, a netwo

Re: Installing Linux over a LAN

1996-08-12 Thread Dominik Kubla
Bruce you wrote: > For Debian, you can do the installation using the 5 floppies, and then all > other software can be auto-loaded by "dselect" via FTP. We can do better > than that, and will in 1.2 if I get time (or a volunteer to work on the > installation system). But using NFS is more fun and

Re: Installing Linux over a LAN

1996-08-12 Thread Steffen Mueller
On Sun, 11 Aug 1996, Bruce Perens wrote: Hi everybody, > For Debian, you can do the installation using the 5 floppies, and then all > other software can be auto-loaded by "dselect" via FTP. We can do better > than that, and will in 1.2 if I get time (or a volunteer to work on the > installation s

Re: Installing Linux over a LAN

1996-08-12 Thread Bruce Perens
From: Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > When I installed Debian 2 days ago, I was wishing that instead of the 3 > "base" floppies, it could at least use a .tar.gz file containing > the same stuff somewhere on an existing ext2 partition. A small change (?) > like that would make the install a lot easi

Re: Installing Linux over a LAN

1996-08-12 Thread Joey Hess
On Sun, 11 Aug 1996, Bruce Perens wrote: > For Debian, you can do the installation using the 5 floppies, and then all > other software can be auto-loaded by "dselect" via FTP. We can do better > than that, and will in 1.2 if I get time (or a volunteer to work on the > installation system). When I

Re: Installing Linux over a LAN

1996-08-12 Thread Bruce Perens
For Debian, you can do the installation using the 5 floppies, and then all other software can be auto-loaded by "dselect" via FTP. We can do better than that, and will in 1.2 if I get time (or a volunteer to work on the installation system). Thanks Bruce

Re: Installing Linux over a LAN

1996-08-11 Thread Lazaro . Salem
Alan wrote: >Subject: Installing Linux over a LAN >Author: [EMAIL PROTECTED] at cclink >Date:11.08.96 06:16 The is a nice page about setting a micro-lan in http://www.panix.com/~hypertyp/tcpip/tcpstart.html The example is given for a mac connected to a Linux box have a nice weeke