On 20/03/12 14:14, Bret Busby wrote: > 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 is faulty (the IPW firmware) >>>>>>> or the mirror settings within the downloaded netinst ISO, are >>>>>>> bad. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But, it does not work. >>>>>> >>> <snipped> >>> >>>> I suppose it is possible that the reason that the repositories >>>> mirrors cannot be accessed, is due to this wireless network device, >>> >>> Yes - it's possible. >>> The routing table on that box will tell you if that is being used as a >>> gateway. >>> >>> # route >>> >>> Alternatively it could be your DNS server (either not working, or >>> miss-set during install). Have a look at /etc/resolv.conf >>> >>> <snipped> >>> >>> >>> Kind regards >>> >> >> I have given up. >> >> I have had repeated attempts to write the Debian 6.04 "x386" DVD, >> using the "CD/DVD Creator" that is the default that came with Debian >> 6, that cannot create a bootable disc, and Brasero that cannot eject >> the disc, and I have not been able to obtain a bootable DVD of the >> Debian 6.04 "x386" version. >> >> It appears that Debian simply does not instal and run on 32 bit Intel >> based chip systems anymore. >> >> All that I have been able to do with Debian 6, in trying to instal it >> on the 32 bit computer, is create coasters, and waste bandwidth with >> the unusable downloads, and I have now, too many Debian 6 32 bit >> coasters.
If any of those CD/DVDs pass the md5sum test then you will know whether the image is/was corrupted. The lack of similar bug reports indicates the installer is mostly functional. And we know the sources.list from you install should work. >> >> > > 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 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 > saved all the trouble and the coasters), and then proceeded through the > installation without any problems, and now have an apparently functional > installation of Debian 6.03 on the NX5000. So perhaps we can presume the installation setup of the wireless NIC is causing the problem? I vaguely recall issues with a wireless drive (Realtek?) that wouldn't function properly for installs, but worked ok with updates applied after installation. It would have been interesting to see the routing table. No matter - I'm sure your experience will prove useful to others. Glad to hear your perseverance has paid off. > > -- > Bret Busby > Armadale > West Australia > .............. > > "So once you do know what the question actually is, > you'll know what the answer means." > - Deep Thought, > Chapter 28 of Book 1 of > "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: > A Trilogy In Four Parts", > written by Douglas Adams, > published by Pan Books, 1992 > .................................................... > > Kind regards -- Iceweasel/Firefox/Chrome/Chromium/Iceape/IE extensions for finding answers to Debian questions:- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collections/Scott_Ferguson/debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4f683fa3.50...@gmail.com