On Thu 14 Jun 2012 at 13:17:59 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 13/06/12 19:29, Brian wrote: > > On Wed 13 Jun 2012 at 10:57:42 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > > >> On 13/06/12 04:35, a troll wrote: > >>> > >>> By the time the choosing a mirror stage is reached with a netinst image > >>> or the first CD the base files (Stable or Testing versions) have been > >>> installed in /target. > >> > >> Instead of just hitting "Enter" at every opportunity try the "expert" > >> - prior to partitioning (*before anything is written to the hard drive*) > >> you'll be asked which release you want to install:- > >> > >> Stage: Choose a mirror of the Debian archive > >> di question: > >> Debian version to install: > >> choice: squeeze - stable > > > > The main menu for a netinst iso: > > This is an *audio* install - hence the OPs choice of the Wheezy > installer. There is no graphical menu.
My understanding of the situation hasn't changed since I first read the original post. > Boot from wheezy and combine speakup with an expert install and the > Squeeze DVDs to build Squeeze. > > Pick a method to start the speakup installer (the OP provided detailed > instructions for one method). > Combine it with expert (low debconf). > > start install with cmdline "/install.386/vmlinux vga=788 priority=low > initrd=/install.386/gtk/initrd.gz speakup.synth=soft -- quiet":- > ;pick speakup from the menu - edit it to add priority=low > ;after disk noise stops press 's' then Enter, at first menu select the > ;change priority/debconf > ;other variations > > (one method):- > Follow the voice prompted menu... > language - choose 6 (English - default) > location - 2 > locale - 2 > additional locale - 135 > default locale - 1 > *then* choose detect and mount cd-rom > which is where you'd add the first Squeeze CD-ROM... Adding the first Squeeze CD is on the difficult side when there is only one CD-ROM on the machine. Perhaps you mean the Wheezy CD should be removed first. We'll do that, although it can be forecast what is going to happen. Step 4 is successful. The CD-ROM is detected and the CD is reported as containing the Binary-1 for Squeeze. Great, we are on our way! Now for loading the installer components. Full stop! No kernel modules were found. This probably is due to a mismatch between the kernel used by this version of the installer . . . . The installer is using a Wheezy kernel; the modules on the Squeeze CD are for a Squeeze kernel. Sounds reasonable. Ok, we'll leave the Wheezy CD in the drive and add the Squeeze CD on a USB stick. This is the same as having a machine with two CD-ROMs as far as d-i is concerned. At step 4 the Wheezy CD is detected and the install continues with it. Seems sensible. Why choose a Squeeze CD to use when it does not have the correct kernel modules? > > I don't see what you do. Is this a bug in my installer? > > There is a bug, but clearly it's not in your installer. The significant thing here is your failure to remark on the missing stage in the main menu (Choose a mirror of the Debian archive) which you claimed would offer a choice of which Debian version to install. It seems we are in agreement it does not exist for an install from the first CD or a netinst iso. It's good to have that out of the way. You have now taken a completely different tack. It is one which is not documented in the installer manual and is doomed to failure. -- 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/20120614104653.GV30016@desktop