On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:36:26 +0100, Brian wrote: > On Tue 17 Jul 2012 at 16:28:34 +0000, Camaleón wrote: > >> On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:13:10 +0000, Rodolfo Medina wrote: >> >> > But now, please have some even more patience with this doubt of mine: >> > to connect to internet I normally need `ppp', and to install ppp I >> > need at least a base system ready: so, how is it possible to have an >> > internet connection during the installation, i.e. before it is >> > complete?? >> >> That's also documented in the Installation Guide: >> >> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apds05.html.en > > I will have to learn to read between the lines of a post. 'ppp' seemed > clear enough, but maybe it is PPPoE.
Uh, yes... I read it too fast :-( If the user is using a dial-up modem (not an usb dsl device) then, unless something has changed, that's not supported: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_use_netinst_over_PPP.3F Greetings, -- Camaleón -- 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/ju4gqp$ut2$1...@dough.gmane.org