Hi, James Freer wrote: > > For a live DVD install as i want to check the hardware is okay i tried > > using debian-12.5-i386-DVD-1.iso. This i presume would just spin up > > but it has asked for partitioning etc
> Seems odd to ask for partitioning on a liveDVD. debian-12.5-i386-DVD-1.iso. is an installation ISO, not a Live one. (Debian Live can be used for installing, too. But the installation ones are better tested for that purpose.) Michael Kjörling already stated that i386 has not much of a future in Debian. Is your machine really so old that it won't run a 64-bit Debian ? In your situation i would just try one from: https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/bt-hybrid/ Beginning with 12.0, there are only amd64 (i.e. 64 bit x86) Live ISOs: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/12.0.0-live/ In case that your hardware really does not work with amd64, the youngest i386 Live ISOs are for Debian 11: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/11.10.0-live/i386/iso-hybrid/ Have a nice day :) Thomas
