One of my Lenovo Thinkpad T420 now fails to boot, so I will give it up for parts, free to any PLUG member. 2X8GB RAM, empty drive sled included. Live in Tualatin near Freddie's, 1/2 mi off I-5 exit 289, on two TriMet routes, or will meet at mutually convenient place.
-- -- 73/Best regards de John Bartley K7AAY CN85oj @503bartley.pdx.social @503bartley.bsky.social On Fri, Oct 17, 2025, 05:01 <[email protected]> wrote: > Send PLUG mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of PLUG digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Debian 13 netinstall problem (Galen Seitz) > 2. Re: Debian 13 netinstall problem (Galen Seitz) > 3. Re: Debian 13 netinstall problem (Russell Senior) > 4. Tracking monthly internet useage? (Richard Owlett) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:26:02 -0700 > From: Galen Seitz <[email protected]> > To: Portland Linux/Unix Group <[email protected]> > Subject: [PLUG] Debian 13 netinstall problem > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > Hi, > > I'm trying to install Debian 13 on an old Free Geek mini tower, and I'm > encountering a problem when the installer tries to mount the install media. > > target system > ------------- > old Dell Optiplex 7010 with an i3 (w CDROM drive but no disc installed) > BIOS configured for UEFI > 1 GB USB flash drive > debian-13.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso (SHA256 verified) > > I copied the iso file to the flash drive with the following command: > sudo dd if=debian-13.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso of=/dev/sda bs=16M > status=progress oflag=sync > > After booting from the USB drive, I perform the following steps: > select install type: graphical > select language: English > select location: United States > config keyboard: American English > > After the keyboard configuration, I come to the Detect and mount > installation media page. It says: "Your installation media couldn't be > mounted. When installing from CD-ROM, this probably means that the disk > was not in the drive. If so you can insert it and try again." Trying > again does not help. > > Looking at virtual console 4(?), I see the following messages: > cdrom-detect: Searching for Debian installation media... > cdrom-detect: Devices: '/dev/sr0' > kernel: [ (timestamp)] /dev/sr0: Can't open blockdev > cdrom-detect: CD-ROM mount failed: device=/dev/sr0 fstype=iso9660 > cdrom-detect: CD-ROM mount failed: device=/dev/sda fstype=iso9660 > cdrom-detect: CD-ROM mount failed: device=/dev/sda fstype=vfat > > I get similar results when I use the regular(non-graphical) installer. > > My searches regarding the problem have not been helpful. What am I > doing wrong? I'm sure many people use the netinstall image, so I'm > puzzled as to why I'm encountering an issue. > > I will note that I get an error from the BIOS or UEFI when booting. It > says "Failed to open \EFI\BOOT\Failed to load image start_image() > returned Fot Found, ...". I have been disregarding this particular > error message, as the Debian installer seems to boot successfully > despite the error message. > > thanks, > galen > -- > Galen Seitz > [email protected] > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:36:38 -0700 > From: Galen Seitz <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PLUG] Debian 13 netinstall problem > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > Following up, I just downloaded the Debian 13 DVD iso image and again > used dd to copy it to a USB flash drive. No problems using it to > install. It seems that just the netinstall image has this problem with > finding the media. I did use a different USB drive though, so perhaps > there's a problem there. > > galen > -- > Galen Seitz > [email protected] > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:14:05 -0700 > From: Russell Senior <[email protected]> > To: "Portland Linux/Unix Group" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PLUG] Debian 13 netinstall problem > Message-ID: > < > cahp3wfmkzpqeiiqiyvrco7ksj9ztgp-7iz9vjcxv-dxcpk3...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > The "live" version has some quirks too, which I encountered. Basically, it > appears to let you pick a package mirror, but then doesn't persist it to > the disk, so a post-install apt update only looks for the install media. > > -- > Russell Senior > [email protected] > > On Thu, Oct 16, 2025, 19:36 Galen Seitz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Following up, I just downloaded the Debian 13 DVD iso image and again > > used dd to copy it to a USB flash drive. No problems using it to > > install. It seems that just the netinstall image has this problem with > > finding the media. I did use a different USB drive though, so perhaps > > there's a problem there. > > > > galen > > -- > > Galen Seitz > > [email protected] > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 06:34:23 -0500 > From: Richard Owlett <[email protected]> > To: Portland Linux/Unix Group <[email protected]> > Subject: [PLUG] Tracking monthly internet useage? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > I use Debian 12.8 with Mate 1.26.0 as desktop. > My primary browser is SeaMonkey 2.53.21 . > My internet connection is a USB device sold by T-Mobile as a "WiFi > Hotspot". > [I have the WiFi disabled thus essentially using it as a high speed modem] > My service has a LOW data cap which I occasionally exceed. > > I wish to log daily cumulative totals of my usage. > [T-Mobile's app reports cumulative usage for _current_ month] > > I was pointed to vnstat whose man page indicates it should more than > meet all my needs. > [https://humdi.net/vnstat/ , https://humdi.net/vnstat/man/vnstat.html] > > I'm having problems with the " --iface interface" option and am looking > for a *Debian specific* HOWTO. I suspect part of my problem revolves > around how the OS sees the device across power on/off cyles as reported > by "ip l" and cousins. > > NOTE: Though have used Debian since Stretch, gaps in my knowledge. > > Help please. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > https://pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > ------------------------------ > > End of PLUG Digest, Vol 253, Issue 19 > ************************************* >
