Re: New Debian User needs an idea
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello all, I am a fairly experienced Fedora user trying out Debian > for the first time. I have a 3 disk distribution from Linux Central > and I can get it to install and boot to a command line. The installer > uses only the first disk. My problem is that I can't bring up the > GUI. I have a driver for the video card but in order to install it > gcc and the kernel headers are required, and missing. Also my only > web source is via a wireless, which needs to be configured with > ndiswrapper. This requires, guess what, gcc and the kernel headers so > I can't download them. I tried aptitude and it requests a disk be > mounted but it is not any of the disks that I have. I suspect that > gcc is hiding on one of the disks I have if only I knew how to get to > it. Ideas? The computer is dual booted so I could use the Fedora side > to download and copy over. Jim Bean You can try this; some commands may need to be adapted. 1. boot fedora 2. get Internet access working if it isn't already 3: run something like this: mkdir /mnt/debian mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/debian # replace /dev/sda2 as needed mount -t proc proc /mnt/debian/proc # maybe not needed mount --bind /dev /mnt/debian/dev# maybe not needed chroot /mnt/debian 4. make sure Internet access works from within the chroot 5. use the chrooted shell to do whatever you need to do Good luck, Corey -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New Debian User needs an idea
OnDecember 3, 2007 06:49:20 pm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello all, > I am a fairly experienced Fedora user trying out Debian for the first time. > I have a 3 disk distribution from Linux Central and I can get it to install > and boot to a command line. The installer uses only the first disk. My > problem is that I can't bring up the GUI. I have a driver for the video > card but in order to install it gcc and the kernel headers are required, > and missing. Also my only web source is via a wireless, which needs to be > configured with ndiswrapper. This requires, guess what, gcc and the kernel > headers so I can't download them. I tried aptitude and it requests a disk > be mounted but it is not any of the disks that I have. I suspect that gcc > is hiding on one of the disks I have if only I knew how to get to it. > Ideas? The computer is dual booted so I could use the Fedora side to > download and copy over. Jim Bean Hi Jim. I think this would be easier if you got your wireless up and running first. There was a thread on this list serv last week or recently anyway, explaining how to get wireless working. If you search here: http://lists.debian.org/debian-amd64/ Chris W. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
New Debian User needs an idea
Hello all, I am a fairly experienced Fedora user trying out Debian for the first time. I have a 3 disk distribution from Linux Central and I can get it to install and boot to a command line. The installer uses only the first disk. My problem is that I can't bring up the GUI. I have a driver for the video card but in order to install it gcc and the kernel headers are required, and missing. Also my only web source is via a wireless, which needs to be configured with ndiswrapper. This requires, guess what, gcc and the kernel headers so I can't download them. I tried aptitude and it requests a disk be mounted but it is not any of the disks that I have. I suspect that gcc is hiding on one of the disks I have if only I knew how to get to it. Ideas? The computer is dual booted so I could use the Fedora side to download and copy over. Jim Bean -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
HAL: Security-Feature ?
Hi all, just a question: I cannot get external drives like USB-Sticks and SD-Cards get writable (when formatted with ext2/3) or writable mounted, as a normal user. I suppose, this is related to hald. Is there any way, to get this changed ? regards Hans -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
HAL: Security-Fature ?
Hi all, just a question: I cannot get external drives like USB-Sticks and SD-Cards get writable (when formatted with ext2/3) or writable mounted, as a normal user. I suppose, this is related to hald. Is there any way, to get this changed ? regards Hans -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
