Re: New Debian User needs an idea
On Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 01:07:09AM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks all for the good info. My problem with gcc was that I jumped to the > conclusion that "extra" software would be on the 2nd or 3rd disk. I tried apt > again and this time mounted the first disk and there it is. I think I will > find > the headers now that I see they are called linux-headers rather that > kernel-headers. This should allow getting ndiswrapper up and getting to the > web. They used to be named kernel-headers, but the debian freebsd and hurd guys objected (quite validly too) that it should be more specific. So it bacame linux-headers and linux-image instead of kernel-headers and kernel-image. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New Debian User needs an idea
Thanks all for the good info. My problem with gcc was that I jumped to the conclusion that "extra" software would be on the 2nd or 3rd disk. I tried apt again and this time mounted the first disk and there it is. I think I will find the headers now that I see they are called linux-headers rather that kernel-headers. This should allow getting ndiswrapper up and getting to the web. Thanks again. regards Jim Bean -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 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] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New Debian User needs an idea
On Tue, Dec 04, 2007 at 02:49:20AM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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. Is it a 3 DVD set or what? I have never seen a 3 CD set of debian. Which version? If you have the DVD set you should have everything you need. To get kernel headers and compiler and such apt-get install linux-headers-2.6-amd64 build-essential To install kde do: apt-get install kde To get gnome do: apt-get install gnome Or you can run tasksel to install the 'desktop' task (which usually is the default on an Etch install I thought). -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New Debian User needs an idea
On Tuesday 04 December 2007 03:49, [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, - Xorg (GUI) should at least work with the vesa driver, which supports most video cards (albeit at reduced resolution and without 3D support). You can switch over to your dedicated driver (nvidia, ati, intel ...) after its installation. - This would indeed be the first Debian "distribution" lacking gcc. Check if your 3 disks are all registered in /etc/apt/sources.list. If not, add your disks using the command apt-cdrom add (I haven't done this for years, as I always install from the internet, so I can't give you the exact details; however, the process should be fairly self-explanatory). Regards, Clemens -- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Clemens Bergmann Schwertlilienweg 14 68259 Mannheim Germany [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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]
