Re: Debian Download Problems
On Wednesday 26 February 2003 06:24 am, hlingis wrote: > Dear Sir or Madam, > > ...I'm sure you've heard this before, I can't download an error free > ISO of either version of potato or woody. I'm using frontiernet dsl > (509 down-125up) on a hp xt953 with a hp pavilion mx70 display,1000mhz > machine with easy disk creator basic. I'm a licensed tech instructor > with a good handle on the mechanics of the process. Different files are > corrupted with each attempt. I can get it installed by using different > disks (each representing a different downloading attempt) at the > corrupt notification-a creepy enterprise at best snip You didn't mention thischeck the integrity of the dl'd iso with md5sum. Each iso has a md5sum you can dl from the iso site. This will eliminate, or not, the iso as a possible cause and allow you to check other possible issues. I do not know what the Windows or Mac equivilent is to md5sum. -- Greg Madden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian Download Problems
On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 09:24:18AM -0600, hlingis wrote: > Dear Sir or Madam, > > ...I'm sure you've heard this before, I can't download an error free ISO of > either version of potato or woody. Personally, I haven't heard this before... Myself, I'm no sort of techie, tech instructor, or guru of any other flavour; but I had very little trouble downloading, burning, and installing an error-free woody ISO. Jigdo under WinXP gave me some annoyance, so I used WS_FTP to get the 3.0 rev1 ISO from one of the mirrors listed on http://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/ Checked the md5sum, burned it with Nero, and allowed the installer to do its own integrity-check, too. It, ahem, Just Worked(tm). > ...then, can't get x to run, xfree86 issues, sound issues, display issues, > modem issues-this should not be this hard, with a machine less than a year > old Nope, but seems unsurprising on an install from a stack of corrupt CDs. > ...ok, the ability to download a good copy (either ISO or jigdo) appears to > be a myth, so my question is: if I buy a copy from some vendor, who, and > where, and what hopes do I have to get an error free copy that way? I'm > trying to avoid going redhat or mandrake or whatever... It's no myth. Perhaps the client prog. you're using for the download is broken. And I've never tried that route, but I'm inclined to suspect that if you buy a copy from some vendor (any vendor you like: I believe there's a list on the debian homepage) your chances of getting an error-free disk would be something approaching 100%. > ...I believe in this product's concept, would like to help promote it > within our educational system as an economical alternative On this point, you're not likely to get any argument from this crowd. Many of us are busy promoting Debian within and without various educational systems around the world. > ...my point is, if I can't do it, how can I ask that the person on the > street could be expected to do it Well... I *am* the person on the street, and I did it. > ...I guess I should look at this as an opportunity to launch my own > version-is that necessary? I hope not. I'd say that's nowhere near necessary. There are already more Linux distros than you can shake a stick at. I think that trying to replace the entire debian project because of your own inability to download an ISO is a bit excessive. Also unlikely to get very far. > ...I truly want to participate in a process that helps break a monopoly and > bring debian gnu linux to the masses, is that the objective of anyone else? Woo-hoo! That's a major part of my reason for being here. The other major part is that I want to use my computer, not vice versa. (MS has long annoyed me with their "you don't need to know" way of doing everything, but with XP's built-in spyware... that crossed the line as far as I'm concerned.) > ...any dialogue would be appreciated Good, good. As long as you're not just trolling, I think you can expect plenty of lively dialogue. Cheers! -Chris pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Debian Download Problems
On Wednesday 26 February 2003 07:24 am, hlingis wrote: > ...I'm sure you've heard this before, I can't download an error free ISO of > either version of potato or woody. Why not order disks from Cheapbytes? -- ~ Carla Schroder www.tuxcomputing.com this message brought to you by Libranet 2.7 and Kmail ~ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian Download Problems
On February 26, 2003 10:24 am, hlingis wrote: > ...ok, the ability to download a good copy (either ISO or jigdo) appears to > be a myth, so my question is: if I buy a copy from some vendor, who, and > where, and what hopes do I have to get an error free copy that way? I'm > trying to avoid going redhat or mandrake or whatever... I don't know why jigdo isn't working for you - it worked marvellously for me, and it even checks cheksums for errors in the constructed image. If jigdo finished and said there were no errors, but you still ended up with a CD with errors, then there must be something buggy about your cd burning process. In any case, don't try starting an installation with bad CDs. Buying copy from a vendor is an excellent and cheap alternative. Some vendors are listsed at www.debian.org under "CD vendors". I've had good experiences with www.chguy.net, who's in Canada but is cheap to the US too. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Debian Download Problems
Dear Sir or Madam, ...I'm sure you've heard this before, I can't download an error free ISO of either version of potato or woody. I'm using frontiernet dsl (509 down-125up) on a hp xt953 with a hp pavilion mx70 display,1000mhz machine with easy disk creator basic. I'm a licensed tech instructor with a good handle on the mechanics of the process. Different files are corrupted with each attempt. I can get it installed by using different disks (each representing a different downloading attempt) at the corrupt notification-a creepy enterprise at best ...then, can't get x to run, xfree86 issues, sound issues, display issues, modem issues-this should not be this hard, with a machine less than a year old ...ok, the ability to download a good copy (either ISO or jigdo) appears to be a myth, so my question is: if I buy a copy from some vendor, who, and where, and what hopes do I have to get an error free copy that way? I'm trying to avoid going redhat or mandrake or whatever... ...I believe in this product's concept, would like to help promote it within our educational system as an economical alternative ...my point is, if I can't do it, how can I ask that the person on the street could be expected to do it ...I guess I should look at this as an opportunity to launch my own version-is that necessary? I hope not. ...I truly want to participate in a process that helps break a monopoly and bring debian gnu linux to the masses, is that the objective of anyone else? ...any dialogue would be appreciated Hal Lingis E-Mail: HYPERLINK "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release Date: 2/25/2003 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
