Re: Problem in Debian 5 Installation

[Klistvud]

Dne, 10. 12. 2009 18:39:55 je Anirban Patra napisal(a):
HiI 've tried to install Debian 5 version but the problem is  
that* DVD
is not detected by my PC.* I 've tried in other PCs , there it is  
running

ok. But in my PC, other linux version (*SUSE 10,FEDORA 10) are running
fine*.


The first thing would be to clean the laser lens in your DVD-ROM; if  
this doesn't help, you should burn another DVD, preferably not on the  
same DVD burner as before, and on DVD media of another brand. DVD  
burners and DVD media may be quite quirky at times...




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Re: Problem in Debian 5 Installation

[Mark]

>On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Kevin Ross  wrote:
>I use UNetbootin, which copies the Debian installer to a USB flash drive,
>and makes it bootable.  Then you just boot from the USB flash drive, do
>normal Debian setup, and it downloads everything it needs to do a full
>install over the internet. There are versions of UNetbootin that run on
>Windows or Linux for creating the bootable USB flash drive.
>
>You can do it manually following the instructions in the Debian
installation
>manual, but I find Unetbootin far more convenient.
>
>http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ 


In this case since it sounds like he's already downloaded a dvd .iso image,
I confirmed not too long ago that the method here
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s03.html.en#usb-copy-flexibleworks
for a dvd .iso image also, with a couple minor edits:

-Create a small fat16 partition to house the boot info/files, and a 4.5 (or
greater) GB ext3 partition to hold the dvd .iso, on a usb memory stick of 5
GB or more (I used an 8 GB stick)
-Make the fat16 partition have the files according to the above link
-cp the dvd .iso into the ext3 partition

I've done this on several machines, it's beautiful.  Debian installer uses
the dvd .iso image from the ext3 partition, and the read/write access times
from the usb-based installation are lightning quick compared to an optical
drive, not to mention any chance of disc burning or reading errors is
virtually eliminated.

I've had issues with using Unetbootin with Debian - sometimes the installer
version it uses isn't the same version as the Debian .iso I dowloaded, but
the method in the link I provided is spot-on.  Just in case anyone else runs
into this also.

HTH.

Mark

RE: Problem in Debian 5 Installation

[Kevin Ross]

I use UNetbootin, which copies the Debian installer to a USB flash drive,
and makes it bootable.  Then you just boot from the USB flash drive, do
normal Debian setup, and it downloads everything it needs to do a full
install over the internet. There are versions of UNetbootin that run on
Windows or Linux for creating the bootable USB flash drive.

You can do it manually following the instructions in the Debian installation
manual, but I find Unetbootin far more convenient.

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/




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Re: Problem in Debian 5 Installation

[Preston Boyington]

Anirban Patra wrote:
> HiI 've tried to install Debian 5 version but the problem is that*
> DVD is not detected by my PC.* I 've tried in other PCs , there it is
> running ok. But in my PC, other linux version (*SUSE 10,FEDORA 10) are
> running fine*.What should I do? My PC configuration is : Intel Dual Core
> 2 GHz Processor ; *1 GB RAM ; 160 GB Seagate SATA HDD & ASUS
> Motherboard*. I am eager to use Debian 5. Please help.

try the Netinstall if you have a decent internet connection.  it's only
about 180Mb.  it's all i use now.


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Problem in Debian 5 Installation

[Anirban Patra]

HiI 've tried to install Debian 5 version but the problem is that* DVD
is not detected by my PC.* I 've tried in other PCs , there it is running
ok. But in my PC, other linux version (*SUSE 10,FEDORA 10) are running
fine*.What
should I do? My PC configuration is : Intel Dual Core 2 GHz Processor ; *1
GB RAM ; 160 GB Seagate SATA HDD & ASUS Motherboard*. I am eager to use
Debian 5. Please help.