[solved] Re: Debian won't install via businesscard
On Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:31:20 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: From: http://www.us.debian.org/CD/netinst/ I downloaded the file debian-6.0.5-i386-businesscard.iso and burned it onto CD, then tried to install Debian on my pc. Everything went fine until the `install the base system' step, when the following error message appeared: Debootstrap Error Failed to determine the codename for the release and it was impossibile to continue. I also tried copying the iso file onto usb pendrive and also tried to install Debian onto another machine but the error occurred again and again. Please help if you can. On Friday, July 13, 2012 10:50:02 AM UTC, Brian wrote: Which mirror are you usingi? Did you try more than one? The mirror I'm asking about is the one you used when installing from the businesscard.iso and which gives the message Debootstrap Error Failed to determine the codename for the release It was not clear to me that a Debian installation via businesscard requires an internet connection _during_ the installation: in fact, I downloaded debian-6.0.5-i386-netinst.iso, burned it onto CD and the installation proceeded until the end without problems. I apologize to all the listers for my mistake. But now, please have some even more patience with this doubt of mine: to connect to internet I normally need `ppp', and to install ppp I need at least a base system ready: so, how is it possible to have an internet connection during the installation, i.e. before it is complete?? Thanks Rodolfo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/877gu2g0g9@gmail.com
Re: [solved] Re: Debian won't install via businesscard
On Tue 17 Jul 2012 at 10:13:10 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: On Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:31:20 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: It was not clear to me that a Debian installation via businesscard requires an internet connection _during_ the installation: in fact, I downloaded debian-6.0.5-i386-netinst.iso, burned it onto CD and the installation proceeded until the end without problems. I apologize to all the listers for my mistake. But now, please have some even more patience with this doubt of mine: to connect to internet I normally need `ppp', and to install ppp I need at least a base system ready: so, how is it possible to have an internet connection during the installation, i.e. before it is complete?? It does not look to be possible: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/FAQ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120717113133.GH874@desktop
Re: [solved] Re: Debian won't install via businesscard
On Tue 17 Jul 2012 at 10:13:10 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: gt; It was not clear to me that a Debian installation via businesscard requires an gt; internet connection _during_ the installation: On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 7:40:01 AM UTC-4, Brian wrote: It does not look to be possible: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/FAQ It used to work with the businesscard, if you go back to Woody. However, at this time the business card install procedure will fail if a network connection is not specified. Which is too bad, I used to use the business card and no network connection in order to put a skeleton install in place, and then upgrade directly to Sid for a minimum of cruft. Curt- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/5d952519-4616-4ff6-bdcd-6b5e43549...@googlegroups.com
Re: [solved] Re: Debian won't install via businesscard
On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:13:10 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: It was not clear to me that a Debian installation via businesscard requires an internet connection _during_ the installation: in fact, I downloaded debian-6.0.5-i386-netinst.iso, burned it onto CD and the installation proceeded until the end without problems. Good :-) In fact, the requirements for both ISO images are detailed in the link you already sent: http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/index.en.html (...) The business card image is smaller than the netinst image to fit on business-card sized cds. It does not contain the base system, but only the installer: even the base packages need to be downloaded from the net. I apologize to all the listers for my mistake. Don't worry, these things can happen :-) But now, please have some even more patience with this doubt of mine: to connect to internet I normally need `ppp', and to install ppp I need at least a base system ready: so, how is it possible to have an internet connection during the installation, i.e. before it is complete?? That's also documented in the Installation Guide: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apds05.html.en Anyway, if you have a slow or unreliable Internet connection, I would rather go for the first CD or DVD to avoid any problems. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/ju43ri$ut2$6...@dough.gmane.org
Re: [solved] Re: Debian won't install via businesscard
On Tue 17 Jul 2012 at 16:28:34 +, Camaleón wrote: On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:13:10 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: But now, please have some even more patience with this doubt of mine: to connect to internet I normally need `ppp', and to install ppp I need at least a base system ready: so, how is it possible to have an internet connection during the installation, i.e. before it is complete?? That's also documented in the Installation Guide: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apds05.html.en I will have to learn to read between the lines of a post. 'ppp' seemed clear enough, but maybe it is PPPoE. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120717173625.GK874@desktop
Re: [solved] Re: Debian won't install via businesscard
On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:36:26 +0100, Brian wrote: On Tue 17 Jul 2012 at 16:28:34 +, Camaleón wrote: On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:13:10 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: But now, please have some even more patience with this doubt of mine: to connect to internet I normally need `ppp', and to install ppp I need at least a base system ready: so, how is it possible to have an internet connection during the installation, i.e. before it is complete?? That's also documented in the Installation Guide: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apds05.html.en I will have to learn to read between the lines of a post. 'ppp' seemed clear enough, but maybe it is PPPoE. Uh, yes... I read it too fast :-( If the user is using a dial-up modem (not an usb dsl device) then, unless something has changed, that's not supported: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_use_netinst_over_PPP.3F Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/ju4gqp$ut2$1...@dough.gmane.org
Re: Debian won't install via businesscard
Camaleón noela...@gmail.com writes: On Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:31:20 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: From: http://www.us.debian.org/CD/netinst/ I downloaded the file debian-6.0.5-i386-businesscard.iso and burned it onto CD, then tried to install Debian on my pc. Everything went fine until the `install the base system' step, when the following error message appeared: Debootstrap Error Failed to determine the codename for the release and it was impossibile to continue. I also tried copying the iso file onto usb pendrive and also tried to install Debian onto another machine but the error occurred again and again. Please help if you can. It can be a problem with the burned image or the ISO itself, then :-? Anyway, I recently read that Debian is thinking about dropping the business card installation media, so consider starting to use the mini-CD instead :-) From debian-boot I got no reply. I also tried with another iso file: debian-testing-i386-businesscard.iso, downloaded from http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/current/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-businesscard.iso , but the problem occurred again. Rodolfo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87394wgec9@gmail.com
Re: Debian won't install via businesscard
On Fri 13 Jul 2012 at 10:11:50 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: From debian-boot I got no reply. I also tried with another iso file: debian-testing-i386-businesscard.iso, downloaded from http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/current/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-businesscard.iso , but the problem occurred again. Which mirror are you usingi? Did you try more than one? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120713104844.GE3591@desktop
Re: Debian won't install via businesscard
On Friday, July 13, 2012 10:50:02 AM UTC, Brian wrote: On Fri 13 Jul 2012 at 10:11:50 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: gt; gt;From debian-boot I got no reply. I also tried with another iso file: gt; debian-testing-i386-businesscard.iso, downloaded from gt; gt; http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/current/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-businesscard.iso gt; gt; , but the problem occurred again. Which mirror are you usingi? Did you try more than one? If you click that link, it is not possible to choose the mirror. How can I change it? tahnks - rodolfo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/c41fe8d6-c01a-4cfd-a6f3-3ab90c369...@googlegroups.com
Re: Debian won't install via businesscard
On Fri 13 Jul 2012 at 04:23:36 -0700, rodolfo.med...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, July 13, 2012 10:50:02 AM UTC, Brian wrote: On Fri 13 Jul 2012 at 10:11:50 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: gt; gt;From debian-boot I got no reply. I also tried with another iso file: gt; debian-testing-i386-businesscard.iso, downloaded from gt; gt; http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/current/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-businesscard.iso gt; gt; , but the problem occurred again. Which mirror are you usingi? Did you try more than one? If you click that link, it is not possible to choose the mirror. How can I change it? tahnks - rodolfo The mirror I'm asking about is the one you used when installing from the businesscard.iso and which gives the message Debootstrap Error Failed to determine the codename for the release -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120713115057.GF3591@desktop
Re: Debian won't install via businesscard
On Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:14:28 +0100, Brian wrote: On Fri 13 Jul 2012 at 01:45:09 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Jo, 12 iul 12, 15:44:28, Camaleón wrote: Anyway, I recently read that Debian is thinking about dropping the business card installation media, so consider starting to use the mini-CD instead :-) Reference please :) I read it from here: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_itempx=MTEzNzA (...) Below are some of the most interesting notes from the Monday session in Managua, Nicaragua concerning the Debian CD for the 7.0 Wheezy release from DebConf 12. (...) - There's a plan to drop the business card CD images of Debian since they're rarely (if ever) used and tested. http://lists.debian.org/debian-cd/2012/07/threads.html Thanks. The thread is this: http://lists.debian.org/debian-cd/2012/07/msg00067.html It seems there are many Phoronix readers around... Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jtpko1$n34$9...@dough.gmane.org
Re: Debian won't install via businesscard
On Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:11:50 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: Camaleón noela...@gmail.com writes: (...) It can be a problem with the burned image or the ISO itself, then :-? Anyway, I recently read that Debian is thinking about dropping the business card installation media, so consider starting to use the mini-CD instead :-) From debian-boot I got no reply. I also tried with another iso file: debian-testing-i386-businesscard.iso, downloaded from http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/current/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-businesscard.iso , but the problem occurred again. Business ISO images for testing can be even more broken than the ones for the stable release ;-( Anyway, before burning the ISO image into a CD-R (not CD-RW, just in case...), did you verify the md5sum and it was fine? Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jtpm5n$n34$1...@dough.gmane.org
Re: Debian won't install via businesscard
On Jo, 12 iul 12, 08:31:20, Rodolfo Medina wrote: Debootstrap Error Failed to determine the codename for the release and it was impossibile to continue. I also tried copying the iso file onto usb pendrive and also tried to install Debian onto another machine but the error occurred again and again. Please help if you can. I suspect a temporary glitch in the mirror, thy choosing another one. Otherwise contact debian-boot. Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Debian won't install via businesscard
On Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:31:20 +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: I couldn't find a solution to my problem on the web. There's an old wise Latin saying that states Excusatio non-petita, accusatio manifesta :-P From: http://www.us.debian.org/CD/netinst/ I downloaded the file debian-6.0.5-i386-businesscard.iso and burned it onto CD, then tried to install Debian on my pc. Everything went fine until the `install the base system' step, when the following error message appeared: Debootstrap Error Failed to determine the codename for the release and it was impossibile to continue. Can you jump to a terminal (alt+F4?, I never remember) to see more debug messages (if any)? I also tried copying the iso file onto usb pendrive and also tried to install Debian onto another machine but the error occurred again and again. Please help if you can. It can be a problem with the burned image or the ISO itself, then :-? Anyway, I recently read that Debian is thinking about dropping the business card installation media, so consider starting to use the mini-CD instead :-) Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jtmrcs$9fr$1...@dough.gmane.org
Re: Debian won't install via businesscard
On Jo, 12 iul 12, 15:44:28, Camaleón wrote: Anyway, I recently read that Debian is thinking about dropping the business card installation media, so consider starting to use the mini-CD instead :-) Reference please :) Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Debian won't install via businesscard
On Fri 13 Jul 2012 at 01:45:09 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Jo, 12 iul 12, 15:44:28, Camaleón wrote: Anyway, I recently read that Debian is thinking about dropping the business card installation media, so consider starting to use the mini-CD instead :-) Reference please :) http://lists.debian.org/debian-cd/2012/07/threads.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120712231428.GD3591@desktop
Re: Debian Won't Install
On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 06:47:12 -0700 (PDT) Bryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Bryan, boots with a XP installation CD. Has anyone seen this before? IS there some other way to install without booting from the CD? http://goodbye-microsoft.com/ Which downloads a small Windows executable which, when run, will install Debian over the 'net. -- Regards _ / ) The blindingly obvious is / _)radnever immediately apparent If a thought came in your head it would die of loneliness I Don't Like You - Stiff Little Fingers signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: Debian Won't Install
On Sun, Apr 06, 2008 at 06:47:12AM -0700, Bryan wrote: I downloaded the latest Debin relese(4.0) from Bittorent and burned it to DVD but for some reason it will not boot from the CD. I don't think it is the CD becuase it boots on two other machines I have. The weird thing is this same machine that won't boot with my Debian CD, boots with a XP installation CD. Has anyone seen this before? IS there some other way to install without booting from the CD? Read the installation-manual from the debian website. There are a few reasons and options: First, double-check the MD5 of the CD that it is burned correctly. Since you have the DVD then you have a good chunk of the repository even if you need to use an alternate boot method. One way would be to download and burn the netinst.iso CD, another would be to make the USB-key install if the box will boot from USB. If it boots from floppy, you could boot from that. Its all in the manual. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
