Re: installation catch 22
On Sat, Nov 20, 2021, 7:47 AM wrote: > I am able ro login in safe mode which has few commands and I am a new user > so I don't know enough. > See reply below (so messages are read in order). > -Original Message- > From: Kent West > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: jasheb...@aol.com > Sent: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 11:10 am > Subject: Re: installation catch 22 > > > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 9:36 AM wrote: > > > The installation runs through to completion but the system does not boot > up. > I have tried several times with the same result. > > I am able to log in and look at the log file where it informs me that some > firmware > needs to be updated. (red warnings) I have a CD with the firmware but how > do I > install it if the system will not boot? > > > You say the system does not boot up, and yet then you say you're able to > log in. > > Perhaps what you mean is that the system does not boot up into a graphical > system, but that you are getting to a login prompt? > > If so, after logging in, what happens if you run "startx"? > > -- > Kent West<")))>< > Westing Peacefully - http://kentwest.blogspot.com > Hi jashebert! I would encourage you to reply to the debian-user list as a whole, so that others may be able to chime in. When you say "safe mode", I assume you mean that you're choosing the "Safe Mode" option from the first GRUB boot screen menu? If you let the machine boot normally, do you get to a login prompt at all? If so, is it on a text-only screen, or a graphical screen? If so, what happens when you type in your username and password? -- Kent >
Re: installation catch 22
jasheb...@aol.com wrote: > I have been trying to install Debian on an older computer using the CD1 > install. > The installation runs through to completion but the system does not boot up.I > have tried several times with the same result. > I am able to log in and look at the log file where it informs me that some > firmwareneeds to be updated. (red warnings) I have a CD with the firmware > but how do I install it if the system will not boot? > It seems to me that if the system can install it should be able to run as all > of the peripheralsneeded are available. Then I can install the updates. There are install CDs with non-free firmware included. During install, you can choose to add firmware from another disk or USB stick Can you describe "does not boot up" more thoroughly? Where does it stop? -dsr-
Re: installation catch 22
On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 9:36 AM wrote: > > The installation runs through to completion but the system does not boot > up. > I have tried several times with the same result. > > I am able to log in and look at the log file where it informs me that some > firmware > needs to be updated. (red warnings) I have a CD with the firmware but how > do I > install it if the system will not boot? > > You say the system does not boot up, and yet then you say you're able to log in. Perhaps what you mean is that the system does not boot up into a graphical system, but that you are getting to a login prompt? If so, after logging in, what happens if you run "startx"? -- Kent West<")))>< Westing Peacefully - http://kentwest.blogspot.com
installation catch 22
I have been trying to install Debian on an older computer using the CD1 install. The installation runs through to completion but the system does not boot up.I have tried several times with the same result. I am able to log in and look at the log file where it informs me that some firmwareneeds to be updated. (red warnings) I have a CD with the firmware but how do I install it if the system will not boot? It seems to me that if the system can install it should be able to run as all of the peripheralsneeded are available. Then I can install the updates.
