[solved] Re: Debian won't install via businesscard

2012-07-17 Thread Rodolfo Medina
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,

Re: [solved] Re: Debian won't install via businesscard

2012-07-17 Thread Brian
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

Re: [solved] Re: Debian won't install via businesscard

2012-07-17 Thread curt . howland
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:

Re: [solved] Re: Debian won't install via businesscard

2012-07-17 Thread Camaleón
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

Re: [solved] Re: Debian won't install via businesscard

2012-07-17 Thread Brian
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,

Re: [solved] Re: Debian won't install via businesscard

2012-07-17 Thread Camaleón
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

Re: Debian won't install via businesscard

2012-07-13 Thread Rodolfo Medina
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

Re: Debian won't install via businesscard

2012-07-13 Thread Brian
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

Re: Debian won't install via businesscard

2012-07-13 Thread rodolfo . medina
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;

Re: Debian won't install via businesscard

2012-07-13 Thread Brian
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;

Re: Debian won't install via businesscard

2012-07-13 Thread Camaleón
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

Re: Debian won't install via businesscard

2012-07-13 Thread Camaleón
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

Debian won't install via businesscard

2012-07-12 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Hi all. I couldn't find a solution to my problem on the web. 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

Re: Debian won't install via businesscard

2012-07-12 Thread Andrei POPESCU
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

Re: Debian won't install via businesscard

2012-07-12 Thread Camaleón
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

Re: Debian won't install via businesscard

2012-07-12 Thread Andrei POPESCU
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

Re: Debian won't install via businesscard

2012-07-12 Thread Brian
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 :)

Debian Won't Install

2008-04-06 Thread Bryan
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

Re: Debian Won't Install

2008-04-06 Thread Brad Rogers
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,

Re: Debian Won't Install

2008-04-06 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
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

Re: Fwd: Debian Won't Install! (System Locks Up)

2002-01-14 Thread Mark Seven Smith
On Friday 11 January 2002 04:58 pm, Adam Majer wrote: SNIP! To DL files if you know URL, use wget Whoa! I LOVE wget! Thanks! And thanks everyone, for the great suggestions. I appreciate it. --Mark Seven [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Soon to be: [EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: Fwd: Debian Won't Install! (System Locks Up)

2002-01-11 Thread Mark Seven Smith
Adam wrote: BTW, what release are you installing? stable? testing? I installed Woody at the advice of the list, previously; since it was possible that the console problem had been fixed. I've heard on the Red Hat list, people that said they would rather be using Debian, but that their video

Re: Fwd: Debian Won't Install! (System Locks Up)

2002-01-11 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 WordStar sure was the best. Banged out many a term paper on a KayPro II... Some free advice: - - links is better than lynx. Supports frames. - - The big thing I like GUIs for is for xterms. Have as many open on your screen at once, resize

Re: Fwd: Debian Won't Install! (System Locks Up)

2002-01-11 Thread Adam Majer
On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 01:18:21PM -0800, Mark Seven Smith wrote: Adam wrote: BTW, what release are you installing? stable? testing? I installed Woody at the advice of the list, previously; since it was possible that the console problem had been fixed. I've heard on the Red Hat list,

Re: Fwd: Debian Won't Install! (System Locks Up)

2002-01-10 Thread Mark Seven Smith
Heh. I've been offline all this time; I still *CRINGE* at the thought of what I did to my Red Hat installation, so I won't go into it (YIKES!) but I was stuck with having to get Debian up running--I tried everything! But nothing worked. So, I put in an old Cirrus Logic card, with a whole

Re: Fwd: Debian Won't Install! (System Locks Up)

2002-01-10 Thread Brian Nelson
Mark Seven Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Heh. I've been offline all this time; I still *CRINGE* at the thought of what I did to my Red Hat installation, so I won't go into it (YIKES!) but I was stuck with having to get Debian up running--I tried everything! But nothing worked.

Re: Fwd: Debian Won't Install! (System Locks Up)

2001-12-14 Thread Kent West
Mark Seven Smith wrote: box freezes during Debian install when time comes to scroll down a list Set up a small (50 - 75MB) partition on hda1 with an MS-DOS fdisk and format and make it bootable to MS-DOS (or Win95 Command Prompt only). OMG, I have struggled *so hard* to get away from the

Fwd: Debian Won't Install! (System Locks Up)

2001-12-13 Thread Mark Seven Smith
-boot@lists.debian.org Subject: Debian Won't Install! (System Locks Up) Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 17:53:41 -0800 Awhile back, I purchased a book, Learning Debian GNU/Linux, and was unable to install the version of Debian that came with the book (the CD-ROM that was included in the back of the book

Re: Fwd: Debian Won't Install! (System Locks Up)

2001-12-13 Thread Kent West
Mark Seven Smith wrote: In the installation [of Potato], the install program that comes up is a simple text-based interface, with scrolling lists and such. But if I try to scroll the lists, the whole computer bombs--it just locks up. It is very strange; the keyboard wont' work, the RESET