Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-05 Thread rhkramer
On Friday, March 05, 2021 08:44:26 PM David Wright wrote: > On Fri 05 Mar 2021 at 14:30:30 (-0500), rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > On Friday, March 05, 2021 11:56:24 AM David Wright wrote: > > > On Thu 04 Mar 2021 at 15:47:37 (-0500), rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > > > If a device is sold on

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-05 Thread David Wright
On Fri 05 Mar 2021 at 14:30:30 (-0500), rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Friday, March 05, 2021 11:56:24 AM David Wright wrote: > > On Thu 04 Mar 2021 at 15:47:37 (-0500), rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > If a device is sold on a separate card, it's not necessarily > > enough to know the model

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-05 Thread rhkramer
On Friday, March 05, 2021 11:56:24 AM David Wright wrote: > On Thu 04 Mar 2021 at 15:47:37 (-0500), rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > If a device is sold on a separate card, it's not necessarily > enough to know the model number of the card. Many "identical" > models are sold with various different ch

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-05 Thread David Wright
On Thu 04 Mar 2021 at 15:47:37 (-0500), rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Thursday, March 04, 2021 12:40:00 PM David Wright wrote: > > On Wed 03 Mar 2021 at 10:36:42 (-0500), rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > > On Tuesday, March 02, 2021 10:01:09 PM David Wright wrote: > > Brian wrote: '"+1" for what? Adv

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-04 Thread Steve McIntyre
Brian wrote: >On Thu 04 Mar 2021 at 11:40:00 -0600, David Wright wrote: > >> On Wed 03 Mar 2021 at 10:36:42 (-0500), rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> > It would be nicer if there was some person or group that tried to vet >> > them, or >> > maybe even suggesting that something like a requirement

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-04 Thread rhkramer
On Thursday, March 04, 2021 12:40:00 PM David Wright wrote: > On Wed 03 Mar 2021 at 10:36:42 (-0500), rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > On Tuesday, March 02, 2021 10:01:09 PM David Wright wrote: > Brian wrote: '"+1" for what? Advertising each and every non-Debian > installer that comes along and is upl

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-04 Thread Brian
On Thu 04 Mar 2021 at 11:40:00 -0600, David Wright wrote: > On Wed 03 Mar 2021 at 10:36:42 (-0500), rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > > It would be nicer if there was some person or group that tried to vet them, > > or > > maybe even suggesting that something like a requirement that at least one >

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-04 Thread David Wright
On Thu 04 Mar 2021 at 10:54:14 (+), Leandro neto wrote: > I volunteer to be [ ] a mirror on Rio de Janeiro Brasil. I build computers > but I don't know about programming leandro AIUI we're not talking about mirrors, but about building the software that might eventually be mirrored. Cheers,

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-04 Thread David Wright
On Wed 03 Mar 2021 at 10:36:42 (-0500), rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Tuesday, March 02, 2021 10:01:09 PM David Wright wrote: Brian wrote: '"+1" for what? Advertising each and every non-Debian installer that comes along and is uploaded to unofficial?' > > I was under the impression that "The Deb

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-04 Thread Leandro neto
I volunteer to beca mirror on Rio de Janeiro Brasil. I build computers but I don't know about programming leandro Enviado via UOL Mail _ Assunto: Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question] De: rhkra...@gmail.com Enviado em: 3 de março de 2021

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-04 Thread Curt
On 2021-03-03, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Tuesday, March 02, 2021 10:01:09 PM David Wright wrote: >> I was under the impression that "The Debian Images Team is a small >> team of people working on creating, testing and distributing Debian >> images for [us]", whereas you seem to be describing

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-03 Thread rhkramer
On Wednesday, March 03, 2021 06:15:03 PM Brian wrote: > > On Wednesday, March 03, 2021 03:18:25 PM Brian wrote: > > A 64-bit netinstall is prominent on the Debian main page. The > > problem with that image is that it is unlikely to suit many users > > with wireless-only connectivity. No obvious es

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-03 Thread Brian
t; https://www.debian.org/distrib/ > > > > What's the problem? > > I thought the problem was as described in this from Brian: > > Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question] > From: Brian (resent from debian-user@lists.debian.org) > To: d

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-03 Thread rhkramer
roblem was as described in this from Brian: Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question] From: Brian (resent from debian-user@lists.debian.org) To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Fri Feb 26 13:41:40 2021 ... A 64-bit netinstall is prominent on the Debian main page. The problem wit

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-03 Thread Brian
On Wed 03 Mar 2021 at 10:27:42 -0500, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Tuesday, March 02, 2021 06:29:15 PM Brian wrote: > > On Tue 02 Mar 2021 at 16:19:45 -0500, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > > On Tuesday, March 02, 2021 02:55:08 PM Brian wrote: > > > > On Mon 01 Mar 2021 at 08:13:13 -0500, rhkra...

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-03 Thread Brian
On Tue 02 Mar 2021 at 21:01:09 -0600, David Wright wrote: > On Tue 02 Mar 2021 at 23:29:15 (+), Brian wrote: [...] > > > > "+1" for what? Advertising each and every non-Debian installer that > > > > comes along and is uploaded to unofficial? > > I was under the impression that "The Debian I

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-03 Thread rhkramer
On Tuesday, March 02, 2021 10:01:09 PM David Wright wrote: > I was under the impression that "The Debian Images Team is a small > team of people working on creating, testing and distributing Debian > images for [us]", whereas you seem to be describing something like > a wiki where any Tom, Dick or

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-03 Thread rhkramer
On Tuesday, March 02, 2021 06:29:15 PM Brian wrote: > On Tue 02 Mar 2021 at 16:19:45 -0500, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > On Tuesday, March 02, 2021 02:55:08 PM Brian wrote: > > > On Mon 01 Mar 2021 at 08:13:13 -0500, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > No. Providing a reasonable explanatory text about

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-02 Thread David Wright
On Tue 02 Mar 2021 at 23:29:15 (+), Brian wrote: > On Tue 02 Mar 2021 at 16:19:45 -0500, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > On Tuesday, March 02, 2021 02:55:08 PM Brian wrote: > > > On Mon 01 Mar 2021 at 08:13:13 -0500, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > On Sunday, February 28, 2021 12:03:31 PM Celej

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-02 Thread mick crane
On 2021-03-02 23:29, Brian wrote: On Tue 02 Mar 2021 at 16:19:45 -0500, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: On Tuesday, March 02, 2021 02:55:08 PM Brian wrote: > On Mon 01 Mar 2021 at 08:13:13 -0500, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > On Sunday, February 28, 2021 12:03:31 PM Celejar wrote: > > > "Many wireles

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-02 Thread Brian
On Tue 02 Mar 2021 at 16:19:45 -0500, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Tuesday, March 02, 2021 02:55:08 PM Brian wrote: > > On Mon 01 Mar 2021 at 08:13:13 -0500, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > > On Sunday, February 28, 2021 12:03:31 PM Celejar wrote: > > > > "Many wireless network cards (and even som

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-02 Thread rhkramer
On Tuesday, March 02, 2021 02:55:08 PM Brian wrote: > On Mon 01 Mar 2021 at 08:13:13 -0500, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > On Sunday, February 28, 2021 12:03:31 PM Celejar wrote: > > > "Many wireless network cards (and even some wired ones) require > > > non-free firmware to function properly. This

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-02 Thread Brian
On Mon 01 Mar 2021 at 08:13:13 -0500, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Sunday, February 28, 2021 12:03:31 PM Celejar wrote: > > "Many wireless network cards (and even some wired ones) require > > non-free firmware to function properly. This firmware is not included > > in the standard installation i

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-01 Thread Brian
On Mon 01 Mar 2021 at 11:29:57 +0200, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Du, 28 feb 21, 12:03:31, Celejar wrote: > > > > Snark aside, what's wrong with something like this: > > > > "Many wireless network cards (and even some wired ones) require > > non-free firmware to function properly. This firmware i

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-01 Thread Brian
On Mon 01 Mar 2021 at 10:23:51 +, David Goodenough wrote: > How is a naive user meant to know whether his hardware required > non-free firmware? That's a very tricky one to give a definitive answer to. It possibly depends on the quality and quantity of research done by the user. Howerever, th

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-01 Thread rhkramer
On Sunday, February 28, 2021 12:03:31 PM Celejar wrote: > "Many wireless network cards (and even some wired ones) require > non-free firmware to function properly. This firmware is not included > in the standard installation images, due to Debian's free software > ideals. If the network hardware yo

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-01 Thread Celejar
[Fixed top-posting.] On Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:23:51 + David Goodenough wrote: > On Monday, 1 March 2021 09:29:57 GMT Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Du, 28 feb 21, 12:03:31, Celejar wrote: > > > Snark aside, what's wrong with something like this: > > > > > > "Many wireless network cards (and eve

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-01 Thread David Goodenough
How is a naive user meant to know whether his hardware required non-free firmware? The only route that seems to be given by this wording is that they install (or try to install) the system using the official image, and then have to work out for themselves what does not work, and from that wh

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-03-01 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 28 feb 21, 12:03:31, Celejar wrote: > > Snark aside, what's wrong with something like this: > > "Many wireless network cards (and even some wired ones) require > non-free firmware to function properly. This firmware is not included > in the standard installation images, due to Debian's fre

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-02-28 Thread Brian
On Sun 28 Feb 2021 at 14:27:24 -0500, Celejar wrote: > On Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:11:51 + > Brian wrote: > > > On Sun 28 Feb 2021 at 12:03:31 -0500, Celejar wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 22:49:58 + > > > Brian wrote: > > > > > > > On Fri 26 Feb 2021 at 16:28:56 -0500, Dan Ritter wr

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-02-28 Thread Celejar
On Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:11:51 + Brian wrote: > On Sun 28 Feb 2021 at 12:03:31 -0500, Celejar wrote: > > > On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 22:49:58 + > > Brian wrote: > > > > > On Fri 26 Feb 2021 at 16:28:56 -0500, Dan Ritter wrote: > > > > > > > to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-02-28 Thread Brian
On Sun 28 Feb 2021 at 12:03:31 -0500, Celejar wrote: > On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 22:49:58 + > Brian wrote: > > > On Fri 26 Feb 2021 at 16:28:56 -0500, Dan Ritter wrote: > > > > > to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 06:41:40PM +, Brian wrote: > > > > > > > > [...] > > > >

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-02-28 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 22:49:58 + Brian wrote: > On Fri 26 Feb 2021 at 16:28:56 -0500, Dan Ritter wrote: > > > to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 06:41:40PM +, Brian wrote: > > > > > > [...] > > > > > > > A 64-bit netinstall is prominent on the Debian main page. The >

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-02-28 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:41:40 + Brian wrote: ... > A 64-bit netinstall is prominent on the Debian main page. The > problem with that image is that it is unlikely to suit many users > with wireless-only connectivity. No obvious escape route is > advertised. Yes, I know - if a site search is co

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-02-27 Thread tomas
On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 10:49:58PM +, Brian wrote: > On Fri 26 Feb 2021 at 16:28:56 -0500, Dan Ritter wrote: > > > to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 06:41:40PM +, Brian wrote: > > > > > > [...] > > > > > > > A 64-bit netinstall is prominent on the Debian main page. T

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-02-26 Thread Brian
On Fri 26 Feb 2021 at 16:28:56 -0500, Dan Ritter wrote: > to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 06:41:40PM +, Brian wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > A 64-bit netinstall is prominent on the Debian main page. The > > > problem with that image is that it is unlikely to suit many us

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-02-26 Thread Dan Ritter
to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 06:41:40PM +, Brian wrote: > > [...] > > > A 64-bit netinstall is prominent on the Debian main page. The > > problem with that image is that it is unlikely to suit many users > > with wireless-only connectivity. No obvious escape route is > >

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-02-26 Thread Brian
On Fri 26 Feb 2021 at 21:15:31 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 06:41:40PM +, Brian wrote: > > [...] > > > A 64-bit netinstall is prominent on the Debian main page. The > > problem with that image is that it is unlikely to suit many users > > with wireless-only connec

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-02-26 Thread tomas
On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 06:41:40PM +, Brian wrote: [...] > A 64-bit netinstall is prominent on the Debian main page. The > problem with that image is that it is unlikely to suit many users > with wireless-only connectivity. No obvious escape route is > advertised. Yes, I know - if a site sear

Re: Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-02-26 Thread Brian
On Fri 26 Feb 2021 at 13:59:38 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 02:08:26PM +0200, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Jo, 25 feb 21, 11:53:18, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > > > > No worries. Things happen -- and in this case you happened to step > > > onto a sticky issue which ha

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-26 Thread Anssi Saari
Andrei POPESCU writes: > Try installing in expert mode (if the image boots), as far as I recall > there was an option to enable and use backports. Thanks. Well, the referenced LWN discussion mentioned tethering and indeed, plugging in my phone and enabling USB tethering resulted in a detected n

Non-free firmware [was: Debian install Question]

2021-02-26 Thread tomas
On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 02:08:26PM +0200, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Jo, 25 feb 21, 11:53:18, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > > No worries. Things happen -- and in this case you happened to step > > onto a sticky issue which has no "nice" solution. The two extremes > > > > (a) Debian should be a f

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-26 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 25 feb 21, 18:30:55, Anssi Saari wrote: > > But what if someone needs a newer kernel than 4.19 too? My chosen HW > needs kernel 5.1 for wifi and 5.9 for ethernet plus FW from Intel and > Realtek. And no, I don't want to install testing or unstable. Or Ubuntu. > > I figured I'll install fro

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-26 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 25 feb 21, 11:53:18, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > No worries. Things happen -- and in this case you happened to step > onto a sticky issue which has no "nice" solution. The two extremes > > (a) Debian should be a free distribution. If you're holding a >Debian "CD" [1] on your hands, yo

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-25 Thread David Wright
On Wed 24 Feb 2021 at 21:05:00 (-0800), Weaver wrote: > On 25-02-2021 14:53, David Wright wrote: > > On Wed 24 Feb 2021 at 16:44:18 (-0800), Weaver wrote: > >> On 25-02-2021 09:32, Dan Ritter wrote: > >> > IL Ka wrote: > >> >> > >> >> I am sorry for giving inadequate advice. Please forgive me as I

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-25 Thread Greg Wooledge
Anssi Saari (a...@sci.fi) wrote: > Henning Follmann writes: > > > You will find a iso here which includes most of the non-free firmware here: > > https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/10.8.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-dvd/ > > > > Please take the time to read AND

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-25 Thread Anssi Saari
Henning Follmann writes: > You will find a iso here which includes most of the non-free firmware here: > https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/10.8.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-dvd/ > > Please take the time to read AND understand the information on that site. I h

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-25 Thread Henning Follmann
On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 01:36:58AM +0300, IL Ka wrote: > > > > Please do not do that. > > > > > > You will find a iso here which includes most of the non-free firmware here: > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/10.8.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-dvd/ > > > >

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-25 Thread tomas
On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 01:36:58AM +0300, IL Ka wrote: > > > > Please do not do that. > > > > > > You will find a iso here which includes most of the non-free firmware here: > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/10.8.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-dvd/ > > > >

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-25 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 25 February 2021 02:23:22 deloptes wrote: > IL Ka wrote: > > If so, I believe this info is worth adding to the Debian > > installation guide somewhere in the wiki, so we can give a link to > > this wiki to newbies. > > newbies use ubuntu :) Yeah, but it doesn't take long to get over t

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, David Wright wrote: > > Take care: this stick will have very strange partitioning. I am preaching against this partition table layout since years. deloptes wrote: > newbies use ubuntu :) ... which eventually switched to a neater layout in the 20.10 ISOs with only one partition table hack l

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread deloptes
IL Ka wrote: > If so, I believe this info is worth adding to the Debian installation > guide somewhere in the wiki, so we can give a link to this wiki to > newbies. newbies use ubuntu :)

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread David Christensen
On 2021-02-24 14:36, IL Ka wrote: I am sorry for giving inadequate advice. Please forgive me as I am new to Debian. My idea was to install Debian, and then install non-free firmware. This is the third question about "how to install Debian if I have nic that needs non-free firmware" I see in thi

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread Weaver
On 25-02-2021 14:53, David Wright wrote: > On Wed 24 Feb 2021 at 16:44:18 (-0800), Weaver wrote: >> On 25-02-2021 09:32, Dan Ritter wrote: >> > IL Ka wrote: >> >> >> >> I am sorry for giving inadequate advice. Please forgive me as I am new to >> >> Debian. >> >> My idea was to install Debian, and t

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread David Wright
On Wed 24 Feb 2021 at 16:44:18 (-0800), Weaver wrote: > On 25-02-2021 09:32, Dan Ritter wrote: > > IL Ka wrote: > >> > >> I am sorry for giving inadequate advice. Please forgive me as I am new to > >> Debian. > >> My idea was to install Debian, and then install non-free firmware. > > This is quit

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread Weaver
On 25-02-2021 09:32, Dan Ritter wrote: > IL Ka wrote: >> >> I am sorry for giving inadequate advice. Please forgive me as I am new to >> Debian. >> My idea was to install Debian, and then install non-free firmware. This is quite possible. >> This is the third question about "how to install Debia

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread Dan Ritter
IL Ka wrote: > > I am sorry for giving inadequate advice. Please forgive me as I am new to > Debian. > My idea was to install Debian, and then install non-free firmware. > > This is the third question about "how to install Debian if I have nic that > needs non-free firmware" I see in this list o

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread Brian
On Thu 25 Feb 2021 at 01:36:58 +0300, IL Ka wrote: > > > > Please do not do that. > > > > > > You will find a iso here which includes most of the non-free firmware here: > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/10.8.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-dvd/ > > > > Pl

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread IL Ka
> > Please do not do that. > > > You will find a iso here which includes most of the non-free firmware here: > > https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/10.8.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-dvd/ > > Please take the time to read AND understand the information on that site

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread Henning Follmann
On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 08:49:32PM +0300, IL Ka wrote: > Hello. > Try to download and install "debian-10.8.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso" > from here: > https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-dvd/ > > Please do not do that. You will find a iso here which includes most of the non-free firmwa

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread David Christensen
On 2021-02-24 09:47, M.R.P. zensky wrote: Hello I am installing Debian on a amd processor computer. I connect to the net with wifi. I have tried the net install iso and it did not work. I think I need the unoficial stable non free firmware included. I select a mirror site but Here I am confuse

Re: Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread IL Ka
Hello. Try to download and install "debian-10.8.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso" from here: https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-dvd/ On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 8:48 PM M.R.P. zensky wrote: > Hello I am installing Debian on a amd processor computer. I connect to the > net with wifi. I have tr

Debian install Question

2021-02-24 Thread M.R.P. zensky
Hello I am installing Debian on a amd processor computer. I connect to the net with wifi. I have tried the net install iso and it did not work. I think I need the unoficial stable non free firmware included. I select a mirror site but Here I am confused about what iso file I want. I am also assu

Re: Debian Install Question

2002-05-23 Thread Paul Johnson
On Thu, May 23, 2002 at 07:42:50AM -0400, Jeff Flowers wrote: > I was installing Potato last night and I selected the module for the 3C59x, > which supports my 3C905C-TX-M network card. During the install process, the > install program was unable to configure dhcp for some reason. I'm interested i

Debian Install Question

2002-05-23 Thread Jeff Flowers
I was installing Potato last night and I selected the module for the 3C59x, which supports my 3C905C-TX-M network card. During the install process, the install program was unable to configure dhcp for some reason. So my questions are: how do I get dhcp working if setup couldn't? Jeff Flowers [EM

Re: First Debian Install Question

2001-05-31 Thread Rob Mahurin
On Wed, May 30, 2001 at 08:48:59PM -0400, Bill Witherspoon wrote: > Can anyone tell me how to re-run the X setup proggy that > you get through dselect? I think it's "XF86Setup", which is an absolutely stupid name. Rob -- hubub, hubub, HUBUB, hubub, hubub, hubub, HUBUB, hubub, hubub, hubub.

Re: First Debian Install Question

2001-05-31 Thread Bill Witherspoon
p plugging away. Thanks, Bill - Original Message - From: "vester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bill Witherspoon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 5:22 AM Subject: Re: First Debian Install Question > > it would help to know which se

Re: First Debian Install Question

2001-05-31 Thread vester
it would help to know which setup program that was, and whether it is xfree4 or 3... basically to re-run configuration you add -reconfigure or something like that... but what i would suggest is to simply start your favourite setup program yourself, for xfree3: xf86config or XF86Setup (if you hav

Re: First Debian Install Question

2001-05-30 Thread francisco m neto
» Bill Witherspoon disse isso e eu digo aquilo: > Hi all, > > Can anyone tell me how to re-run the X setup proggy that > you get through dselect? > > I had to pop out of the configurator to install xfonts, and > can't seem to get back into it. (I had to lie and tell it X was > properly configed)

First Debian Install Question

2001-05-30 Thread Bill Witherspoon
Hi all,   Can anyone tell me how to re-run the X setup proggy that you get through dselect?   I had to pop out of the configurator to install xfonts, and can't seem to get back into it. (I had to lie and tell it X was properly configed).   TIA, Bill

Re: Debian Install Question

1999-10-13 Thread Dwayne C . Litzenberger
I don't quite understand what is wrong here, but I know that FIPS makes 2 DOS partitions. When I FIPSed my hard drive (back in the days) I then deleted the new partition and made 1 linux and 1 swap. Hope that is relevant. On Wed, Oct 13, 1999 at 08:37:31AM -0500, Bryan Walton wrote: > Hello, >

Debian Install Question

1999-10-13 Thread Kenneth Scharf
>Hello, >Please forgive me for this newbie question. I >am new to linux and >Debian. > I have a question regarding installation. I have a >13 gig hard drive >which I partitioned this past weekend so that I could >dual boot Debian >Linux alongside Windows 98. Using the fips program, I >

Debian Install Question

1999-10-13 Thread Bryan Walton
Hello, Please forgive me for this newbie question. I am new to linux and Debian. I have a question regarding installation. I have a 13 gig hard drive which I partitioned this past weekend so that I could dual boot Debian Linux alongside Windows 98. Using the fips program, I split my ha