Re: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.

2013-03-02 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Fri, Mar 01, 2013 at 09:17:41PM -0500, Mark Filipak wrote: If anyone is still there, I do want help. I've spent all day at this. Ground rules: Clue for you, pal: you don't set ground rules unless you own the list. 1 - If you can't help, please don't try. 2 - Please don't assume I

Re: [OT] re: trolls and operating systems [was: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.]

2013-03-02 Thread Joe
On Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:59:21 -0600 Yaro Kasear y...@marupa.net wrote: If he is a troll, then why are we still feeding him? Because we're all hoping to pick up some scraps ourselves. It's rare that even this kind of discussion produces absolutely nothing of any use to anyone. -- Joe

Re: [OT] re: trolls and operating systems [was: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.]

2013-03-02 Thread Yaro Kasear
On 03/02/2013 03:13 AM, Joe wrote: On Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:59:21 -0600 Yaro Kasear y...@marupa.net wrote: If he is a troll, then why are we still feeding him? Because we're all hoping to pick up some scraps ourselves. It's rare that even this kind of discussion produces absolutely nothing

Re: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.

2013-03-02 Thread Tom H
On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 11:36 PM, Shane Johnson s...@rasmussenequipment.com wrote: Only thing I can think of I think Ubuntu has one but I don't know if it's actually a installer or just lets your run the Distro live in Windows. It's called wubi [1]. I've never tried nor do I know what it

Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.

2013-03-01 Thread Mark Filipak
If anyone is still there, I do want help. I've spent all day at this. Ground rules: 1 - If you can't help, please don't try. 2 - Please don't assume I haven't read how to install Debian. I have. It's no big deal. 3 - My computer boots from USB - no problem. I'm booting Debian Live from USB.

Re: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.

2013-03-01 Thread Shane Johnson
Ok since we're starting over, some questions. On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Mark Filipak markfilipak.li...@gmail.comwrote: If anyone is still there, I do want help. I've spent all day at this. Ground rules: 1 - If you can't help, please don't try. 2 - Please don't assume I haven't read

Re: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.

2013-03-01 Thread green
Shane Johnson wrote at 2013-03-01 20:53 -0600: On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Mark Filipak markfilipak.li...@gmail.comwrote: During the Debian installation (to USB thumb drive or USB hard drive), when it goes to install GRUB, it fails. To help further with this, we will need

Re: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.

2013-03-01 Thread Mark Filipak
On 2013/3/1 10:03 PM, green wrote: Shane Johnson wrote at 2013-03-01 20:53 -0600: On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Mark Filipak markfilipak.li...@gmail.comwrote: During the Debian installation (to USB thumb drive or USB hard drive), when it goes to install GRUB, it fails. To help further with

Re: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.

2013-03-01 Thread Mark Filipak
On 2013/3/1 10:39 PM, Mark Filipak wrote: On 2013/3/1 10:03 PM, green wrote: Shane Johnson wrote at 2013-03-01 20:53 -0600: On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Mark Filipak markfilipak.li...@gmail.comwrote: During the Debian installation (to USB thumb drive or USB hard drive), when it goes to

Re: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.

2013-03-01 Thread Joao Luis Meloni Assirati
Windows-NT 3.5 was probably the finest OS ever written Let us see who will be the first to bite the troll :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive:

Re: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.

2013-03-01 Thread Miles Fidelman
Joao Luis Meloni Assirati wrote: Windows-NT 3.5 was probably the finest OS ever written Let us see who will be the first to bite the troll :) Do you really want to start a debate on best OS ever? Talk about an ugly religious argument, even if we exclude anyone dumb (or trollish) enough to

Re: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.

2013-03-01 Thread Mark Filipak
On 2013/3/1 10:51 PM, Mark Filipak wrote: On 2013/3/1 10:39 PM, Mark Filipak wrote: On 2013/3/1 10:03 PM, green wrote: Shane Johnson wrote at 2013-03-01 20:53 -0600: On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Mark Filipak markfilipak.li...@gmail.comwrote: During the Debian installation (to USB thumb

Re: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.

2013-03-01 Thread Shane Johnson
Only thing I can think of I think Ubuntu has one but I don't know if it's actually a installer or just lets your run the Distro live in Windows. Shane On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 9:33 PM, Mark Filipak markfilipak.li...@gmail.comwrote: On 2013/3/1 10:51 PM, Mark Filipak wrote: On 2013/3/1 10:39

Re: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.

2013-03-01 Thread Richard Hector
On 02/03/13 17:33, Mark Filipak wrote: I'm back. When the GRUB install failed I pressed Alt+F4. The Debian Installer disappeared and I was immediately back to the LWDE desktop. I tried Alt+F4 there and nothing happened. Linux has the concept of virtual terminals (VTs). Alt-Fn switches between

Re: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.

2013-03-01 Thread Joao Luis Meloni Assirati
Joao Luis Meloni Assirati wrote: Windows-NT 3.5 was probably the finest OS ever written Let us see who will be the first to bite the troll :) Do you really want to start a debate on best OS ever? Talk about an ugly religious argument, even if we exclude anyone dumb (or trollish) enough to

Re: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.

2013-03-01 Thread Mark Filipak
On 2013/3/1 11:54 PM, Richard Hector wrote: On 02/03/13 17:33, Mark Filipak wrote: I'm back. When the GRUB install failed I pressed Alt+F4. The Debian Installer disappeared and I was immediately back to the LWDE desktop. I tried Alt+F4 there and nothing happened. Linux has the concept of

[OT] re: trolls and operating systems [was: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.]

2013-03-01 Thread Miles Fidelman
Joao Luis Meloni Assirati wrote: Joao Luis Meloni Assirati wrote: Windows-NT 3.5 was probably the finest OS ever written Let us see who will be the first to bite the troll :) Do you really want to start a debate on best OS ever? Talk about an ugly religious argument, even if we exclude

Re: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.

2013-03-01 Thread Richard Hector
On 02/03/13 18:08, Mark Filipak wrote: On 2013/3/1 11:54 PM, Richard Hector wrote: Linux has the concept of virtual terminals (VTs). Ah, yes. Windows had such a switcher addin about 20 years ago. Linux has had them about that long, too :-) In the case of LWDE, I could see there were

Re: [OT] re: trolls and operating systems [was: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.]

2013-03-01 Thread Joao Luis Meloni Assirati
Joao Luis Meloni Assirati wrote: Joao Luis Meloni Assirati wrote: Windows-NT 3.5 was probably the finest OS ever written Let us see who will be the first to bite the troll :) Do you really want to start a debate on best OS ever? Talk about an ugly religious argument, even if we exclude

Re: [OT] re: trolls and operating systems [was: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.]

2013-03-01 Thread Yaro Kasear
On 03/01/2013 11:57 PM, Joao Luis Meloni Assirati wrote: Joao Luis Meloni Assirati wrote: Joao Luis Meloni Assirati wrote: Windows-NT 3.5 was probably the finest OS ever written Let us see who will be the first to bite the troll :) Do you really want to start a debate on best OS ever? Talk

Re: [OT] re: trolls and operating systems [was: Install failed - let's start again, without bogus assumptions, please.]

2013-03-01 Thread Mark Filipak
On 2013/3/2 12:57 AM, Joao Luis Meloni Assirati wrote: Joao Luis Meloni Assirati wrote: Joao Luis Meloni Assirati wrote: Windows-NT 3.5 was probably the finest OS ever written Let us see who will be the first to bite the troll :) Do you really want to start a debate on best OS ever? Talk