Re: debootstrap error with dvdrom install

2017-07-30 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
On Sun, 30 Jul 2017, Curt wrote: On 2017-07-30, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: On Sat, 29 Jul 2017, Curt wrote: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/9.1.0+nonfree/ thanks Curt, I used this one and it worked perfectly, except

Re: debootstrap error with dvdrom install

2017-07-30 Thread Curt
On 2017-07-30, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > On Sat, 29 Jul 2017, Curt wrote: > >> https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/9.1.0+nonfree/ >> > >thanks Curt, > I used this one and it worked perfectly, except the last step, i.e. grub >

Re: debootstrap error with dvdrom install

2017-07-30 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
On Sat, 29 Jul 2017, Steve McIntyre wrote: You don't say exactly which image you're using, but this is clearly a bug. I'm *guessing* you're using a 9.0.x live image? The 9.1.0 images should work better... you are right, it was 9.0, as 9.1 was not available when I did the download. anyway,

Re: debootstrap error with dvdrom install

2017-07-30 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
On Sat, 29 Jul 2017, Curt wrote: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/9.1.0+nonfree/ thanks Curt, I used this one and it worked perfectly, except the last step, i.e. grub install: It actually installed grub, but at reboot I don't get the grub menu,

Re: debootstrap error with dvdrom install

2017-07-29 Thread Steve McIntyre
pierre.frenk...@gmail.com wrote: >hi, >I'm trying to install Stretch on a Lenovo laptop with the KDE dvdrom and each >time I get >the error: > debootstrap error. Unable to find the codename for release > >I saw a lot of posts about this error, but they were all related to a usb >install, but

Re: debootstrap error with dvdrom install

2017-07-29 Thread Dejan Jocic
On 29-07-17, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > On Sat, 29 Jul 2017, Dejan Jocic wrote: > > > On 29-07-17, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > > > hi, > > > I'm trying to install Stretch on a Lenovo laptop with the KDE dvdrom and > > > each time I get the error: > > > debootstrap error. Unable to find the codename

Re: debootstrap error with dvdrom install

2017-07-29 Thread Curt
On 2017-07-29, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: >> >> Do not use live images for install. Those are bit flaky, especially KDE >> one. Use net install, or regular install image. >> > > thanks for this information. I can't use net install, as it would need 4 or > 5 firmware

Re: debootstrap error with dvdrom install

2017-07-29 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
On Sat, 29 Jul 2017, Dejan Jocic wrote: On 29-07-17, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: hi, I'm trying to install Stretch on a Lenovo laptop with the KDE dvdrom and each time I get the error: debootstrap error. Unable to find the codename for release I saw a lot of posts about this error, but they were

Re: debootstrap error with dvdrom install

2017-07-29 Thread Dejan Jocic
On 29-07-17, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > hi, > I'm trying to install Stretch on a Lenovo laptop with the KDE dvdrom and > each time I get the error: > debootstrap error. Unable to find the codename for release > > I saw a lot of posts about this error, but they were all related to a usb >

debootstrap error with dvdrom install

2017-07-29 Thread Pierre Frenkiel
hi, I'm trying to install Stretch on a Lenovo laptop with the KDE dvdrom and each time I get the error: debootstrap error. Unable to find the codename for release I saw a lot of posts about this error, but they were all related to a usb install, but one. This one said he left the install in