Andrei POPESCU andreimpope...@gmail.com writes:
On Lu, 23 ian 12, 15:55:04, lee wrote:
Andrei Popescu andreimpope...@gmail.com writes:
No, you don't need LVM and even the grub in squeeze can boot from md
devices.
Apparently it can´t boot from RAID on this laptop. I have tried a lot
of
Andrei Popescu andreimpope...@gmail.com writes:
On Jo, 19 ian 12, 01:20:18, lee wrote:
Well, this laptop has two harddrives out of which I´ll make a
software RAID-1. Last time I checked, installing and booting from a
RAID was only possible by using LVM (and md), and the d/i of Testing
was
Andrei Popescu andreimpope...@gmail.com writes:
On Jo, 19 ian 12, 01:20:18, lee wrote:
Well, this laptop has two harddrives out of which I´ll make a
software RAID-1. Last time I checked, installing and booting from a
RAID was only possible by using LVM (and md), and the d/i of Testing
was
On Lu, 23 ian 12, 15:55:04, lee wrote:
Andrei Popescu andreimpope...@gmail.com writes:
On Jo, 19 ian 12, 01:20:18, lee wrote:
Well, this laptop has two harddrives out of which I´ll make a
software RAID-1. Last time I checked, installing and booting from a
RAID was only possible by
Have you thought of downloading and trying a Debian live install image (e.g.,
http://www.debian.org/CD/live/index.en.html )?
With it you should be able to get a running system with internet connection and
USB storage ability without touching the hard drive. In case something doesn't
work with your
On Jo, 19 ian 12, 10:11:08, Jörg-Volker Peetz wrote:
Have you thought of downloading and trying a Debian live install image (e.g.,
http://www.debian.org/CD/live/index.en.html )?
With it you should be able to get a running system with internet connection
and
USB storage ability without
On Jo, 19 ian 12, 01:20:18, lee wrote:
Well, this laptop has two harddrives out of which I´ll make a
software RAID-1. Last time I checked, installing and booting from a
RAID was only possible by using LVM (and md), and the d/i of Testing
was able to do that pretty easily for me.
No, you
On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 09:49:49PM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote:
Another alternative is to do the install on another machine, and then to
move/clone the resulting partition.
Most of my Debian installs were done by cloning an existing system
rather than going through the debian-installation
Hi,
how do I download the packages in the non-free section and make them
useable by the Debian installer before starting the installation?
The problem is installing Debian on a laptop with wireless only. So I
need to dowload all the DVDs before starting the installation, and still
the
On Wed 18 Jan 2012 at 19:58:25 +, lee wrote:
how do I download the packages in the non-free section and make them
useable by the Debian installer before starting the installation?
You don't.
The problem is installing Debian on a laptop with wireless only. So I
need to dowload all
On 2012-01-18 20:58 +0100, lee wrote:
Hi,
how do I download the packages in the non-free section and make them
useable by the Debian installer before starting the installation?
Download any needed packages on another computer and put them on a USB
stick that you plug in when you install
Sven Joachim wrote:
On 2012-01-18 20:58 +0100, lee wrote:
Hi,
how do I download the packages in the non-free section and make them
useable by the Debian installer before starting the installation?
Download any needed packages on another computer and put them on a USB
stick that you plug in
Brian wrote:
On Wed 18 Jan 2012 at 19:58:25 +, lee wrote:
how do I download the packages in the non-free section and make them
useable by the Debian installer before starting the installation?
You don't.
Then how do I get them?
The problem is installing Debian on a laptop with
On Mi, 18 ian 12, 22:03:22, lee wrote:
Will I be able to get the wireless working with the first DVD before
making any changes to the hard disks?
Network setup is before the partitioning step, at least you can stop if
you can't get wireless working and start over.
Hm, what´s the point
On 2012-01-18 23:03 +0100, lee wrote:
Sven Joachim wrote:
On 2012-01-18 20:58 +0100, lee wrote:
Hi,
how do I download the packages in the non-free section and make them
useable by the Debian installer before starting the installation?
Download any needed packages on another computer and
On Wed 18 Jan 2012 at 22:03:22 +, lee wrote:
Hm, what´s the point in having the firmware only and not the software to
get the wireless card to work? Apparently, I need software from the
non-free section which isn´t included on the DVDs, so having the
firmware only get´s me no more than
On Wed 18 Jan 2012 at 22:03:55 +, lee wrote:
Then how do I get them?
A misunderstanding on my part. I had visions of your wanting a
considerable number of non-free packages! Apologies. All you need are
the firmware files from a firmware-iwlwifi .deb or .tar.gz.
Ok, and how do I set up a
On 19/01/12 06:58, lee wrote:
Hi,
how do I download the packages in the non-free section and make them
useable by the Debian installer before starting the installation?
snipped
Easy[*1]:-
# apt-get -d install example_package/s
example_package/s will not be installed, but will be in
On 19/01/12 11:14, Scott Ferguson wrote:
On 19/01/12 06:58, lee wrote:
Hi,
how do I download the packages in the non-free section and make them
useable by the Debian installer before starting the installation?
snipped
Easy[*1]:-
# apt-get -d install example_package/s
Ignore that
Andrei Popescu wrote:
On Mi, 18 ian 12, 22:03:22, lee wrote:
Will I be able to get the wireless working with the first DVD before
making any changes to the hard disks?
Network setup is before the partitioning step, at least you can stop if
you can't get wireless working and start over.
Sven Joachim wrote:
On 2012-01-18 23:03 +0100, lee wrote:
Sven Joachim wrote:
On 2012-01-18 20:58 +0100, lee wrote:
Will I be able to get the wireless working with the first DVD before
making any changes to the hard disks?
If you want to get it working during installation, you have to
Brian wrote:
Please have a closer read of
http://wiki.debian.org/iwlagn
where it says
iwlagn is a module produced by the iwlwifi Linux kernel driver,
The module is the only software you need. It is free software. The
firmware, on the other hand, isn't. Both together get you all
On Thu 19 Jan 2012 at 00:31:33 +, lee wrote:
According to [1], I need the firmware-iwlwifi and wireless-tools
packages from the non-free section. I could download them before
starting the installation and might end up having to dowload more
packages to resolve dependencies ...
Scott Ferguson wrote:
Ignore that noise - I heard installation as installation of packages
*not* installation of the OS.
Oh, ok :)
Why you'd want to do instead of building from a netinstall CD (with any
required firmware packages) is another question. However:-
You 'could' use apt-zip[*1]
Scott Ferguson wrote:
Ignore that noise - I heard installation as installation of packages
*not* installation of the OS.
Oh, ok :)
Why you'd want to do instead of building from a netinstall CD (with any
required firmware packages) is another question. However:-
You 'could' use apt-zip[*1]
On 19/01/12 12:19, lee wrote:
Scott Ferguson wrote:
Ignore that noise - I heard installation as installation of packages
*not* installation of the OS.
Oh, ok :)
Why you'd want to do instead of building from a netinstall CD (with any
required firmware packages) is another question.
Scott Ferguson wrote:
On 19/01/12 12:08, lee wrote:
Scott Ferguson wrote:
On 19/01/12 06:58, lee wrote:
Hi,
how do I download the packages in the non-free section and make them
useable by the Debian installer before starting the installation?
snipped
Easy[*1]:-
# apt-get -d install
On Thu 19 Jan 2012 at 00:51:56 +, lee wrote:
Sven Joachim wrote:
No, what makes you think so? There should be a driver for your card in
the kernel, unless the device is too new. And it's only the firmware
which is not free.
The instructions on [1] make me think so. They tell me to
Most probably it's the firmware you require. This can be provided to d-i
on a USB stick.
Another alternative is to do the install on another machine, and then to
move/clone the resulting partition.
Most of my Debian installs were done by cloning an existing system
rather than going through the
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