On 12/18/05, lordSauron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/18/05, Aaron Stromas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 12/17/05, lordSauron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Duh............. > > > > > > > > > easy diagnosis step. Don't know why I didn't think of this before! > > > > > > To see if the machine is cd-bootable, goto www.kubuntu.org and > > > download a amd64 cd. If that boots, then we know it's a problem > > > specific to your Debian CD. If it doesn't, then we can begin to > > > conclude that your machine isn't bootable for some reason. > > > > > > > > > > I was able to install Ubuntu and the newly burnt Debian CD started the > > installer, but when the language selection screen came up I lost my > > keyboard and mouse (Logitech wireless desktop). When I used the wired > > mouse and keyboard I was able to select the language and go forward > > with a couple more screens before is froze again. I had to unplug the > > wireless desktop (USB) before I was able to proceed.... > > noooooooooo!!! another one lost to Gnome! I really hope you meant > Kubuntu, since KDE is really much nicer than Gnome for people who need > to get something done (working with Gnome is like having your neck > amputated!) > > So it was hardware problems... curious. Really, installation is one > of, if the the, hardest part to debug because of the fact that it can > be really anything. For the most part, I think installers, while > loads better than nothing, do need to expand their driver database > (while installing Debian on my laptop, if I closed the lid the whole > thing totally froze!) > >
HATED ubuntu!!! no root password, too much gui, where is the shell? yuck -a
