Thanks Ivan for the reply, I feel the only modification would be the grub as I will have to install it over the whole hard disk as I have a dual boot of windows. Can you tell me more about my /home partition (Point # 2)
I will try your method and will report. But I want to know, even after downloading a whole 4 gb dvd, do I really need an Internet connection? On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 10:45 PM, Ivan Kovnatsky <sevenfo...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hey Anubhav, > > Not sure if you will like the way I would install in you situation (in > case of lack of internet connection). > > Since you're debian user I'm proposing to install in the following way: > https://wiki.debian.org/Debootstrap. > > You need to get ready debian-based system, configure /etc files, and > install grub to your new / to be able to boot. > > Don't forget to tar your / content with --preserve-permissions when you > will grab data to install it. > > -Ivan > > > On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 12:53 AM, Anubhav Yadav <anubhav1...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hello everyone, this is my first post here. >> I am facing lot of problems in installing wheezy. >> >> 1) I downloaded the dvd-1 image of amd-64 precisely >> debian-7.1.0-amd64-DVD-1 for installing wheezy. I checked the md5sum of my >> downloaded file and it was the same as of the original. So the image was >> verified. >> >> Being a hybrid image, I just ran the following commands to make a >> bootable usb stick >> cp debian-7.1.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso /dev/sdc/ >> sync >> >> As expected the files were copied to the usb. But when I booted my >> machine, it said isolinux missing or something, ie the bootable stick >> failed. >> >> I then used win32diskimager and it failed too. >> >> After that I used unetbootin which made the usb bootable and the >> installation started too, but the installation failed saying the CD-ROM >> does not seem to contain a valid "release" file. >> >> As a last resort trying to install through usb, I used universal usb >> installer, which worked. I made all the partition, set all the passwords >> and did other settings, but this installation failed too, this time on base >> installation step saying that it could not download the following packages. >> liblzma (and two more) >> The only reason of mine downloading the dvd image of around 4 gb was to >> avoid using internet as I don't have access to Internet at home. >> >> I don't know whats the problem, I have been at it since two days and >> still unable to install debian. I will be getting a blank dvd and will try >> to burn the image and install it (tomorrow as its 4 am here) Some guys at >> #debian said that usb stick never works for installing debian . >> >> 2) I was an ubuntu user for the past 4 years and have decided to move on >> (thanks to the illogical changes to their vision) and made up my mind to >> install debian. As I was very new to installing linux 4 years back, I had >> managed to create just one big partition and mounted it as /. >> So this time before updating to debian, I moved my /home partition to an >> altogether new partition and wanted to mount my /home to this new partition >> while installing debian. Now as I was unable to install debian (see #1) I >> installed mint, and mounted that new partition as /home. Now that /home >> contained a .config folder which is giving many errors at startup on mint, >> Will it happen in debian? Should I really backup my /home partition. >> While on ubuntu I had compiled many software and libraries in my /home >> folder itself. Will they all work again in debian (or mint) or do I need to >> install them again? I had also backed up my /home to an external hardisk so >> I can just copy paste real important stuff into my new home partition on >> debian (or mint) later. >> >> (I was a newbie and didn't new that I should have moved those source >> files to a partition like /usr/ or /opt before compiling them) >> >> Thats it, those are the two problems that I am facing as of yet. I do not >> want to give up so easily, and I really want to be a part of this >> community. Please help me. >> >> (if your have reached here and are still reading >> Thanks (for not getting annoyed at such a big post) >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Anubhav Yadav >> > > -- Regards, Anubhav Yadav
