On Thu 14 Apr 2016 at 12:57:19 -0400, EGO-II.1 wrote: > I've been trying for about a week now to get Debian with the MATE desktop > installed on my PC. For some reason it runs the CD fine, then when it gets
Everything is OK up to installing Grub, then. > to the grub install part? it fails. I have tried by burning the .iso file to It fails? Presumably there is some feedback? "Fails" is a little general as an error message. > both DVD and CD and it keeps failing on either one. Can anyone shed some > light on this matter for me? I have installed Debian from CD's / DVD's in You are the only one who can bring some light to the issue, including where GRUB was installed to and how you partitioned. What does the syslog say? That's really your primary source of informaton. > the past and never experienced this problem. I there something the devs have > removed from a standard .iso file? I mean if push comes to shove I'll most > likely just have to go the Ubuntu route, but I was trying to deal directly > with the "superior server" distro. Any help anyone can provide would be > greatly appreciated. Alternative routes are always interesting. > Many Thanks! > > Oh! Here's some "specs" for y'all! > > MACHINE FOR INSTALL: Dell Inspiron 3650 Desktop/i5/32GB RAM/1TB HDD > USED: Debian 8.x .ISO Image w/ The MATE Desktop Environment -DVD > USED: Debian 8.x .ISO Image w/ The MATE Desktop Environment - CD > > FIts just strange that it stops immediately after trying to install grub. > What's changed with the .ISO's on the Debian homepage? Is this because if > the whole "Systemd" issue?...or is this something they've implemented in > order to improve some other feature? AAAArrrrrgggghjhhh!!! > (And although this is might seem like a simple > "desktop-in-the-backroom-office" type of thing. This is in all actuality the > beginning stages of "testing" for the company I work for!!) Speculation.
