Rearranging to make bottom post and trimmed ;) Mike C. wrote:
[snip] >> Message: 6 >> Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:17:11 -0500 >> From: Richard Owlett<[email protected]> >> Subject: [PLUG] REALITY CHECK - was [Re: "Debian netinst.iso" vs "Wifi >> hot spot"] >> To: [email protected] >> Message-ID:<[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> chris (fool) mccraw wrote: >>> On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 3:33 PM, Paul Heinlein<[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>>> That's my best guess as to what's happening. >>> >>> seconded. >>> >>>> You might have luck in a smaller, self-managed venue like a neighborhood >>>> coffee shop, but it's going to be a hit-or-miss proposition. >>> >>> Or, run a live distro and accept the clickthru and then reboot into >>> the installer. >>> >>> But IMNSHO it's kind of a dick move to install at a coffee shop >>> (unless it's one that you own), since you will eat up all of the >>> available bandwidth at a business that is trying to serve multiple >>> people. >> >> Sorry folks ;/ >> >> My questions WAS: >> "Anyone successfully installed Debian using netinst.iso when >> *ONLY* available internet connection was via a public Wifi >> hot spot?" >> >> Please don't GUESS at possible problems when I asked if >> anyone has *EVER* succeeded? >> >> BTW >> 1. Location is a public library >> 2. I've routinely connected using Debian, Ubuntu and EVEN >> Windows(tm) - never having been asked to agree to any terms. LOL >> >> Being in a distant suburb (~2000 miles SE) , AKA "Show Me >> State" ;) >> "And the answer is ??? ??????" [snip] > I've done it with Sidux, a distro based on Debian Sid. The installer > detects there's no Ethernet connection, the active wireless radio and > prompts to install the correct wireless driver. So perhaps Debian stable > doesn't have this feature and you don't have a wireless driver installed > and working? > Solves wrong problem. I'm looking to do a lean/sparse/??? install. As to LiveCD's, they all do fine install (WiFi and all). I'm specifically wanting to get a working netinst.iso as I've been told that will give me the fine control of initially installed packages. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
