Help New Debian User to install
Dear all, I am a college librarian in a nursing school. I have been using a Library Management System called KOHA 2.2.9 which runs on windows xp. This is a very old version. However, I am determined to upgrade to KOHA 3.6 which runs on Debian with so much exciting features. I have managed to downloaded the debian-6.0.5-i386-iso (191.00mb-napoleon.um.se) and copied it on a CD. It is a small installation image from Debian website. This morning, I was trying to install it for testing. Whilst it was scanning the mirrors, It indicated this warning Bad archive mirror). It appears the reason is my poor internet connection. I am expecting to work overnight when the speed improves. I am not sure if I have made any mistake. Please Help. -- Felix Chisoni (College Librarian) St Luke's College of Nursing Midwifery P. O. Box, 21 Chilema Zomba Cell :+265 0992255406 Email : felixchis...@gmail.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cafuk1qux-hswkgycgml4yvq+6akferbgwakpzwxzsfwkeuh...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Help New Debian User to install
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 12:20:14PM +0200, felix chisoni wrote: Dear all, I am a college librarian in a nursing school. I have been using a Library Management System called KOHA 2.2.9 which runs on windows xp. This is a very old version. However, I am determined to upgrade to KOHA 3.6 which runs on Debian with so much exciting features. I have managed to downloaded the debian-6.0.5-i386-iso (191.00mb-napoleon.um.se) and copied it on a CD. It is a small installation image from Debian website. This morning, I was trying to install it for testing. Whilst it was scanning the mirrors, It indicated this warning Bad archive mirror). It appears the reason is my poor internet connection. I am expecting to work overnight when the speed improves. I am not sure if I have made any mistake. Please Help. If you have a really bad internet connection (I do), you might be able to save a lot of time by buying the full set of Debian discs. I paid something like $26 for all 8 DVDs at osdisc.com, and there are other vendors also listed at http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/. -- ❤ ♫ ❤ ♫ ❤ ♫ ❤ Indulekha -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120522103842.GA2870@radhesyama
Re: Help New Debian User to install
Hi, Felix, On Tuesday 22 May 2012 11:20:14 felix chisoni wrote: This morning, I was trying to install it for testing. Whilst it was scanning the mirrors, It indicated this warning Bad archive mirror). It appears the reason is my poor internet connection. I am expecting to work overnight when the speed improves. You are usually given a choice of mirror during installation. Did this not happen? I'm afraid that I do not know what 191.00mb-napoleon.um.se is. :-( You should be able to install without a mirror from CD1. You could then sort out mirrors once you had the distro installed. I believe that the install CD should ask whether you want to sort out mirrors, and you should be able to install without an Internet connection. But I am not sure. It is some time since I installed the system from CD. I always use the netinstall CD. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201205221153.44491.lisi.re...@gmail.com
Re: Help New Debian User to install
On Tue 22 May 2012 at 12:20:14 +0200, felix chisoni wrote: [Snip] I have managed to downloaded the debian-6.0.5-i386-iso (191.00mb-napoleon.um.se) and copied it on a CD. It is a small installation image from Debian website. This morning, I was trying to install it for testing. Whilst it was scanning the mirrors, It indicated this warning Bad archive mirror). It appears the reason is my poor internet connection. I am expecting to work overnight when the speed improves. I am not sure if I have made any mistake. The problem is not particularily the speed but how reliable the connection is and whether it has been configured correctly. You do not mention any difficulty with setting up the network (you are using DHCP?) but 'Bad archive mirror' can be the result of not being able to resolve the mirror's address using DNS. If it happens again do: 1. Switch to a console with Alt+F2 or Control+Alt+F2 and activate it. 2. Run the command 'wget 86.59.118.148' or 'wget 82.195.75.97'. 3. Run 'wget www.debian.org'. If index.html is downloaded in step 2 but not in step 3 you have a DNS issue. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120522130200.GN2847@desktop
Re: Help New Debian User to install
On 05/22/2012 01:20 PM, felix chisoni wrote: I have managed to downloaded the debian-6.0.5-i386-iso (191.00mb-napoleon.um.se) and copied it on a CD. That is in Umeå, Sweden. Your network connection to the repositories might improve a lot if you choose a mirror site much closer to you geographically. Regards, /Lars -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4fbb.7010...@gmail.com
Re: Help New Debian User to install
On Tue 22 May 2012 at 14:02:00 +0100, Brian wrote: 2. Run the command 'wget 86.59.118.148' or 'wget 82.195.75.97'. 3. Run 'wget www.debian.org'. Correction: 'wget http://86.59.118.148' etc. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120522150854.GP2847@desktop
Re: Help New Debian User to install
On Tue, 22 May 2012 12:20:14 +0200, felix chisoni wrote: (...) I have managed to downloaded the debian-6.0.5-i386-iso (191.00mb-napoleon.um.se) and copied it on a CD. It is a small installation image from Debian website. This morning, I was trying to install it for testing. Whilst it was scanning the mirrors, It indicated this warning Bad archive mirror). It appears the reason is my poor internet connection. I am expecting to work overnight when the speed improves. I am not sure if I have made any mistake. Please Help. If you have a bad/poor Internet connection you better download the first ISO image (CD or DVD) and install from there -that is, from a local media source- so you don't have to depend on Internet glitches. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jpgec0$isf$1...@dough.gmane.org
Re: Help New Debian User to install
On Tue, 22 May 2012 16:20:16 + (UTC) Camaleón noela...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, 22 May 2012 12:20:14 +0200, felix chisoni wrote: (...) I have managed to downloaded the debian-6.0.5-i386-iso (191.00mb-napoleon.um.se) and copied it on a CD. It is a small installation image from Debian website. This morning, I was trying to install it for testing. Whilst it was scanning the mirrors, It indicated this warning Bad archive mirror). It appears the reason is my poor internet connection. I am expecting to work overnight when the speed improves. I am not sure if I have made any mistake. Please Help. If you have a bad/poor Internet connection you better download the first ISO image (CD or DVD) and install from there -that is, from a local media source- so you don't have to depend on Internet glitches. Greetings, -- Camaleón Preferably from an FTP server, if you get disconected, it should pick up from where it left off. -- keith km3...@gmail.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120522200315.e50fe1ebf886e490274e9...@gmail.com
