Re: bugs with debian small install
On 08/19/2011 02:46 PM, Camaleón wrote: On Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:28:44 -0400, Scott Reagan wrote: I tried to install the small verion of debian, the 32 bit version and it wouldn't read my dvd rom so I couldn't finish the install. please help. I really want this os system and have heard great things about it. You can try to install from an USB device. Greetings, For purposes of the discussion. This week I tried using AMD64 and i386 businesscard installations from USB flash drives to install Debian testing on two different systems. I used builds from both 08/15 and 08/17 -- all of them verified with SHA512. These builds all failed to install -- giving me verification errors with several different mirrors, including the main US one. (All of the d-i steps up until the step immediately after choosing the mirror worked perfectly.) Those same images burned to CD-R gave me perfect installations on both machines. This has me wondering if there was something wrong with the hybrid images so that they wouldn't work with the standard method of preparation, namely # dd if=name-of-hybrid-image.iso of=/dev/sdX wouldn't work. I'm worried that an attempt at using a usb device may fail, too. Since Scott said dvd-rom I'm wondering why the small image was written to that type of disc. I can't imagine why, but maybe the image just needs to be written to a standard CD+R or CD-R disc in order to work. I'd also be curious to know exactly what Scott meant by the words wouldn't read my dvd rom so I couldn't finish the install. The word finish implies that there was at least no initial problem reading the disc. Does Scott mean that the install process failed at the Detect CD-ROM point, or something else? I'm wondering if he could have got the mirror authentication error that I kept getting when trying to install from a usb device. -- 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/4e4fdac6.5070...@comcast.net
Re: bugs with debian small install
On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:03:18 -0400, Gilbert Sullivan wrote: On 08/19/2011 02:46 PM, Camaleón wrote: On Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:28:44 -0400, Scott Reagan wrote: I tried to install the small verion of debian, the 32 bit version and it wouldn't read my dvd rom so I couldn't finish the install. please help. I really want this os system and have heard great things about it. You can try to install from an USB device. For purposes of the discussion. This week I tried using AMD64 and i386 businesscard installations from USB flash drives to install Debian testing on two different systems. I used builds from both 08/15 and 08/17 -- all of them verified with SHA512. These builds all failed to install -- giving me verification errors with several different mirrors, including the main US one. (All of the d-i steps up until the step immediately after choosing the mirror worked perfectly.) Those same images burned to CD-R gave me perfect installations on both machines. This has me wondering if there was something wrong with the hybrid images so that they wouldn't work with the standard method of preparation, namely # dd if=name-of-hybrid-image.iso of=/dev/sdX wouldn't work. I'm worried that an attempt at using a usb device may fail, too. Installer manual puts another one-liner: 4.3.1. Copying the files — the easy wa http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch04s03.html#usb-copy-easy Anyway, if you experienced an error when installing from whatever source, you can jump to console logging to check what's happening. Since Scott said dvd-rom I'm wondering why the small image was written to that type of disc. I can't imagine why, but maybe the image just needs to be written to a standard CD+R or CD-R disc in order to work. I think that's irrelevant for the installer. You waste a DVD but that's all :-) I'd also be curious to know exactly what Scott meant by the words wouldn't read my dvd rom so I couldn't finish the install. The word finish implies that there was at least no initial problem reading the disc. Does Scott mean that the install process failed at the Detect CD-ROM point, or something else? I'm wondering if he could have got the mirror authentication error that I kept getting when trying to install from a usb device. The first time I installed lenny the installer gave me media reading errors and media not found messages, randomly... not sure why. I had to insist (retry) in some steps in order to get the system installed. 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/pan.2011.08.20.16.19...@gmail.com
Re: bugs with debian small install
On 08/20/2011 12:19 PM, Camaleón wrote: On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:03:18 -0400, Gilbert Sullivan wrote: ... This has me wondering if there was something wrong with the hybrid images so that they wouldn't work with the standard method of preparation, namely # dd if=name-of-hybrid-image.iso of=/dev/sdX wouldn't work. I'm worried that an attempt at using a usb device may fail, too. Installer manual puts another one-liner: 4.3.1. Copying the files — the easy wa http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch04s03.html#usb-copy-easy Anyway, if you experienced an error when installing from whatever source, you can jump to console logging to check what's happening. ... Thank you very much for that link. I'll study that, though I got the other prep method from the site of a guy who was involved in setting up the use of the hybrid images for these images. You've given me some homework to do. I can't think why the different method of preparation would result in authentication errors with the mirror, when the same image works perfectly when run from CD. ... Since Scott said dvd-rom I'm wondering why the small image was written to that type of disc. I can't imagine why, but maybe the image just needs to be written to a standard CD+R or CD-R disc in order to work. I think that's irrelevant for the installer. You waste a DVD but that's all :-) ... I'm certain that you're right, but I was so weirded out by the images suddenly not working from a usb stick any more that I was wondering if something magical was happening. (I've used hybrid images prepared the same way a dozen times before, and they had always worked for me -- right up up until this week.) ... I'd also be curious to know exactly what Scott meant by the words wouldn't read my dvd rom so I couldn't finish the install. The word finish implies that there was at least no initial problem reading the disc. Does Scott mean that the install process failed at the Detect CD-ROM point, or something else? I'm wondering if he could have got the mirror authentication error that I kept getting when trying to install from a usb device. The first time I installed lenny the installer gave me media reading errors and media not found messages, randomly... not sure why. I had to insist (retry) in some steps in order to get the system installed. Greetings, ... Interesting. Thanks for your insights. Useful as always. Regards, Gilbert -- 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/4e4fe187.4000...@comcast.net
Re: bugs with debian small install
On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:32:07 -0400, Gilbert Sullivan wrote: Thank you very much for that link. I'll study that, though I got the other prep method from the site of a guy who was involved in setting up the use of the hybrid images for these images. You've given me some homework to do. I can't think why the different method of preparation would result in authentication errors with the mirror, when the same image works perfectly when run from CD. ... I don't really think the method used for getting the installer into the USB flash key has nothing to do for the errors you mentioned. In fact, I think the above errors are neither related to the USB image itself. Installer logs will tell where the errors come from. Since Scott said dvd-rom I'm wondering why the small image was written to that type of disc. I can't imagine why, but maybe the image just needs to be written to a standard CD+R or CD-R disc in order to work. I think that's irrelevant for the installer. You waste a DVD but that's all :-) I'm certain that you're right, but I was so weirded out by the images suddenly not working from a usb stick any more that I was wondering if something magical was happening. (I've used hybrid images prepared the same way a dozen times before, and they had always worked for me -- right up up until this week.) The testing installer image may be suffering from specific bugs/problems, you can try with daily or weekly images or even with unstable installer to avoid any glicth. 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/pan.2011.08.20.16.41...@gmail.com
Re: bugs with debian small install
On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:03:18 -0400, Gilbert Sullivan wrote: On 08/19/2011 02:46 PM, Camaleón wrote: On Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:28:44 -0400, Scott Reagan wrote: I tried to install the small verion of debian, the 32 bit version and it wouldn't read my dvd rom so I couldn't finish the install. please help. I really want this os system and have heard great things about it. You can try to install from an USB device. Greetings, For purposes of the discussion. This week I tried using AMD64 and i386 businesscard installations from USB flash drives to install Debian testing on two different systems. I used builds from both 08/15 and 08/17 -- all of them verified with SHA512. These builds all failed to install -- giving me verification errors with several different mirrors, including the main US one. (All of the d-i steps up until the step immediately after choosing the mirror worked perfectly.) Those same images burned to CD-R gave me perfect installations on both machines. This has me wondering if there was something wrong with the hybrid images so that they wouldn't work with the standard method of preparation, namely # dd if=name-of-hybrid-image.iso of=/dev/sdX wouldn't work. I'm worried that an attempt at using a usb device may fail, too. Since Scott said dvd-rom I'm wondering why the small image was written to that type of disc. I can't imagine why, but maybe the image just needs to be written to a standard CD+R or CD-R disc in order to work. I'd also be curious to know exactly what Scott meant by the words wouldn't read my dvd rom so I couldn't finish the install. The word finish implies that there was at least no initial problem reading the disc. Does Scott mean that the install process failed at the Detect CD-ROM point, or something else? I'm wondering if he could have got the mirror authentication error that I kept getting when trying to install from a usb device. I haven't done Wheezy, but I've done Squeeze from a netinst download. I used unetbootin to put it onto a USB and it worked flawlessly. -- 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/j2oufc$uhg$1...@dough.gmane.org
Re: bugs with debian small install
On 08/20/2011 02:30 PM, Walter Hurry wrote: I haven't done Wheezy, but I've done Squeeze from a netinst download. I used unetbootin to put it onto a USB and it worked flawlessly. Yes, I've used unetbootin before. I had heard that unetbootin isn't working right now. No idea how true that is. I switched to the other method before I heard the rumors. -- 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/4e5027bf.5030...@comcast.net
Re: bugs with debian small install
On Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:28:44 -0400, Scott Reagan wrote: I tried to install the small verion of debian, the 32 bit version and it wouldn't read my dvd rom so I couldn't finish the install. please help. I really want this os system and have heard great things about it. You can try to install from an USB device. 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/pan.2011.08.19.18.46...@gmail.com
Re: bugs with debian small install
2011. augusztus 17. 13:28:44 dátummal Scott Reagan az alábbiakat írta: I tried to install the small verion of debian, the 32 bit version and it wouldn't read my dvd rom so I couldn't finish the install. please help. I really want this os system and have heard great things about it. The Debian installer starts? -- Gabor Kum www.kumgabor.hu -- 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/201108182246.03984.lista-nos...@kumgabor.hu
