Bug#296695: CD net-install won't work on Dell Inspiron 5000

2005-02-25 Thread Martin Stiaszny
> Well, it asks the question in two stages. The first question > grub-installer asks (in any mode) is "do you want to install GRUB in the > MBR of the first hard disk in your system". If you answer 'no', you will > be asked to provide the partition grub should use instead (either in > (hdx,x)

Bug#296695: CD net-install won't work on Dell Inspiron 5000

2005-02-25 Thread Frans Pop
On Friday 25 February 2005 07:10, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Martin Stiaszny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.24.2335 +0100]: > > Come again? I was never even asked that question by the > > installer. Do you mean the bootable flag for the partition? > > I tried with that both set and unset,

Bug#296695: CD net-install won't work on Dell Inspiron 5000

2005-02-25 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Martin Stiaszny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.24.2335 +0100]: > Come again? I was never even asked that question by the > installer. Do you mean the bootable flag for the partition? > I tried with that both set and unset, and it hung in the same > place. Okay, sorry. I am myself total

Bug#296695: CD net-install won't work on Dell Inspiron 5000

2005-02-24 Thread Martin Stiaszny
> Did you install into the MBR or the partition? > > (hd0,x) or (hd0) ? Come again? I was never even asked that question by the installer. Do you mean the bootable flag for the partition? I tried with that both set and unset, and it hung in the same place. Just tried expert install; I see ca

Bug#296695: CD net-install won't work on Dell Inspiron 5000

2005-02-24 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Martin Stiaszny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.24.1237 +0100]: > the old linux distro (18 GB partition) is using ext2. The > installer formatted the new debian partition as ext3. I chose the > automated install and just let the installer do its thing. Did you install into the MBR or th

Bug#296695: CD net-install won't work on Dell Inspiron 5000

2005-02-23 Thread Martin Stiaszny
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/i386/current/sarge-i386-netinst.iso (circa 1 pm today, which, looking at your timestamps, might actually be the Feb. 22nd cut) uname -a: Linux ortelius 2.4.27-2-386 #1 Thu Jan 20 10:55:08