> You may indeed have better luck with Ubuntu's installer if it uses the
> GPU specific driver.
The network installer for ubuntu did work
with my hardware, so that's what's on my computer
now.
Thanks, anyway, for your help.
> Well known, yes. Easily fixed, no.
> A newer kernel may fix the issue.
> A common workaround is to boot the installer in BIOS/legacy/CSM mode
> instead of EFI native mode.
> setting the GRUB variables
> gfxmode and/or gfxpayload to specific values (hardware dependent)
> before booting the
>The monitor then shows a row of what look like
> tiny screen images at the top, with the rest of
> the monitor all black. Crtl-Alt-F1, etc makes
> changes in the tiny images at the top, but the
> all-black rest of screen is unchanged.
As you suggested, I changed the installer's
>> linux
I have downloaded the current netinst and
burned it to a DVD.
When I boot it, the first screen I see shows
the usual beginning with choices "Graphics Install,"
"Install," "Advanced".
I choose "Install" and press F10.
The monitor then shows a row of what look like
tiny screen images
Thanks for your continuing help.
I would like to to try "Legacy," but am
not sure how.
I press F2 at the beginning. This takes
me to tabs including "Main", "Devices", "Boot".
Under "Devices," there is a box under the
heading "USB Configuration" for "Legacy",
which I have checked with
Thank you. I seem to have another
problem.
I used F2 to shut off "secure boot".
Now, there are noises that suggest the
CD is being read, but nothing displays
on the monitor--- no warnings, no diagnostics,
just a blinking cursor in the upper-left
corner.
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I am trying to install debian on
an Intel NUC with a DVD device attached. I
downloaded the network installer, then
burnt it to a CD on a different computer.
When I put it in the new computer and
start it, I get the message:
> Image Authorization Fail.
> System cannot boot to this device
I am an unsophisticated user who has finally gotten
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trying to follow the instructions in the "release notes,"
but don't really know what I'm doing.
My current question is to clarify the instructions about
mounting partitions at the
I am using debian 7.11, which includes version
3.8.1 of claws-mail. I have recently been having
problems with this, and have been advised that I
need to upgrade to 3.11.1. It didn't seem possible
to do this with aptitude, and I am hoping there is
some other painless way.
I have just installed jessie (stable) on my laptop.
The only user (apart from root) is "ceblair". I think
I got emacs from aptitude, but perhaps it was already
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Whenever I try to open or save a file, I get a
message that the file is locked. I can use the
I have just installed the stable jessie using netinst on a laptop. When I
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How do I fix this? How serious is it?
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