Re: use of awk instead of complex multielement commands (was Re: 'grep -o -m' (was Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game))

On Wed, 21 Dec 2022 at 04:18, Lee wrote: > On 12/20/22, David wrote: > > $ echo -e '100:CD001\nXXX\n200:CD001' | awk 'BEGIN { FS=":" ; done=0 } > > /CD001/ && done==0 { print $1 - 50 ; done=1 }' > > 50 > > You can do it without flags: > > $ echo -e '100:CD001\nXXX\n200:CD001' | awk -F: '/CD001/

Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game

Hi, i meanwhile had a chance to inspect the image file and found that it shows a repeating pattern of bytes with value 255 every 2352 bytes. This corresponds to the size of medium level CD sectors, as can be obtained by SCSI command "READ CD" (e.g. via Linux ioctl CDROMREADRAW). CD-DA audio secto

Re: use of awk instead of complex multielement commands (was Re: 'grep -o -m' (was Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game))

On 12/20/22, David wrote: > On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 at 22:04, David wrote: >> On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 at 22:02, David wrote: > >> > $ echo -e '100:CD001\n200:CD001' | awk 'BEGIN { FS=":" } /CD001/ && >> > NR==1 { print $1 - 50 }' >> > 50 >> >> Oops, my mistake, that's not the solution. Give me another m

Re: use of awk instead of complex multielement commands (was Re: 'grep -o -m' (was Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game))

> Not that that is always important. But I just commented today > because so often 'awk' is ignored as if its only capability is 'print $1' > when in fact it is actually very powerful but neglected. FWIW, `sed` can also do that job. Tho the subtraction part would take a lot more work (`sed` does

Re: use of awk instead of complex multielement commands (was Re: 'grep -o -m' (was Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game))

On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 at 22:04, David wrote: > On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 at 22:02, David wrote: > > $ echo -e '100:CD001\n200:CD001' | awk 'BEGIN { FS=":" } /CD001/ && > > NR==1 { print $1 - 50 }' > > 50 > > Oops, my mistake, that's not the solution. Give me another minute and I > will post a better one

Re: 'grep -o -m' (was Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game)

Hi, The Wanderer wrote: > With the '-o' option, grep prints only the parts of the line that were > matched - but the plural here is very relevant. If that guess is > correct, then the "line" in question has *four* occurrences, so grep > prints them all - each on a separate line of output. The man

Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game

Hi, Yvan Masson wrote: > Kernel logs say "isofs_fill_super: get root inode failed". So there is more stuff inserted between the volume descriptor and the root directory of the ISO. (The descriptor contains a minimal directory record which points to the content of the root directory. All attribut

Re: use of awk instead of complex multielement commands (was Re: 'grep -o -m' (was Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game))

On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 at 22:02, David wrote: > $ echo -e '100:CD001\n200:CD001' | awk 'BEGIN { FS=":" } /CD001/ && > NR==1 { print $1 - 50 }' > 50 Oops, my mistake, that's not the solution. Give me another minute and I will post a better one one.

Re: use of awk instead of complex multielement commands (was Re: 'grep -o -m' (was Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game))

On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 at 21:53, The Wanderer wrote: > On 2022-12-20 at 05:37, David wrote: > > On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 at 21:10, The Wanderer wrote: > >> On 2022-12-20 at 02:51, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > >>> This contradicts the promises of man grep about option -m. > >> It does seem to, at least at a

use of awk instead of complex multielement commands (was Re: 'grep -o -m' (was Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game))

On 2022-12-20 at 05:37, David wrote: > On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 at 21:10, The Wanderer > wrote: > >> On 2022-12-20 at 02:51, Thomas Schmitt wrote: >>> This contradicts the promises of man grep about option -m. >> >> It does seem to, at least at a glance - but I think I've figured >> out what's going

Re: 'grep -o -m' (was Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game)

On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 at 21:10, The Wanderer wrote: > On 2022-12-20 at 02:51, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > >>> offst=$( expr \ > >>> $( grep -a -o -b -m 1 CD001 cdimage.iso \ > >>> | sed -e 's/:/ /' \ > >>> | awk '{ print $1 }' ) - 32769 ) > > > > The Wande

'grep -o -m' (was Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game)

On 2022-12-20 at 02:51, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > i wrote: >>> To obtain the offset of the first occurence of "CD001", do >>> >>> offst=$( expr \ >>> $( grep -a -o -b -m 1 CD001 cdimage.iso \ >>> | sed -e 's/:/ /' \ >>> | awk '{ print $1 }' )

Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game

So the new safer proposal is: offst=$( expr \ $( grep -a -o -b -m 1 CD001 cdimage.iso \ | head -1 \ | sed -e 's/:/ /' \ | awk '{ print $1 }' ) - 32769 ) Afterwards $offst should hold a number > 0, which may be used with mo

Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game

Hi, i wrote: > > To obtain the offset of the first occurence of "CD001", do > > > > offst=$( expr \ > > $( grep -a -o -b -m 1 CD001 cdimage.iso \ > > | sed -e 's/:/ /' \ > > | awk '{ print $1 }' ) - 32769 ) The Wanderer wrote: > Cutting down the comm

Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game

On 2022-12-19 at 16:07, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > Yvan Masson wrote: >> I am really not at ease using tools like hexdump, > > I pondered a bit more. If it's an ISO filesystem wrapped into some header > and maybe a footer, then mount option -o offset= could help. > > To obtain the offset o

Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game

Hi, Yvan Masson wrote: > I am really not at ease using tools like hexdump, I pondered a bit more. If it's an ISO filesystem wrapped into some header and maybe a footer, then mount option -o offset= could help. To obtain the offset of the first occurence of "CD001", do offst=$( expr \

Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game

Le 19/12/2022 à 16:34, Thomas Schmitt a écrit : Hi, i wrote: dd if=cdimage.iso bs=1 count=64 | od -t c Yvan Masson wrote: 000 \0 377 377 377 377 377 377 377 377 377 377 \0 \0 002 \0 001 020 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 This does not give m

Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game

Hi, i wrote: > >dd if=cdimage.iso bs=1 count=64 | od -t c Yvan Masson wrote: > 000 \0 377 377 377 377 377 377 377 377 377 377 \0 \0 002 \0 001 > 020 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 \0 This does not give me ideas. > >strings cdimage.iso | head -1

Re: Can’t mount CD image of Win95 game

Le 19/12/2022 à 15:25, Kamil Jońca a écrit : Yvan Masson writes: Hi list, I have a CD image of an old Win 95 game. I can mount it from dosbox with the `imgmount` command (`imgmount D cdimage.iso -t iso`), but could not mount it with Debian: $ file cdimage.iso cdimage.iso: data $ sudo mount

Re: Can’t mount CD image of Win95 game

Yvan Masson writes: > Hi list, > > I have a CD image of an old Win 95 game. I can mount it from dosbox > with the `imgmount` command (`imgmount D cdimage.iso -t iso`), but > could not mount it with Debian: > > $ file cdimage.iso > cdimage.iso: data > > $ sudo

Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game

Hi Thomas, Le 19/12/2022 à 13:28, Thomas Schmitt a écrit : Hi, Yvan Masson wrote: I have a CD image of an old Win 95 game. [...] $ file cdimage.iso cdimage.iso: data So the cdimage.iso is not an ISO 9660 filesystem or somehow defaced. (Does the image file perhaps begin by "RIFF...

Re: Can't mount CD image of Win95 game

Hi, Yvan Masson wrote: > I have a CD image of an old Win 95 game. [...] > $ file cdimage.iso > cdimage.iso: data So the cdimage.iso is not an ISO 9660 filesystem or somehow defaced. (Does the image file perhaps begin by "RIFFCDXA" ?) What do you get from the follow

Can’t mount CD image of Win95 game

Hi list, I have a CD image of an old Win 95 game. I can mount it from dosbox with the `imgmount` command (`imgmount D cdimage.iso -t iso`), but could not mount it with Debian: $ file cdimage.iso cdimage.iso: data $ sudo mount cdimage.iso /mnt -o loop mount: /mnt/sshfs: wrong fs type, bad

Re: Build a custom CD image with simple-cdd

Hi, Markus Raps wrote: > and the script should rebuild the disk. > unfortunately UEFI only systems wont boot it. > ... > xorriso -as mkisofs \ Thank you for flying xorriso. As for the lack of EFI boot equipment in your script, see https://wiki.debian.org/RepackBootableISO "Repacking a Debi

Re: Build a custom CD image with simple-cdd

Hi, are you trying to preseed something? then just extract a debian standard install disc like netinstall to /opt/isobuild/debian/image/ do your changes and the script should rebuild the disk. unfortunately UEFI only systems wont boot it. #!/bin/bash IMAGE=/opt/isobuild/debian/debian-9.3-au

Re: Build a custom CD image with simple-cdd

Hi, André Rodier wrote: > Hello Debian pros, No, no. We are just the users. Often quite confused. > I am trying to build an ISO image with the package debian-cdd, and I am > struggling with the following error: The package's news list on https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/simple-cdd looks like i

Re: converting bootable CD image to bootable USB flash drive image

Hi, > Fedora 22 x86_64 They use ISOLINUX, their own augmented genisoimage, and isohybrid. > Oracle Linux 7.2 They want me to register before i can download. I'm not that curious. Most Linux distros use ISOLINUX for the BIOS boot image. If that is from SYSLINUX of the last about 8 years

converting bootable CD image to bootable USB flash drive image

On 02/09/2016 11:59 AM, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > David Christensen wrote: >> http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/ >> convert a bootable CD ISO image into a bootable hybrid ISO/USB image >> https://www.turnkeylinux.org/blog/iso2usb > > This will not work, i fear, because the ISO is not

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:36:53AM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >On Mi, 11 iul 12, 17:58:32, Gary Dale wrote: >> On 11/07/12 05:43 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >> > >> >http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.5/multi-arch/iso-cd/debian-6.0.5-amd64-i386-netinst.iso >> >(this image is accessible directl

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Vi, 13 iul 12, 17:10:17, Chris Bannister wrote: > > I'm saying that Linux rescue CD's are for rescuing a broken Linux. Sure, if you know what to do with them :) https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2005/12/msg01379.html (as far as I recall this is my first post to the list) Kind regards, And

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 05:47:40AM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Thu, 2012-07-12 at 15:00 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 06:46:37PM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > > We aren't at this point ;). IMO everybody should get rid of Windows, if > > > possible, but in this case

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

Doug wrote: > Richard Owlett wrote: > >Ralf Mardorf wrote: > >>I guess we should wait for a reply from the OP. I still don't understand > >>why the OP tries to use http://atterer.org/jigdo/ . Agreed. > >To quote the OP, "I navigated to http://atterer.org/jigdo/ from > >debian.org, ..." > > > >I'l

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On 07/12/2012 08:32 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: Ralf Mardorf wrote: [snip] I guess we should wait for a reply from the OP. I still don't understand why the OP tries to use http://atterer.org/jigdo/ . - Ralf To quote the OP, "I navigated to http://atterer.org/jigdo/ from debian.org, ..." I'l

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On 07/12/2012 12:45 AM, Charlie wrote: On Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:47:40 +0200 "Ralf Mardorf ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net" suggested this: There are trillions of tasks Linux can't do. Wow.. Obviously I'm one of those who doesn't need any of these, because I usually feel the o

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

Ralf Mardorf wrote: [snip] I guess we should wait for a reply from the OP. I still don't understand why the OP tries to use http://atterer.org/jigdo/ . - Ralf To quote the OP, "I navigated to http://atterer.org/jigdo/ from debian.org, ..." I'll lay odds he had gone to either: http://www

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On 12/07/2012 6:37 PM, Alan Chandler wrote: I was just bitten by the netinst limitations. I had been regularly keeping copies and then when my hardware failed and I had to install the system on some slightly non standard hardware I found that the network card wasn't supported. Eventually I got

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On 12/07/2012 6:37 PM, Alan Chandler wrote: I was just bitten by the netinst limitations. I had been regularly keeping copies and then when my hardware failed and I had to install the system on some slightly non standard hardware I found that the network card wasn't supported. Eventually I got

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On 11/07/12 22:43, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Mi, 11 iul 12, 17:11:51, Gary Dale wrote: The architecture downloaded should match your machine. If you have a 64bit computer, don't cripple it with a 32bit kernel. I'll raise you guys some multiarch images: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.5/

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Jo, 12 iul 12, 00:43:31, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > It might be that even PPPoE should work for a netinst, IIRC it didn't > work for me, but perhaps I'm confusing it with something different I > tested. PPPoE works fine[1], but you need the netinst, not the business-card image. http://wiki.debia

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Mi, 11 iul 12, 17:58:32, Gary Dale wrote: > On 11/07/12 05:43 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > >http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.5/multi-arch/iso-cd/debian-6.0.5-amd64-i386-netinst.iso > >(this image is accessible directly from the Debian home page) ^

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:13:29 +0200 "Ralf Mardorf ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net" suggested this: >And it's possible to set up a Windows too, >you can change the theme, switch to single click etc.. I do show windows users some of these options as well. I do introduce windows users to LibreOffice,

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Thu, 2012-07-12 at 16:01 +1000, Charlie wrote: > So please ignore my remarks if they offend you. Don't worry, I don't feel offended. Btw. some good FLOSS applications available for Linux are available for Windows too. To benefit from good FLOSS applications that you and I might run on Linux, L

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:18:56 +0200 "Ralf Mardorf ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net" suggested this: >On Thu, 2012-07-12 at 14:45 +1000, Charlie wrote: >> On Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:47:40 +0200 "Ralf Mardorf >> ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net" suggested this: >> >> >There are trillions of tasks Linux can't do.

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Thu, 2012-07-12 at 07:18 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Thu, 2012-07-12 at 14:45 +1000, Charlie wrote: > > On Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:47:40 +0200 "Ralf Mardorf > > ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net" suggested this: > > > > >There are trillions of tasks Linux can't do. > > > > Wow..

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Thu, 2012-07-12 at 14:45 +1000, Charlie wrote: > On Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:47:40 +0200 "Ralf Mardorf > ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net" suggested this: > > >There are trillions of tasks Linux can't do. > > Wow.. > > Obviously I'm one of those who doesn't need any of these, becaus

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:47:40 +0200 "Ralf Mardorf ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net" suggested this: >There are trillions of tasks Linux can't do. Wow.. Obviously I'm one of those who doesn't need any of these, because I usually feel the opposite, but don't use windows. I suppose

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Thu, 2012-07-12 at 15:00 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 06:46:37PM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > On Wed, 2012-07-11 at 17:41 +0100, Keith McKenzie wrote: > > > Do you want to replace your Win XP, or do you want to have both (dual > > > booting) on your computer. > > >

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Wed, 2012-07-11 at 18:51 -0400, Doug wrote: > If the op can't download the install file, then it is available from > OnDisk.com > http://on-disk.com/index.php/cPath/28 > as are a whole batch of Linux system install disks--pick your poison! > Last time I bought one from them it was $5.00--that

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 11:36:01AM -0400, Kirsten Milligan wrote: > After several attempts over several years, I haven't yet had > complete success installing Linux. I'm hungry to learn, but am very > poor at computerspeak, so please be gentle. [...] Forget about all that jigglydo stuff. Why co

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 06:46:37PM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Wed, 2012-07-11 at 17:41 +0100, Keith McKenzie wrote: > > Do you want to replace your Win XP, or do you want to have both (dual > > booting) on your computer. > > We aren't at this point ;). IMO everybody should get rid of Windows,

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

be 32bit instead of 64bit The DVD download is much larger than the various CD installers. All that it gives you is a larger repository of software that will shortly be obsolete. Downloading a CD image will more likely be trouble free just because there is less time for something to go wrong. The arc

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

sues with downloads - the architecture should be 32bit instead of 64bit The DVD download is much larger than the various CD installers. All that it gives you is a larger repository of software that will shortly be obsolete. Downloading a CD image will more likely be trouble free just because there is

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

gt;>> Good Luck. > > >>> I agree with this, assumed that > > >>> > > >>> - there should be a bootable DVD drive available > > >>> - there shouldn't be issues with downloads > > >>> - the architecture should be 3

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

ootable DVD drive available > >>> - there shouldn't be issues with downloads > >>> - the architecture should be 32bit instead of 64bit > >> The DVD download is much larger than the various CD installers. All that > >> it gives you is a larger repository

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

sues with downloads - the architecture should be 32bit instead of 64bit The DVD download is much larger than the various CD installers. All that it gives you is a larger repository of software that will shortly be obsolete. Downloading a CD image will more likely be trouble free just because there is less

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

ree with this, assumed that > > > > - there should be a bootable DVD drive available > > - there shouldn't be issues with downloads > > - the architecture should be 32bit instead of 64bit > The DVD download is much larger than the various CD installers. All that >

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On 11/07/12 05:43 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Mi, 11 iul 12, 17:11:51, Gary Dale wrote: The architecture downloaded should match your machine. If you have a 64bit computer, don't cripple it with a 32bit kernel. I'll raise you guys some multiarch images: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Mi, 11 iul 12, 17:11:51, Gary Dale wrote: > > The architecture downloaded should match your machine. If you have a > 64bit computer, don't cripple it with a 32bit kernel. I'll raise you guys some multiarch images: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.5/multi-arch/iso-cd/debian-6.0.5-amd64-

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

than the various CD installers. All that it gives you is a larger repository of software that will shortly be obsolete. Downloading a CD image will more likely be trouble free just because there is less time for something to go wrong. The architecture downloaded should match your machine. If y

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On 11/07/12 03:36 PM, Keith McKenzie wrote: On 11 July 2012 19:56, Gary Dale > wrote: Stop making it complicated. She just needs to download the netinst cd then burn the .iso image. There is no need to get a full image file, whether CD or DVD, to instal

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Wed, 2012-07-11 at 16:58 -0300, Luiz L. Marins wrote: > Again, > > Just click in the link below and make download of ISO, burn ISO in DVD > e reboot the computer. > http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.5/i386/iso-dvd/debian-6.0.5-i386-DVD-1.iso > > See this video too: > http://www.youtube.c

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

Again, Just click in the link below and make download of ISO, burn ISO in DVD e reboot the computer. http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.5/i386/iso-dvd/debian-6.0.5-i386-DVD-1.iso See this video too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c6iZ0gK_Go&feature=related

Re: How to install Debian and what media to use - Was: Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On 11 July 2012 20:12, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > OP of the original thread, please ignore this thread, I suspect the > mailing list needs to discuss what really is the easiest way for people > without knowhow, to install a Linux. > > Why do you all recommend those complicated ways? > >

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On 11 July 2012 19:56, Gary Dale wrote: > Stop making it complicated. She just needs to download the netinst cd then > burn the .iso image. There is no need to get a full image file, whether CD > or DVD, to install Linux. > With no knowledge of Linux, using a net install CD _is_ more complicated

How to install Debian and what media to use - Was: Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

gdo window, before sending this, to try > >>> again, this time with the CD-1 template; maybe I'd garner more > >>> information about my trouble that way. Now I'm even more confused, > >>> because I can't get a jidgo prompt. There's just a blin

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

ot expand the window horizontally (double-headed arrow appears, but doesn't work). Nothing I type makes a difference to the window; the cursor just keeps blinking. I tried making the window full-page, but it looks just the same, only bigger. Is it clear, from what I've described, w

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Wed, 2012-07-11 at 14:38 -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: > On 07/11/2012 02:29 PM, Luiz L. Marins wrote: > Since you are running XP now, you can get wget from > http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/wget.htm If there shouldn't be a really good reason not to download using a browser such as e.g. IE

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

ugh there is no scroll bar at the bottom of the window, and though I cannot expand the window horizontally (double-headed arrow appears, but doesn't work). Nothing I type makes a difference to the window; the cursor just keeps blinking. I tried making the window full-page, but it looks j

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

erence to the window; the cursor just keeps blinking. I tried making the window full-page, but it looks just the same, only bigger. Is it clear, from what I've described, what I've done to hang up jigdo, and why I can't access the CD image for download? Can anyone help me make t

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On 07/11/2012 12:41 PM, Keith McKenzie wrote: On 11 July 2012 16:36, Kirsten Milligan > wrote: After several attempts over several years, I haven't yet had complete success installing Linux. I'm hungry to learn, but am very poor at computerspeak, so

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On Wed, 2012-07-11 at 17:41 +0100, Keith McKenzie wrote: > Do you want to replace your Win XP, or do you want to have both (dual > booting) on your computer. We aren't at this point ;). IMO everybody should get rid of Windows, if possible, but in this case I recommend to keep XP, for emergency cas

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

Welcome Kirsten, is there a reason for you not to download the CD image by using InternetExplorer, Firefox or any other browser? http://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/ Regards, Ralf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe"

Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

On 11 July 2012 16:36, Kirsten Milligan wrote: > After several attempts over several years, I haven't yet had complete > success installing Linux. I'm hungry to learn, but am very poor at > computerspeak, so please be gentle. > > I'm trying again. I know, some steps would be removed from the pr

CD image doesn't exist for download?

nd the window horizontally (double-headed arrow appears, but doesn't work). Nothing I type makes a difference to the window; the cursor just keeps blinking. I tried making the window full-page, but it looks just the same, only bigger. Is it clear, from what I've described, what I&#

Re: Wheezy iso cd image not booting?

Hi Joey thanks a lot! I'll do it asap. Josef On 14.05.12 19:21, Joey Hess wrote: Josef Wetzel wrote: Hi all I am trying to install Debian wheezy in VMWare Fusion 4.1.2 on Mac OS X 10.7.4. I downloaded debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso (on 13. may 12) and configured Fusion to use this iso imag

Re: Wheezy iso cd image not booting?

Josef Wetzel wrote: > Hi all > > I am trying to install Debian wheezy in VMWare Fusion 4.1.2 on Mac > OS X 10.7.4. > I downloaded debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso (on 13. may 12) and > configured Fusion to use this iso image as a cd drive. > When I power up the virtual machine, a blinking cursor i

Re: Wheezy iso cd image not booting?

over a network, hence the name 'netinst'. The difference between the two images is that on the full netinst image the base packages are included, whereas you have to download these from the web if you are using the business card image. If you'd rather, you can get a full size CD image w

Wheezy iso cd image not booting?

Hi all I am trying to install Debian wheezy in VMWare Fusion 4.1.2 on Mac OS X 10.7.4. I downloaded debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso (on 13. may 12) and configured Fusion to use this iso image as a cd drive. When I power up the virtual machine, a blinking cursor in the upper left corner of the

Re: netinst CD image - too big, vaguely specified?

On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 2:00 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Vi, 13 apr 12, 10:35:33, Tom H wrote: >> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 6:06 AM, Andrei POPESCU >> wrote: >> > >> > 'base' in the Debian context has a very specific meaning. Somebody >> > correct me if I'm wrong but it specifically includes pac

Re: netinst CD image - too big, vaguely specified?

On Vi, 13 apr 12, 10:35:33, Tom H wrote: > On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 6:06 AM, Andrei POPESCU > wrote: > > > > 'base' in the Debian context has a very specific meaning. Somebody > > correct me if I'm wrong but it specifically includes packages with: > > > > Essential: yes (of course) > > Priority: re

Re: netinst CD image - too big, vaguely specified?

On Fri 13 Apr 2012 at 10:35:33 -0400, Tom H wrote: > On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 6:06 AM, Andrei POPESCU > wrote: > > > > 'base' in the Debian context has a very specific meaning. Somebody > > correct me if I'm wrong but it specifically includes packages with: > > > > Essential: yes (of course) > > P

Re: netinst CD image - too big, vaguely specified?

On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 6:06 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > 'base' in the Debian context has a very specific meaning. Somebody > correct me if I'm wrong but it specifically includes packages with: > > Essential: yes (of course) > Priority: required > Priority: important > > (and all their dependenc

Re: netinst CD image - too big, vaguely specified?

On Ma, 10 apr 12, 13:01:48, Curt Howland wrote: > Joey Hess wrote: > > No, the businesscard image has never contained the Debian > > base system; it has always required a network connection to > > download and install Debian. > > Please go find a Woody Business Card image and try it. > > Busines

Re: netinst CD image - too big, vaguely specified?

Richard Owlett wrote: > I've browsed through debian-6.0.4-i386-netinst.list. It appears to > contains files of unlikely interest to me (C compiler and header > files, firewire, traceroute, etc). Just because it is available on the cdrom does not mean that it will be installed. What is installed w

Re: netinst CD image - too big, vaguely specified?

On Tue 10 Apr 2012 at 09:07:56 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > That led me to assume that the "business card" image would just go ahead > and download the rest of the "netinst" image. How much control does user > have over what it downloads? Total control. You lever the power of Free Software. M

Re: netinst CD image - too big, vaguely specified?

Joey Hess wrote: > No, the businesscard image has never contained the Debian > base system; it has always required a network connection to > download and install Debian. Please go find a Woody Business Card image and try it. Business Card images since Woody all refuse to continue unless they can

Re: netinst CD image - too big, vaguely specified?

Hello Jon, Jon Dowland wrote: > You don't have to install every package that is in the netinst image. Indeed > if you do a basic install (including the 'standard system' task, which > defaults > to selected) you don't get GCC, for example, despite it being on the CD. Of course not, but Richard

Re: netinst CD image - too big, vaguely specified?

On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 03:10:07PM +0200, Claudius Hubig wrote: > The business card CD images contain even fewer packages, but you > should consider that compilers and headers are often important parts > of a system (for example, if you want to compile non-free drivers). > Additionally, many people

Re: netinst CD image - too big, vaguely specified?

Curt Howland wrote: > It used to be that the Business-card and Net-install images would do a > base install without a network connection No, the businesscard image has never contained the Debian base system; it has always required a network connection to download and install Debian. > "Expert" mo

Re: netinst CD image - too big, vaguely specified?

Please forgive the direct reply, I get the Debian-User list digest, and any reply I make will "break the thread" anyway. Like you, I enjoy a "minimalist" install, at least at first. Let me give you my experiences with the various Debian install styles. It used to be that the Business-card and Net

Re: netinst CD image - too big, vaguely specified?

Hello Richard, Richard Owlett wrote: > That led me to assume that the "business card" image would > just go ahead and download the rest of the "netinst" image. I think it downloads less, but I cannot guarantee that. > How much control does user have over what it downloads? You can abort the

Re: netinst CD image - too big, vaguely specified?

uot; image would just go ahead and download the rest of the "netinst" image. How much control does user have over what it downloads? I also did not find any description of how fine the user control of packages to be downloaded is. You cannot control the packages contained in the CD

Re: netinst CD image - too big, vaguely specified?

t; I also did not find any description of how fine the user > control of packages to be downloaded is. You cannot control the packages contained in the CD image, but if you choose the appropriate mode of installation (‘expert’) you can specify to download no further packages, leaving you wit

netinst CD image - too big, vaguely specified?

http://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#netinst says in part: "This single CD contains *just the minimal amount* of software to start the installation and fetch the remaining packages over the Internet." [emphasis *added*] I've browsed through debian-6.0.4-i386-netinst.list. It appears to contains file

Re: When installing from a CD image How to Gain Internet Access using a router and What is to Enter as Proxy information?

2011/4/17 Varuna Seneviratna : > > I am trying to install from a CD image of 180MB, On the way I am asked to > > select a Mirror and also a proxy, This may sound basic, but have you undertaken an agreement with an Internet Service Provider? Did you fill in all the equired informati

Re: When installing from a CD image How to Gain Internet Access using a router and What is to Enter as Proxy information?

2011/4/17 Varuna Seneviratna : > I am trying to install from a CD image of 180MB, On the way I am asked to > select a Mirror and also a proxy, I am Using a router to connect to the > Internet. I  selected a mirror and left the proxy information blank.The > Installation process displa

Re: When installing from a CD image How to Gain Internet Access using a router and What is to Enter as Proxy information?

If on a dhcp network, the router has to talk dhcp that's for sure. On Mon, 18 Apr 2011, Varuna Seneviratna wrote: > On 18 April 2011 09:29, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > Nobody on this list can answer that question for you unless one of your > > organization's network administrators also is on this e

Re: When installing from a CD image How to Gain Internet [off topic]

#x27;ve installed earlier net-install versions of debian and have > not even run into the problems you're having now and I'm behind both a > switch going into a router which is going into a modem before going out > onto the internet. > > On Mon, 18 Apr 2011, Varuna Senevir

Re: When installing from a CD image How to Gain Internet Access using a router and What is to Enter as Proxy information?

On 04/18/2011 05:06 PM, Varuna Seneviratna wrote: I Think as I have noted in a previous message I ran into this problem because my router was not DHCP enabled. I will try again latter Varuna Enable DHCP and run the setup. Also, just to be on the sure side, check and see if the network interface

Re: Re: When installing from a CD image How to Gain Internet Access using a router and What is to Enter as Proxy information?

On 18 April 2011 09:19, Lisi wrote: > > --  Forwarded Message  -- > > Subject: Re: When installing from a CD image How to Gain Internet Access using > a router and What is to Enter as Proxy information? > Date: Monday 18 April 2011 > From: Varuna Seneviratna

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