On 8 October 2012 15:37, Wally Lepore wallylep...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 4:09 AM, Lisi Reisz lisi.re...@gmail.com wrote:
Then install it! As one paranoid to another, you really have nothing to
lose.
Ok, got it! I'm good to go!
:-)
BEFORE DOING ANYTHING AT ALL MAKE SURE
Hi, Wally,
On 7 October 2012 22:26, Wally Lepore wallylep...@gmail.com wrote:
On 7 October 2012 19:05, Wally Lepore wallylep...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm not understanding please. Do I download the .zip file you
suggested and run that from the USB stick and that alone will tell me
if any firmware
On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 5:46 AM, Brian a...@cityscape.co.uk wrote:
You will have a good idea what to expect after reading Chapter 6 of the
guide.
Hi Brian
Chapter 6 discusses using the Debian Installer. I am not utilizing the
installer. I downloaded the netinst.iso file. Is there a
On 20121007_140524, Wally Lepore wrote:
On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 5:46 AM, Brian a...@cityscape.co.uk wrote:
You will have a good idea what to expect after reading Chapter 6 of the
guide.
Hi Brian
Chapter 6 discusses using the Debian Installer. I am not utilizing the
installer. I
On Sunday, October 07, 2012 03:18:25 PM Paul E Condon wrote:
Windows and Debian use different file systems on disk. I think Windows
is incapable of modifying data on extN formatted disks that Debian
uses.
A minor NIT to pick.
There is an EXT3 driver for Winders that enables it to read and
On 20121007_152845, Neal Murphy wrote:
On Sunday, October 07, 2012 03:18:25 PM Paul E Condon wrote:
Windows and Debian use different file systems on disk. I think Windows
is incapable of modifying data on extN formatted disks that Debian
uses.
A minor NIT to pick.
There is an EXT3
On Sun 07 Oct 2012 at 14:05:24 -0400, Wally Lepore wrote:
Chapter 6 discusses using the Debian Installer. I am not utilizing the
installer. I downloaded the netinst.iso file. Is there a difference?
No difference. They are the same thing.
I'm not understanding please. Do I download the .zip
On 7 October 2012 19:05, Wally Lepore wallylep...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm not understanding please. Do I download the .zip file you
suggested and run that from the USB stick and that alone will tell me
if any firmware is needed for my system prior to running the netinst
CD I created?
On Oct
On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Brian a...@cityscape.co.uk wrote:
On Sun 07 Oct 2012 at 14:05:24 -0400, Wally Lepore wrote:
and run that from the USB stick?
You do not run it, you unzip it. The contents of the zip file then get
unpacked.
Yes I understand how to extract files.
On Sun 07 Oct 2012 at 19:02:29 -0400, Wally Lepore wrote:
On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Brian a...@cityscape.co.uk wrote:
You do not run it, you unzip it. The contents of the zip file then get
unpacked.
Yes I understand how to extract files. Sorry, I meant to say:
After downloading
On Fri, Oct 05, 2012 at 07:03:11PM -0400, Wally Lepore wrote:
Hi Members,
I just downloaded the Debian netinst.iso file called
debian-6.0.6-i386-netinst.iso. The file is only 191 MB because it
installs the most basic Debian system. I then acquire the rest via the
internet.
Yep, that is
On Fri 05 Oct 2012 at 19:03:11 -0400, Wally Lepore wrote:
I just downloaded the Debian netinst.iso file called
debian-6.0.6-i386-netinst.iso. The file is only 191 MB because it
installs the most basic Debian system. I then acquire the rest via the
internet.
I was reading the install
On Saturday 06 October 2012 10:46:04 Brian wrote:
On Fri 05 Oct 2012 at 19:03:11 -0400, Wally Lepore wrote:
I just downloaded the Debian netinst.iso file called
debian-6.0.6-i386-netinst.iso. The file is only 191 MB because it
installs the most basic Debian system. I then acquire the rest
Chris Bannister wrote: (On Oct, 06, 2012)
Debian will coexist with other OS's whereas Windows is a selfish OS and
wants everything for itself.
That is why I can't afford a single trip-up with upsetting windows.
My whole life is on that drive! Sure I have my files backed up but the
Brian a...@cityscape.co.uk wrote: (On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 5:46 AM),
You will have a good idea what to expect after reading Chapter 6 of the
guide. You will also have prepared for the possible need for firmware by
unzipping the file you get from
Lisi lisi.re...@gmail.com wrote: (On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 6:14 AM),
I have in the past set up a system on which I dual-booted by having
Windows on one HDD and Linux on another.
I then switched between them by changing the boot order in the BIOS.
Easier and quicker than moving disks around.
On Saturday 06 October 2012 15:22:52 Wally Lepore wrote:
Lisi lisi.re...@gmail.com wrote: (On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 6:14 AM),
I have in the past set up a system on which I dual-booted by having
Windows on one HDD and Linux on another.
I then switched between them by changing the boot order
On Sat, Oct 06, 2012 at 10:04:17AM -0400, Wally Lepore wrote:
Is this the link for the live CD?
http://www.debian.org/CD/live/
Thats one. There is also knoppix, and various others.
I ask because I attempted to install Ubuntu awhile back and their
LiveCd was a snap to find and download but
Hi Members,
I just downloaded the Debian netinst.iso file called
debian-6.0.6-i386-netinst.iso. The file is only 191 MB because it
installs the most basic Debian system. I then acquire the rest via the
internet.
I was reading the install instructions here:
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