Re: USB Install Fails, Complains about CD-ROM

[Robert Menes]

Hi Kent,

It's much easier to write the image to the USB stick using the dd command
instead:

# dd if=debian-9.4.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=1M

This should give you a working install stick.

--Robert


On Fri, May 11, 2018, 12:12 Kent West  wrote:

> I have a Dell Latitude E7250 laptop. I'm trying to install Debian to it
> using a USB stick.
>
> I've tried both of these .ISOs:
>
> debian-9.4.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso
> debian-buster-DI-alpha2-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso
>
> I used my desktop Debian box to download these via Firefox from
> https://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/
>
> I inserted a USB stick, and ran:
>
> # sudo cp debian-9.4.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso /dev/sdc
>
> as per the instructions at https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb
>
> I then ejected the USB stick from my desktop Debian box, and inserted it
> into the laptop, and then booted the laptop to the USB stick.
>
> The graphical install does not seem to recognize the trackpad (which is
> recognized in the laptop's EFI firmware settings, so I know it works), but
> that's a minor issue, as I can tinker with that later, and just use the
> keyboard to install for now.
>
> The real problem is that after going through the first three or four
> screens, the install halts, complaining about not being able to read the
> CD-ROM.
>
> Googling the issue suggested a couple of possible fixes, but I've had no
> success yet.
>
> Any help?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> --
> Kent West<")))><
> Westing Peacefully - http://kentwest.blogspot.com
>

Virtualbox for stretch and buster not in repos

[Robert Menes]

Hi all,

On my home desktop, I'm running Debian on the testing channel (currently
at "buster"). A recent apt-get upgrade appears to have broken or removed
a few vital virtualbox packages, including virtualbox-dkms.

Launching any VM in virtualbox throws this error message:

[error]

The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or there
is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv. Please reinstall virtualbox-dkms
package and load the kernel module by executing

'modprobe vboxdrv'

as root.

where: suplibOsInit what: 3 VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (-1908) - The
support driver is not installed. On linux, open returned ENOENT.

[/error]

Running modprobe as the error message suggests, though, gives me:

modprobe: FATAL: Module vboxdrv not found in directory
/lib/modules/4.11.0-1-amd64

Current I'm running the 4.11.0-1-amd64 kernel, but can easily boot and run
a 4.9 kernel (which is the last good working kernel I have).

apt-cache search on my desktop doesn't bring up results for any virtualbox
package, except for 'virtualbox-guest-additions-iso'.

Is there a reason why virtualbox hasn't migrated into stretch or buster
yet? While only a minor inconvenience of having to boot with another
kernel, I would like to have the newer packages available for a consistent
upgrade.

Thanks, all.

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Symlinking or hard linking additional storage to /home directories

[Robert Menes]

Hello everyone,

My current desktop setup currently has a Debian installation on a 120GB
SSD, which
is mounted with both the EFI system partition and as / for my rig. I have a
3TB HDD
which I had mounted as /home during install.

As my desktop case still has enough space in it, I was contemplating
getting another
pair of 3TB (or maybe even 4TB!) HDDs, and have them be symlinked or hard
linked
(whichever works better) to my ~/Music and ~/Videos folders. This setup is
currently
has only one user on it (my account, aside from root). I want to do this so
that I have
more space for my media, functioning as a backup for a NAS and for keeping
larger
project files for any audio and video work I do.

My question is this: which is the better path to take? Symlinking or hard
linking another
drive to ~/Music and ~/Videos? I understand that I will need to edit
/etc/fstab and all;
that's fine. Just curious as to whether symlinks or hard links are the way
to go.

Thanks!

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Sound card with support either out-of-box (kernel support) or ALSA/Pulseaudio

[Robert Menes]

Hi list members,

I'm currently running Debian on a custom built desktop, and am looking to
get, as a little
something to complete the rig to desired specs, a sound card. Yes, I know
the spiel...
"Who needs a sound card in 2016?", or, "But onboard audio...!" My reason is
for audio
processing: I need a separate device with a little more dedicated "oomph".

But I digress. I've been carefully researching cards, trying to find a
solution that, in essence,
translates to one of the following:

1) Drop the card in and either there's kernel support
2) A kernel module is available
3) ALSA and/or Pulseaudio will see it and pick up on it

My rig is running sid with the 4.7.0-1-amd64 kernel. I do have non-free
repos enabled;
I did so to get proper Nvidia drivers for my graphics card. So I am
flexible enough
to accept non-free if, and only if, there's no other really good solution.

The cards I narrowed down to include the Creative Labs Z series (which,
AFAIK,
are emu10k cores that are listed on the ALSA wiki as supported), or the Asus
Xonar Essence cards (which I have read as having kernel support). However, I
may take the Z series cards, as they're more within my budget.

So my question now is this: has anyone tried out a Creative Z series sound
card
in their rig, and if so, what is it like setting it up to work properly
with Debian?

Many thanks,

--Robert

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GNOME woes on Debian lenny-stable (IBM ThinkPad T42)

[Robert Menes]

Hi list, I am trying to help my dad with a strange problem with his
GNOME setup on Debian lenny-stable.

After having just installed the monodevelop packages from the repo and
making sure dependencies were resolved, he had restarted his system,
only to find that GNOME no longer brings up the desktop after
logging in with GDM. A mouse pointer is shown against a red backdrop,
but nothing else shows beyond that point. The hard drive stops
accessing, apart from sporadic bursts. The only option at this point
is to open another console to read the logs.

/var/log/syslog shows the last activity to be:

[   57.090958] [drm] writeback test succeeded in 2 usecs

This machine does have slight problems with the HDD sudden motion
sensor, but I doubt that has anything to do with this.

Xorg.conf looks normal. None of the config files look like they have
problems.

Would anyone know what it could be? Am I missing something, perhaps?
While we can just boot from a live CD or USB, fish a few files out,
and wipe and reinstall, we really, really want to avoid that if
possible. Thanks for any help!

--Rob

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Boot Debian to a command line and prevent X from starting on boot

[Robert Menes]

Hi folks, I have a Debian lenny-stable install that I need a little
memory refresher with.

I need to boot and go straight to a terminal, and not start X on
bootup. I know there was a
way of doing so, but I forgot (I'm a little rusty and need to not be rusty).

Can someone tell me how to just boot and land on the command line,
bypassing X? Thanks!

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Re: Boot Debian to a command line and prevent X from starting on boot

[Robert Menes]

On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Bob Cox debian-u...@lists.bobcox.com wrote:

 I do this by not having xdm, gdm or kdm installed and starting X with
 startx when required.

So how can I disable gdm so it doesn't start automatically?

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Switch from lenny-stable to squeeze-testing

[Robert Menes]

Hi folks, I've just installed Debian lenny-stable onto my Asus Eee PC
10, and I'd like to
switch over from stable to squeeze-testing in order to make use of
more up to date apps
and KDE 4.2. I remember that you have to add a new repo, or I believe
point /etc/apt/sources.list
to the testing repos, but I'm not completely sure.

Can someone point me in the right direction? This is relatively easy
for me, but I just want to
be certain I'm pointing my sources to the right place. Thanks!

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