Re: install lenny on Dell
On Sunday 29 August 2010 00:54:01 Tom Poe wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed operating system). Does this sound like I have to go buy some other discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD? Tom I am coming to this rather late, so I apologise if the problem has already been solved. The last two Dells on which I have installed distros have required, I think, F12 (tho' it could have been F2) to get to the boot menu and boot from the DVD/CD drive. (Regardless of anything in the BIOS!) Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201009022315.19064.lisi.re...@gmail.com
Re: install lenny on Dell
On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 23:15 +0100, Lisi wrote: On Sunday 29 August 2010 00:54:01 Tom Poe wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed operating system). Does this sound like I have to go buy some other discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD? Tom I am coming to this rather late, so I apologise if the problem has already been solved. The last two Dells on which I have installed distros have required, I think, F12 (tho' it could have been F2) to get to the boot menu and boot from the DVD/CD drive. (Regardless of anything in the BIOS!) Lisi Lisi: Thanks for the info. Turns out I was in a terminal, but not in the right directory. No bug. Just a real lame user. I had to download a pot full of dependencies for the Skype to install, but it works and life is good. Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1283468267.3175.2.ca...@freedom.lan.com
Re: install lenny on Dell
Tom Poe wrote: Mark wrote: On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Tom Poe wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed operating system). Does this sound like I have to go buy some other discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD? One of my old Dell's DVD-ROM drives only reads DVD-R discs, not DVD+R discs. Any chance you're using +R? If so, try using -R and see if it is read that way. Makes sense. Will put -R discs on my shopping list. Tom Onetime I needed +R to make recovery disk for a laptop, I got a five disc pack and still have four left over, I always use -R for everything I do they work great for data, music and burning ISO's, I don't know why but I can't get RW disk to work at all, from what I read I'm not along, seems RW don't work for anybody using Linux. -- Jimmy Johnson Debian Squeeze at sda9 Registered Linux User #380263 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c7d0d60.3070...@gmail.com
Re: install lenny on Dell
On 31 August 2010 09:10, Jimmy Johnson field.engin...@gmail.com wrote: cut Onetime I needed +R to make recovery disk for a laptop, I got a five disc pack and still have four left over, I always use -R for everything I do they work great for data, music and burning ISO's, I don't know why but I can't get RW disk to work at all, from what I read I'm not along, seems RW don't work for anybody using Linux. -- Jimmy Johnson It's been a little while since I've written a disc, but I can assure you that I've successfully written CD-RWs and DVD-RWs with Linux. (Using Brasero) Francis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktinkq1gn-ub7jbdnl+4o2dwwo_pnrmxj70q-2...@mail.gmail.com
Re: install lenny on Dell
Dne, 31. 08. 2010 16:10:40 je Jimmy Johnson napisal(a): I don't know why but I can't get RWdisk to work at all, from what I read I'm not along,seems RW don't work for anybody using Linux. It probably depends on the hardware. After you burn a couple hundred DVD's, any laser will start getting flaky and eventually die. I must say I've successfully burnt many CDR's, CD-RW's, DVD-R's, DVD+R's, DVD-RW's and DVD+RW's on my Lenny (and on OpenSUSE before that). The *only* variety that consistently gave me trouble were the double-layer DVD's. I mainly use GnomeBaker and Brasero. Just my 2¢ -- Regards, Klistvud Certifiable Loonix User #481801 http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1283284118.2453...@compax
Re: install lenny on Dell
francis southern wrote: On 31 August 2010 09:10, Jimmy Johnson field.engin...@gmail.com wrote: cut Onetime I needed +R to make recovery disk for a laptop, I got a five disc pack and still have four left over, I always use -R for everything I do they work great for data, music and burning ISO's, I don't know why but I can't get RW disk to work at all, from what I read I'm not along, seems RW don't work for anybody using Linux. -- Jimmy Johnson It's been a little while since I've written a disc, but I can assure you that I've successfully written CD-RWs and DVD-RWs with Linux. (Using Brasero) I've always used k3b, Squeeze sees the disc as blank, k3b see the disc as fully used, I can format the disc and burn a image and it's the same thing over again, Squeeze sees the disc as blank, k3b see the disc as fully used, on your advice I gave brasero a try, I had not used brasero before and it only say no disc in drive, these are imation DVD-RW disc and they are worthless for my Debian. :-( -- Jimmy Johnson Debian - Sid - KDE 4.4.5 at sda14 Registered Linux User #380263 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c7d6645.1090...@gmail.com
Re: install lenny on Dell
On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 07:10:40AM -0700, Jimmy Johnson wrote: Onetime I needed +R to make recovery disk for a laptop, I got a five disc pack and still have four left over, I always use -R for everything I do they work great for data, music and burning ISO's, I don't know why but I can't get RW disk to work at all, from what I read I'm not along, seems RW don't work for anybody using Linux. Care with the blanket statements. I recently burned Squeeze live to a DVD+RW and it boots and runs flawlessly. Notice, I said the DVD works flawlessly. Squeeze is another story. -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: install lenny on Dell
Klistvud wrote: Dne, 31. 08. 2010 16:10:40 je Jimmy Johnson napisal(a): I don't know why but I can't get RWdisk to work at all, from what I read I'm not along,seems RW don't work for anybody using Linux. It probably depends on the hardware. After you burn a couple hundred DVD's, any laser will start getting flaky and eventually die. I must say I've successfully burnt many CDR's, CD-RW's, DVD-R's, DVD+R's, DVD-RW's and DVD+RW's on my Lenny (and on OpenSUSE before that). The *only* variety that consistently gave me trouble were the double-layer DVD's. I mainly use GnomeBaker and Brasero. Just my 2� Same problem on my Lenovo, I hardly ever use it to burn a disc. -- Jimmy Johnson Debian - Sid - KDE 4.4.5 at sda14 Registered Linux User #380263 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c7d6d12.6000...@gmail.com
Re: install lenny on Dell
Robert Holtzman wrote: On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 07:10:40AM -0700, Jimmy Johnson wrote: Onetime I needed +R to make recovery disk for a laptop, I got a five disc pack and still have four left over, I always use -R for everything I do they work great for data, music and burning ISO's, I don't know why but I can't get RW disk to work at all, from what I read I'm not along, seems RW don't work for anybody using Linux. Care with the blanket statements. I recently burned Squeeze live to a DVD+RW and it boots and runs flawlessly. Notice, I said the DVD works flawlessly. Squeeze is another story. If it works for you, I have no problem with that, I just say; I'm not along with the problem. :-) -- Jimmy Johnson Debian - Sid - KDE 4.4.5 at sda14 Registered Linux User #380263 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c7d6e68.1060...@gmail.com
Re: install lenny on Dell
On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:54:01 -0500, Tom Poe wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed operating system). Does this sound like I have to go buy some other discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD? Tom Try burning a plain DVD-R/DVD+R/CD-R. There are some DVD-ROM devices that has not support for DVD-RW/DVD+RW media. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.08.29.09.54...@gmail.com
Re: install lenny on Dell
On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Tom Poe tom...@meltel.net wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed operating system). Does this sound like I have to go buy some other discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD? One of my old Dell's DVD-ROM drives only reads DVD-R discs, not DVD+R discs. Any chance you're using +R? If so, try using -R and see if it is read that way. Mark
Re: install lenny on Dell
Mark wrote: On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Tom Poe tom...@meltel.net mailto:tom...@meltel.net wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed operating system). Does this sound like I have to go buy some other discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD? One of my old Dell's DVD-ROM drives only reads DVD-R discs, not DVD+R discs. Any chance you're using +R? If so, try using -R and see if it is read that way. Mark Makes sense. Will put -R discs on my shopping list. Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c7b1e2c.7090...@meltel.net
install lenny on Dell
I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed operating system). Does this sound like I have to go buy some other discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD? Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c79a199.7070...@meltel.net
Re: install lenny on Dell
On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:54:01 -0400 (EDT), Tom Poe wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed operating system). Does this sound like I have to go buy some other discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD? You did say in the subject line that you have a Dell computer, but other than that you have given no hardware information. I can't say for sure, but I had a situation where I burned a CD on one computer and the CD drive couldn't read its own writing. But another computer could read it! Go figure! Try burning the CD on another computer. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/78364887.441589.1283043132452.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
Re: install lenny on Dell
On 08/29/2010 01:54 AM, Tom Poe wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed operating system). Does this sound like I have to go buy some other discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD? Tom Sorry for stupid questions but did you hear the DVD spin? Is CD/DVD first in bios boot options? -- Bye, Goran Dobosevic Hrvatski: www.dobosevic.com English: www.dobosevic.com/en/ Registered Linux User #503414 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c79b372.3000...@dobosevic.com
Re: install lenny on Dell
godo wrote: On 08/29/2010 01:54 AM, Tom Poe wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed operating system). Does this sound like I have to go buy some other discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD? Tom Sorry for stupid questions but did you hear the DVD spin? Is CD/DVD first in bios boot options? Godo: I'm the one asking stupid questions. Checked boot sequence, and drive is first. I'm now going to try writing .iso file to image. Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c79b9d2.8040...@meltel.net
Re: install lenny on Dell
Tom Poe wrote: godo wrote: On 08/29/2010 01:54 AM, Tom Poe wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed operating system). Does this sound like I have to go buy some other discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD? Tom Sorry for stupid questions but did you hear the DVD spin? Is CD/DVD first in bios boot options? Godo: I'm the one asking stupid questions. Checked boot sequence, and drive is first. I'm now going to try writing .iso file to image. Tom That didn't work. Guess I'll try purchasing a CD after the 1st of September. Thanks for the helpful suggestions. Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c79bb0c.4040...@meltel.net
Re: install lenny on Dell
On Sat August 28 2010 04:54:01 pm Tom Poe wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed operating system). Does this sound like I have to go buy some other discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD? Tom I've had that happen to me once or twice and sometime after all works as expected.. You could also try booting the installer from a USB stick if the CD can't be made to work. That's generally what I do these days rather than messing with CDs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201008281848.53067.agian...@gmail.com
Re: install lenny on Dell
Alan Ianson wrote: On Sat August 28 2010 04:54:01 pm Tom Poe wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed operating system). Does this sound like I have to go buy some other discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD? Tom I've had that happen to me once or twice and sometime after all works as expected.. You could also try booting the installer from a USB stick if the CD can't be made to work. That's generally what I do these days rather than messing with CDs My daughter has a USB stick, I think. Does the computer see it as an icon like the CD/DVD drive? I just double-click, and the default burner lists the stick as a device option? Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c79bde7.3030...@meltel.net
Re: install lenny on Dell
On Sat August 28 2010 06:54:47 pm you wrote: Alan Ianson wrote: On Sat August 28 2010 04:54:01 pm Tom Poe wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed operating system). Does this sound like I have to go buy some other discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD? Tom I've had that happen to me once or twice and sometime after all works as expected.. You could also try booting the installer from a USB stick if the CD can't be made to work. That's generally what I do these days rather than messing with CDs My daughter has a USB stick, I think. Does the computer see it as an icon like the CD/DVD drive? I just double-click, and the default burner lists the stick as a device option? Tom I installed mine with a net install image following the instructions I found here.. http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/ I'm sure there are more ways to do it but that worked for me. One thing I noticed was that the installer scans the hard drives looking for an iso to use for the install. In my case it found one and it would have been good to use but it was located on a drive I wanted to mount at /usr/local so the install wouldn't proceed. If you have iso images you don't want the installer to find you might want to rename them before you proceed. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201008281934.44593.agian...@gmail.com
Re: install lenny on Dell
Le Sat 28/08/2010, Stephen Powell disait On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:54:01 -0400 (EDT), Tom Poe wrote: I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed operating system). Does this sound like I have to go buy some other discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD? You did say in the subject line that you have a Dell computer, but other than that you have given no hardware information. I can't say for sure, but I had a situation where I burned a CD on one computer and the CD drive couldn't read its own writing. But another computer could read it! Go figure! Try burning the CD on another computer. I also know one particular Dell model where the lenny kernel (and the installation kernel) cannot use the DVD drive. -- Erwan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100829054942.ga40...@rail.eu.org
pb réseau net install lenny sur dell vostro 1510
Bonjour, Je suis en train d'installer une lenny sur un Portable DELL vostro et la réseau via ethernet ne fonctionne pas que ce soit en mode DHCP ou config manuelle. Il ne trouve pas le site pour telecharger les paquets pour continuer l'installation avec apt. La connexion sous win vis fonctionne. 1- Comment faire pour trouver ce qui ne va pas ? UN lsmod m'indique la présence du bon module pour la carte du genre: r8169 28932 0 2-A ce stade de l'installation puis je l'interrompre et y revenir plus tard ? Katukav -- Lisez la FAQ de la liste avant de poser une question : http://wiki.debian.org/DebFrFrenchLists Vous pouvez aussi ajouter le mot ``spam'' dans vos champs From et Reply-To: To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
