Hi all
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Easy:
> 1) get server-install CD
> 2) install (small and quick)
> As Sonia posted, install the OS on 1 partition
> install /home on another. That way you can re-install without losing data.
> 3) apt-get install ubuntu-desktop (as appropriate xubuntu, kubuntu edubuntu)
> James
Thanks. Tried the above. I didn't want to touch the original partitions so used
manual partitioning. I have /boot /tmp /var and / on separtate partitions. All seemed
to go OK till grub tried to install into the MBR. It "failed to write to target" and
when trying to boot I get 0101010101's to the boot screen.
I'll try tonight again. It's an older machine and /boot is on a separate partition as
the motherboard won't boot of large disks.
On Monday 05 February 2007 10:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Heracles suggested a clean reinstall of all. How does one do that from an
already installed Debian? I'd do it from the current Debian as that has
internet access via bigpond. I have just command line only.
Still I'd prefer to recover and learn more.
Upgrading the wifes PC from an old Debian to etch using dist-upgrade has
really busted it. xserver-xorg won't install as it depends on x11-common
but that won't install as I get a dpkg "error processing xmem (--remove)"
during the post removal script. I have tried also just 'apt-get -f
install' and I get the same error.
I have tried to remove xmem using dpkg --force-all and various other
options to dpkg but it still wont work. Â At this stage I think I need to
totally remove X11 stuff and  reinstall it.
Any help appreciated to recover from this.
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Science Faculty, UTS
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