Re: Bug#255237: kernel 2.6 doesn't recognize the SCSI controller or cdrom
On Sun, Aug 28, 2005 at 11:17:11AM -0600, Ed Jonas wrote:
> I downloaded the new 640 MB Debian aug 2005 Dist for iso Cd
> install twice and neither burn would
> boot from the burned cd and would indicate a corruption and would not
> verify
No idea which image that is.
> so in leu of that I downloaded the net install but wasn't aware that
> for security
> reasons you aren't supposed to be connected to a network when
> installing or
Huh? What security reasons? There should be nothing in the netinst
that allows ANY incoming connections of any kind, so I can't imagine
where there would be a security problem. The netinst does NOT include X
or anything else other than the base system. That you have to install
after rebooting when you get to stage2 of the installer. This isn't
Windows you are installing. Windows does have some open security
problems until patched if you connect it directly to the internet
without a decent firewall in between.
> install this way without some network knowledge and experience
> and I think my system was compromised a bit and the xserver files would
> not seem to be found....and I could not get to a browser or desktop
> so I deleted my hard drive and reinstalled this debian net install again
> but this time without the cable to the network connected and again
> this secure method while being able to boot quite easily fro the iso
> burn cd
> I still have no xserver, net server for downloads or desktop.
> I also cannot seem to find the base-configure program either from the
> disk
X is NOT part of the netinstall. You install it afterwards when it
asks you want tasks you want (desktop would include X). Or do:
apt-get install x-window-system
This of course requires a working internet connection.
> on my computer so I'm thinking the program didn't download from the CD
> Personally I think the desktop software
> i.e.: xserve should be included in this method if one is not supposed
> to be connected
> while net installing.... and that you absolutely would need to include
> the base-configure program to probe after the fact... of install
> Its somewhat impossible to find things for me only without xserve and a
> desktop
You are SUPPOSED to be connected to the internet to do a net install.
That's the whole point of a netinstall.
> of some sort ... I have found "aptitude" which was installed basically
> but not
> "synaptic" which is supposedly better. I installed my modem but the
> system did
> not even try to load it..... so now.... what???
What kind of modem? If it is a winmodem, most likely it will never work
with linux.
Len Sorensen
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