First Thanks for response.
My machine is having i5-3317U cpu. Hence I downloaded amd64, not i386.
> Problems are listed below.
> 1) I used netbootin and prepared USB stick from iso. Though it booted from
> USB, it was looking for CD for further installation.
UNetbootin? Last time I used it it didn't even display a Debian splash
screen and some of the menus did not function. It did boot but I doubt
anyone (not me, anyway) is going to debug the operation of this software,
especially as the CD FAQ at
http://www.debian.org/CD/
and the install manual describe a reliable method for writing an ISO on
a USB device. Is there any reason why you cannot use it?
I think d-i says it is detecting and mounting a CD-ROM. Somewhat
confusing if you have a USB stick. In expert mode there should be a
message which says CD-ROM autodetection has been successful.
> Hence I have to burn a CD.
Please see above.
Yes. You are correct. As old habit, I used unetbootin to prepare bootable usb pen drive. Any how as per user manual, cp and sync helped.
But I would like to know what to do, when there is no existing linux installation in a machine?
> 2) While installing from CD, I tried to use wifi. But wifi could not be
> configured. Though same wifi works in kubuntu, mint and also previously in
> b-3.
In what way could it not be configured? Firmware? WPA passphrase? A
problem with the access point?
I think machine needs more time to get connected with wifi if it is in more distance from router. When I placed my laptop near router it got connected easily. Hence configuration parameter of time to wait for wifi get configured should be left to user. I think at present after a min , it restarts the question process. This does not solve problem. If continuously may be for 2 or 3 mins adapter tries, then connection occurs.
> I think it needs more time to get connected. If there is some time
> configuration to allow it to connect in stead of standard, it could have
> saved the trouble.
> 3)Both in b-3 and b-4, i have downloaded KDE cd. But when I select desktop
> in task during installation, it downloads and installs GNOME, not the KDE
> in CD.
The CD contains everything you need to get KDE. Try it without any network
connection. My beta-3 KDE ISO gave me KDE with the network operative.
As I said earlier, I am using wheezy-kde-amd version in both b-3 and b-4. With task selection of debian desktop, ssh server,laptop and last option, it installed only GNOME not KDE. Any help in this regard welcome.
Again thanks.