On Sat, Jun 04, 2016 at 01:53:30PM +0200, philippw2001 wrote: > > > Dear development team, > > I have a problem using the Debian installer.I was so impressed of > raspian - I had only been using windows before - that I decided to > install Debian Jessie on my Toshiba Satellite Pro laptop for its old > windows XP was so slow that even the clock hanged up. So I moved a > minimal iso to a USB stick using the free rufus app. When I then booted > the USB stick I got to the install screen and selected 'install '. Then > suddenly my screen turned black and it didn't seem as if my laptop did > anything. I waited a little and tried connecting an external screen, > but this also stayed black. Any messages on the other consoles? Cycle through to consoles with 'ALT-F2', ALT-F3, ALT-F4, ALT-F1. > I turned my laptop off and retried with installing graphically, but > there were two messages - don't ask me what they were, I only remember > it were no error messages - and the screen turned black again. > > What did I do wrong? I think you mean "What should do I different the next time?" * Type 'install text'<enter> ( not just select 'install' from menu ) * Be aware that that the laptop is ten years older as the raspberry-pi * Consider an old version of Debian ( it matches better the "XP laptop" ) * Take the laptop, USB-stick and an apple pie to Linux aware friends, share the apple pie with them, continue with exploring Linux. > Yours sincerely, > Philipp Weinbrenner Groeten Geert Stappers -- Leven en laten leven
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