Re: Debian 6 uninstallable?

[Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com>]

Jason wrote:
>I've also had problems installing Debian 6.0.0 on my 10-year-old IBM NetVista computer using the full
>CD-1 ISO.  When I selected â??Installâ?? or â??Graphical Installâ?? on the installer boot menu, the
>screen froze up and then flickered.
>
>Further investigation confirmed that the Debian 6.0.0 ISO and my old computer are definitely not compatible:  
>1.  With the very same CD, I had no difficulty installing Debian 6.0.0 in VirtualBox on my newer
>computer.  This rules out a bad CD.
>2.  I tried booting up Debian 6.0.0 on USB on the old computer.  Again, when I selected â??Installâ?? or
>â??Graphical Installâ?? on the installer boot menu, the screen froze up and then flickered.  This also
>rules out a bad CD and a bad CD drive.
>3.  I had no difficulty installing Debian Lenny on the old computer.  This rules out a bad CD drive.
>
>I've installed Debian Lenny on the old computer, which I'm using as a firewall and server.  I may be
>behind the times, but at least it works.  I'll have to figure out how to upgrade to Squeeze, and I'll be
>using the PartImage program to clone my working Debian Lenny installation so that I can quickly restore
>it after any unsuccessful attempts to upgrade.

Hi Jason,

As I just mentioned to George also, please can you try one of the
images from

  http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/tmp/squeeze-non-hybrid-test1/

and let us know how you get on?

Cheers,
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Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.                                steve@einval.com
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