Re: bugs with debian small install
On 08/20/2011 12:19 PM, Camaleón wrote:
On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:03:18 -0400, Gilbert Sullivan wrote:
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This has me wondering if there was something wrong with the hybrid
images so that they wouldn't work with the standard method of
preparation, namely
# dd if=<name-of-hybrid-image>.iso of=/dev/sdX
wouldn't work. I'm worried that an attempt at using a usb device may
fail, too.
Installer manual puts another one-liner:
4.3.1. Copying the files — the easy wa
http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch04s03.html#usb-copy-easy
Anyway, if you experienced an error when installing from whatever source,
you can jump to console logging to check what's happening.
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Thank you very much for that link. I'll study that, though I got the
other prep method from the site of a guy who was involved in setting up
the use of the hybrid images for these images. You've given me some
homework to do. I can't think why the different method of preparation
would result in authentication errors with the mirror, when the same
image works perfectly when run from CD.
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Since Scott said "dvd-rom" I'm wondering why the small image was written
to that type of disc. I can't imagine why, but maybe the image just
needs to be written to a standard CD+R or CD-R disc in order to work.
I think that's irrelevant for the installer. You waste a DVD but that's
all :-)
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I'm certain that you're right, but I was so weirded out by the images
suddenly not working from a usb stick any more that I was wondering if
something "magical" was happening. (I've used hybrid images prepared the
same way a dozen times before, and they had always worked for me --
right up up until this week.)
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I'd also be curious to know exactly what Scott meant by the words
"wouldn't read my dvd rom so I couldn't finish the install". The word
"finish" implies that there was at least no initial problem reading the
disc. Does Scott mean that the install process failed at the "Detect
CD-ROM" point, or something else? I'm wondering if he could have got the
mirror authentication error that I kept getting when trying to install
from a usb device.
The first time I installed lenny the installer gave me "media reading
errors" and "media not found" messages, randomly... not sure why. I had
to insist (retry) in some steps in order to get the system installed.
Greetings,
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Interesting. Thanks for your insights. Useful as always.
Regards,
Gilbert
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