Re: Installation failed
On 2013/3/1 2:25 PM, Shane Johnson wrote:
...I had to get a Utility from HP to convert the thumbdrive.
Not needed in this case. The target USB drive did not come with U3. (The 1-GB USB drive did come with U3, but I removed that years ago.)
I would recommend if you want to truly try Debian and play with it
Actually, I want to use Debian (or really, any Linux) for Internetworking (browsing and email). Then I can remove networking from Windows - I don't trust Windows on the Internet.
install
it to another HD or use the partitioning in the installer to split your
existing drive so you can dual boot both Windows and Linux. I wish you the
best of luck.
I don't dare fiddle with my hard disk. It's a Dell laptop that has WinXP preinstalled without a maintenance partition and I don't have a backup CD. If the current WinXP gets trashed, I'm hosed. I got my current laptop (used) when my good-old Toshiba died. In case you're wondering, I do have a license, but Dell refuses to honor it or to send a CD, even if I pay them. The Dell laptop is top-of-the-line: Precision M90 of about 2008 vintage. Of course, I'll never buy a Dell again, not even used.
I'm afraid it's install Linux on a USB thumb drive or nothing. There is one alternative, but it gets a little complicated...
The Debian Live USB is acting like a CD. That's fine, I can boot from it. But I can't configure it (different wallpaper, for example) and I can't install anything (Icedove, for example). Now, if I could install Icedove before the USB gets written I could probably establish a roaming identity that can actually reside on the Windows hard disk. Do you know of any way to do that?
Thanks & Ciao - Mark.
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