Re: Toshiba Satellite C50d/A00L laptop, can't install Debian - any version......
hughesnet is so bad in my personal experience I can do things faster
with a 57.6 modem.
On Fri, 22 Nov 2013, Charlie wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:34:05 +1100 "Charlie ariestao@skymesh.com.au"
> sent this:
>
> >On Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:03:57 -0600 Selim T. Erdogan sent:
> >
> >> Further googling might get you something better/easier.
> >
> >Thank you Selim, for taking the time to discover these links. It's much
> >appreciated and they will come in useful, as I think I'll just install
> >ubuntu, as ubuntu 10 works so the latest ubuntu system should work a
> >treat.
> >
> >But first I'll try what you suggest, because I do like Debian.
>
> Thank you Selim and for those who replied and helped, as always it's
> much appreciated.
>
> I now have wheezy installed as a base system on the Toshiba C50d laptop.
> The Ethernet driver on wheezy allowed me to do that from a netinstall
> CD.
>
> Because I had so many netinstall CD's I kept putting in the Jessie
> netinstall CD, that was the problem. The wheezy netinstall CD was still
> in the computer that had downloaded it and burnt on.
>
> However, until I take the laptop to a different location that has more
> bandwidth I won't be able to complete the install. I can't even connect
> to the Debian server during the day, because of the satellite latency,
> or so my ISP tells me.
>
> But it's possible to get this done between 1:00am and 5:00am on my
> satellite connection. Being wildlife carers we are fortunately up all
> hours and suitably sleep deprived that we have to think carefully what
> we do before we do it. [laughing]
>
> Anyway, again, thank you for those who suggested how it might work. It
> has.
>
> One other question, if I can annoy someone further? If I want to bring
> this system up to Jessie can I just change the /etc/apt/sources.list to
> that version?
>
> That's what I have always done in the past and it worked flawlessly. I
> assume it will be even more workable as the laptop has only a base
> system installed?
>
> No! Belay that. I think it will be best to have a working wheezy with
> the packages I need and want before I make that shift. That's how I've
> always done it. That way all that is in Jessie can be safely upgraded
> and those packages that are not yet or not yet workable in Jessie will
> not be touched.
>
> Anyway, thanks again.
>
> Be well,
> Charlie
>
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