Re: Confusion

[Paul Lewis <apflewis@gmail.com>]

On 13/05/14 06:42:10, Joshua Anthony wrote:

> I don't know how I managed to start two threads but this whole
> business well illustrates the confusion that I originally wrote 
> about.

You are registered on the mailing list from two distinct email address. 
That takes some effort.

 
> The 'technical' question was 'Why does exactly following the process
> that has worked perfectly well for other distros, using exactly the
> same hardware, fail when I try to install Debian the same way?'
> 
> The confusion was - and is - how do I separate my rather elementary
> and unsophisticated question from the mass of expert questions from
> sophisticated users so as to get an answer I can understand without
> irritating them and wasting their time?

Some feedback to those folk who have already tried to assist you may 
have been useful.

So, to my suggestion; Why don't you try the network install. You could 
have said, ' No, I don't want to do that, because I really want to 
understand why the DVD driver isn't being recognised.

OR, 'I tried that, but the same thing happens with the net install.'

OR. 'Yes, I tried that and the net install worked flawlessly, thanks 
I'm now a happy Debian user.'


> 
> I'm happy to drop this now, as it certainly hasn't worked for me, and
> look elsewhere for answers.
> 

Hmm.