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Re: Jessie netinstall CD on very limited internet connection.......



On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Charlie <ariestao@ipstarmail.com.au> wrote:
>
> Just curious:
>
> I used a Jessie netinstall CD, downloaded some time ago, on a
> computer belonging to a friend, who has a very limited internet
> connection. It gave me an error message after reading the CD and I
> think at the step of installing the base system or just before that.
>
> It was something about not finding any kernel modules probably due to
> this version of the installer having the wrong kernel. That's what it
> posted on the screen something akin to that anyway.
>
> I tried to go on, but there were just too many things not right, so
> aborted.
>
> It didn't matter, as I used an early wheezy net installer for a minimal
> system, changed the sources list accordingly. It booted, read the
> updates for Jessie correctly and now I just have to get it to a better
> internet connection and upgrade it, bring in the required packages and
> we're done.
>
> But it was just a weird thing? Why would a net install CD come with the
> wrong kernel? Maybe I downloaded it at a time when it was incomplete.

Jessie being what it is until it becomes the new stable, I would be
less than surprised if I got such errors.

It might also be due to errors in the download. Slow connections can
sometimes be less reliable -- old equipment, etc., and checksums are
statistical objects.

> Nothing drastic, but I just wondered.
> Charlie

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