Re: installing debian
On Tuesday 31 March 2015 22:31:32 Vincent Omondi wrote:
> i have successfully downloaded debian-7.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso but this time
> it shows 'invalid or corrupt kernel image' how to i go about this?
Download it again. It should be alright. Did you md5sum or shasum check your
download?
Lisi
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 10:15 PM, Vincent Omondi <sircenty@gmail.com> wrote:
> > thanks, i'll try and get back to u guys if i go through any other
> > problem.
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 9:24 PM, Joe <joe@jretrading.com> wrote:
> >> On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 21:04:06 +0300
> >>
> >> Vincent Omondi <sircenty@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > i am using ubuntu 14.04.1, i burned the iso image on to a dvd using
> >> > K3B, .... i have used k3b to burn other iso images and successfully
> >> > booted them, but for debian it cannot boot, i feel like i have left
> >> > sth or i dont have the correct image for booting,... if i open dvd to
> >> > which i bured the image, i get the following files, as displayed by
> >> > the attached image, ... is something missing??? cause in the other
> >> > dvd i have of bootable iso, they have a boot file or sth of that kind
> >>
> >> Sorry, that's the most common reason for ISO problems. I did it myself
> >> years ago, and I've seen countless posts from others who have.
> >>
> >> I can't really help about full OS images, I always use the netinstall CD
> >> image https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ and build a system from there.
> >> The smallest netinstall is only a few hundred MB, it's worth trying one
> >> of those to see if the boot problem still exists. To actually build a
> >> complete system from that does need a reasonable Internet connection,
> >> but just trying to boot it may offer some hint on why a full DVD is
> >> having trouble.
> >>
> >> As Brian said, not all the DVDs of a set will boot, you would normally
> >> boot number 1 and install a basic system from that, then install any
> >> further software you want from the other DVDs.
> >>
> >> Best of luck.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Joe
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