Re: New user having trouble with new install
On Monday 13 July 2015 18:39:42 Richard Owlett wrote:
> Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > On Monday 13 July 2015 13:30:40 Richard Owlett wrote:
> >> Jonathan Levine wrote:
> >>> On 7/11/15, Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
> >>>> You might want to try a live-cd {https://www.debian.org/CD/live/}.
> >>>> The netinst cd is a very minimal system. I can see it "running"
> >>>> when a "full" system might not. When I was looking for a distro I
> >>>> purchased live-cd's
> >>>> [https://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/] to determine compatibility
> >>>> with my hardware. [I was on dial-up so downloading was not
> >>>> feasible ;]
> >>>
> >>> Okay, I'll keep it in mind, and perhaps give it a try if nobody can
> >>> shed any light on the current install. The only reason I'm reluctant
> >>> is that I'm on a satellite ISP - and a small and expensive traffic cap
> >>> - so sucking down full install CDs would presumably chew up a lot of my
> >>> allocation. That's why I chose the small CD network install - I
> >>> figured it'd hold the download down to just what was needed.
> >>
> >> Complete set all of 13 Jessie DVD's are available from my
> >> preferred vendor for ~$35(US), Install over dial-up being
> >> completely impractical. I've moved to a 3G/LTE ISP, choosing a
> >> 1GB/mo plan, so I will continue to purchase DVD sets.
> >
> > I disagree with Richard on this, Jonathon. You took much the best
> > approach. There must be a solution which does not involve 13 DVDs! I
> > have been using Debian for over 11 years and in all that time I have
> > never had to solve a problem by deviating from the net-install, and only
> > very rarely by reinstalling.
> >
> > Don't go playing around with 14 DVDs. Richard has special and
> > idiosyncratic needs and requirements.
> >
> > I'll look back at your problem and see if I can suggest a different
> > approach. I had been leaving it to the experts (which I am not on
> > Jessie).
> >
> > Lisi
>
> Ms. Reisz
> Please read before replying in future. Mr. Levine had pointed out
> one of his goals was minimum data charges during install. I
> pointed out that I had found availability of complete DVD sets to
> be valuable. Not everyone in world has your environment, needs,
> desires, etc!
No, he hadn't. He gave it as reason for downloading a small CD. He didn't
say anything about minimal data charges *during install*. He said that he
was reluctant to download full CDs. He said that he only needed a minimal
install, which he can get easily with the net install. And the DVDs are not
going to solve the micro-code problem. They are going to cost him a lot of
money and not solve his problem.
They do solve your problem. But your problem and needs are unusual.
Lisi
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