Re: Help-Install not compatible with my PC

[Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net>]

On 24/07/15 02:11 PM, Chris wrote:
> Hi,
> I've looked every where but cant find anything other than people 
> saying try the net install I've tried the net install and it still has 
> the same problem. The problem is when the installer gets to Detect and 
> mount CD-Rom it keeps saying no common cdrom how can I mount my cdrom 
> and tell the install where it is. It boots and I can see the drive in 
> /dev/disk/by-id I've tried putting this in when it asks where the 
> cdrom is to no avail. please help sorry if this is not formatted well 
> my good keyboard is on the machine I'm trying to install debian. I've 
> tried installing older versions of debain as I saw someone say that 
> the newer kernel doesn't support dell but that wouldn't work either.
>
> I'm trying to install Debian-8-from-DVD-and-tried-netinst
> on a DELL-optiplex-gx280, P4-1.6
>
> tx in advance

If it's having trouble installing from CD, you can try installing from 
USB stick instead. Debian makes it easy by having their .iso files 
bootable from CD or USB. Just cp the .iso to the USB device (not to a 
partition on it). e.g. if your USB stick shows up as /dev/sdd1, cp the 
.iso to /dev/sdd (note the lack of partition number). This will wipe out 
the entire stick, so make sure you don't have anything important on it.