Re: [Partial Resolution] Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained?
On Tuesday 27 December 2016 22:34:35 Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 12/27/2016 12:55 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > On 12/27/2016 8:40 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> >>[snip]
> >> I can't give any info from the particular box in use at the start
> >> of this thread. It has developed some strange, apparently hardware
> >> related, that prevents me from doing a clean Debian install using
> >> my normal preseed.cfg . It no longer has a functional Debian.
> >>
> >> However I have another box displaying the same symptoms. But I do
> >> not know from how many DVDs of Debian 8.6.0 packages were
> >> installed.
> >>
> >> When running aptitude it reports:
> >> <begin quote>
> >> aptitude 0.6.11
> >> --- Installed Packages (869)
> >> --- Not Installed Packages (41553)
> >> --- Virtual Packages (5124)
> >> --- Tasks (216)
> >> </end quote>
> >>
> >> Synaptic shows >> 200 packages with the star in box icon.
> >>
> >> There is one more data-point. Before the first box went into
> >> meltdown I had run a install using the first entry on the
> >> installer's menu. I showed none of the "star in box" icons. I'm
> >> beginning to suspect these aberrant "star in box" icons revolve
> >> around my choice of which packages to load with my preseed.cfg
> >> file. I've got a full morning's work ahead of me. More later.
> >
> > I have done an install on the *SECOND* using preseeding and ONLY
> > DVD #1.
> > It has no apparent problems, particularly no "star in box" icons.
> >
> > I have done TWO installs on the *FIRST* machine. It *HAS
> > developed* a machine related problem.
> >
> > First Install:
> > Use preseeding and DVD #1.
> > Install appeared typical. Boot appears to proceed normally until
> > when I expect GUI to appear. I always get a blank screen.
> > _Sometimes_ booting with "recovery mode" and entering Cntrl-D
> > gives me the GUI.
> >
> > Second Install:
> > Use no preseeding with first menu choice.
> > When asked for choice of desktop etc. I clear all except
> > "standard utilities".
> > I get a functional CLI environment.
> > I do apt-get install with the same set of packages specified in
> > the preseed file.
> > At completion typing startx brings up the GUI.
> > However booting from the grub menu has the same set of problems
> > as the first install.
> >
> > That laptop's fan had failed. I now suspect component failure had
> > occurred before the fan was replaced. I'll keep it for education
> > experiments in trouble shooting. Off to get another machine to be
> > my test bed for Debian.
> >
> > Thanks you all.
>
> At least some of my problems were related to not quite failed
> hardware.
> My test bed laptop has been replaced by a new (to me ;) laptop.
> An install using DVD #1 only and my custom preseed went smoothly.
> There no "star in box icons" showing in Synaptic at this time.
Try adding another of the DVDs into the repository list and see whether the
stars appear - and let us know!
Lisi
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