Re: [Probable resolutuio] How to diagnose an "apt-get instal"l problem

[Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>]

On 9/10/2016 10:17 AM, Felix Miata wrote:
> Richard Owlett composed on 2016-09-10 09:50 (UTC-0500):
>
> > Made multiple further tries installing various packages. Got
> > inconsistent results. The pattern leads me to believe the drive
> > is becoming flaky. I will create an ISO from the DVD for use on a
> > flash drive. 50+ years of trouble shooting in diverse
> > environments is educational ;/
>
> Flaky SATA behavior could be a bad cable. Is your DVD drive
> connected via a red cable? If so, try replacing it.
>
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2016/02/msg00321.html
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2016/02/msg00372.html
> http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ide/54404

In this case I don't think so. The machine in this case is a 
lenovo R61 laptop purchased used a few years ago. The machines 
mentioned in those post all appear to be desktop machines. IIRC 
the cdrom drive is driven by an internal USB port. I know the 
hard disk is.