----- Original Message ----- From: "Kent West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 7:15 AM Subject: Re: Fw: Fw: Fw:Mewbie Having Much Trouble Getting Deb 2.4.18-bf2.4 To Work
> Leonard Chatagnier wrote: > > >Well. finally achieved partial success. Modem, ppp,wvdial and gnome GUI now > >working without error messages except Mozilla mail client still gets mail > >from the wrong account. > > > > Somewhere in the Moz menus will be an "Account Options" or similar item > (on Thunderbird, it's "Tools" / "Account Settings"). Delete the wrong > account; create the correct account. > >>>Gee, I thought I made it clear that I have only one account set up and have deleted it several times and restarted. I set up >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] but I get [EMAIL PROTECTED] User ID is lchata and I think Mozilla is getting confused. >>>Getting correct email set up with outlook express worked the first time when I first changed addresses. > > However, the only success so far was to totally > >reinstall 2.4.18-bf2.4, reiniaializing all linux partitions, and then only > >the taskselect finished. Dselect didn't run. The reinstall failed > >everyltime I used my backup CD' so I turned to the originals to reinstall > >and it still didn't complete dselect as on the original installation. > > > > > IIRC, you're asked if you want to run dselect. I assume you're answering > "Yes". And then dselect is failing to run? In that case, I'm beginning > to think you have bad/damaged CDs. > >>>Ditto, I think the same.so I used the unused original disks and still had errors. The originals fromLinux CD-r's could be >>>corrupt. > >"Apt-get update" is working now. Apt-cache search Keyword has many error > >messages for the cd's so I commented out the cd source to clean things up a > >bit, but "apt-get -s PackageName" gives an error message something like file > >name not correct format even though I typed it exactly from the cache list. > > > > I've never used the "simulate" feature of apt-get, so I can't address > what might be the issue here. > > >>I'll contact Marvin Stodolsky, who suggested this and who wrote "Compiling Drivers, for Linux newbies". You'all may >>>have heard of him. > >I want to keep this thread open a little while longer as I see way too many > >install error messages although bootup error messages are now mininal. I > >now want to update/upgrade the kernel as some in the group suggested. > >Apt-get update was run with stable and didn't show anything new. > > > Because you're pulling from CDs, and your system already knows what's on > the CDs. In order to inform your system of newer stuff, like newer > kernels, you'll have to point your system to a different source for > packages. This is done in "/etc/apt/sources.list", and requires you to > have another source available. The most common source for most people is > a network connection to the Debian mirrors. This network connection can > be broadband (good and fast), such as DSL or Cable Modem, or dial-up > (slow and will take 2 all-nighters to upgrade your entire system, say, > to Sid, if you were to so choose, if the packages on the mirror don't > get updated before your system does, in which case, add another > all-nighter). > >>>Ok, I've changed sources.list from stable to testing and commented out the CD entries and assume I will see Sarge kernel >>>images to download when I run `apt-get dist-upgrade. Right? Can I just upgrade the kernel to Sarge to start instead of >>>updating/upgrading the entire Debian distribution or will that cause problems? I only have dialup modem service. >>> > > I think > >I'm looking for a kernel-image and not source-files as I hope not to > >compile. > > > > "apt-cache search kernel-image" will show you what kernel images are > available on the CDs; if there's nothing newer than what you already > have, you'll have to add a different source for Debian packages, as > mentioned above. > > >Do I download the new > >Debian installer to upgrade which I may have to learn how to use. > > > > Only if you want to start with a fresh (re)install. Doing so will get > you to a Testing (Sarge) system, instead of a Woody system. However, you > can get to Sarge without doing a reinstall; you'll have to modify your > "/etc/apt/sources.list" file to point to a new source of packages, then > "apt-get update" followed by "apt-get dist-upgrade". As mentioned above, > this will take hours on a dial-up connection, but it can work. > > > > What > >version to use, Sarge I think was mentioned? > > > > Woody (the current Stable) is ancient. Sarge (the current Testing) is > almost the new Stable. Sid (always Unstable) is my preferred version for > desktop workstations, as it provides the newest versions of stuff; it > also promises to muck with your working system more often than does > Stable/Testing. > > > How can I make this process as > >easy and foolproof as possible? > > > > In my experience, the only real solution is experience. Sorry. > > -- > Kent > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
