I purchased a dell desktop pc recently intending to use it as a untility server for things like backup and print serving, and I am having trouble installing Debian on it. I've been using Debian since Potato was new, so I didn't expect difficult problems. I want to install wheezy, since daily backup and print are services that if they break don't cut be off from getting help from this list, which I know that I need on a frequent basis.
But I am already in need of help: The Squeeze netinstall CD that I have used for several previous installs on other hardware won't work on this hardware. It doesn't initialize the flat screen display properly. There is a Debian swirl but response to keyboard commands which should be screen displays on which I type answers, or menus from which I can select options are replaced by a jibberish of tiny rectangles, mostly empty but some having a single tiny letter. This is a real show stopper on installing Squeeze. The same is true for Squeeze bizcard, and Wheezy bizcard. But my old Lenny netinstall CD *does*work*. Now I need a repository to point it at. I've found archive.kernel.org (I'm in USA). But I'm having trouble composing the exact string that I need to type into the screen on my new(to me) computer. And, I have never had a good understanding of the magic involved in the apt-get system. I know about the option 'enter inforation manually' in the menu of countries. But what do I enter there? And in the screen that follows asking for 'Debian archive mirror directory:' which is prefilled with a default of '/debian/', should I accept /debian/ or replace it? with what? Lastly, there is a question about a proxy. I don't believe I have a proxy, but using archive.kernel.org might necessitate one. I hope not. Proxy? Please help. -- Paul E Condon pecon...@mesanetworks.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120619175600.ga16...@big.lan.gnu
