On 20120619_211919, keith wrote: > On Tue, 2012-06-19 at 11:56 -0600, Paul E Condon wrote: > > 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 > > > > > Sounds like you need to use the non graphical install option. > > Basically, go with the defaults offered, unless you have a specific need > for changing anything.
I didn't request graphical install. That comes AFTER the place in the sequence where I get to choose non-graphical or graphical. I always choose non-graphical when I have the opportunity. The non-graphical has used Xwindows* automatically for some time now and paints a pretty picture from the get-go. In any case, I still would like to try to install Lenny from an archival mirror in order to see if see if there is a way out of buying newer, more expensive hardware. Thanks for responding. * note: I don't know that X is involved in painting the screen graphics on boot up from the Debian install CDs. When I think about it, X seems like an awfully heavy weight way to paint a picture. Suffice to say I don't want and have never selected graphical install. -- 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/20120619210328.ga21...@big.lan.gnu
