On Sat, 23 Jun 2012 15:03:17 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > Camaleón wrote: >> On Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:13:31 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: >> >> (...) >> >>> As I write I was doing another test install. It appeared to proceed >>> normally up until I was instructed to remove the CD. Seems to have >>> crashed with a bunch of error message. >> >> Error messages are very important :-)
(...) > Test procedure notes I think the errors below are for a different install other than the netiso, right? Okay... (...) > 4. A _appeared_ to go 'normal'. Instructed to remove CD so system could > reboot. Hung with a long list > of what were apparently error messages Any snapshot of those? As I said, the kind of the errors you get is important. It can be from harmless (CD media read-seek errors) to serious (packages not being properly installed or a hardware problem...). (...) > 9. Debian LXDE install (...) > LOL ----- seems to work ;/ Okay. > next day ;) > > 12. Attempted to boot the LXDE just installed in "rescue" mode - it hung > apparently waiting for the built in touch pad. Powered off Mmm... right after the install, it's better that you login into the system and proceed with a full update (if you are in "stable"), there can be many bugs or problems that could have been solved afterwards. This, of course, does not apply for a "testing" system due to its rolling update nature but yet it is better that you first login as usual into the recently installed OS and setup a basic configuration. > 13. Attempted boot same LXDE but in "normal" mode. Good :-) > It hung. At what point? What was printed in the screen? > But 3 lines up I noticed instruction to hit Cntl-D to proceed. > I did. It did ;] Ctrl+D will give yu the busybox/maintenance console, you can run some basic command and check for the existance of files, review the logs... you can do some work from here. > 14. Repeated Step 3. This time it failed at the same point but without > displaying any messages. Nothing in your monitor? :-? > 15. Powered off and rebooted. Appeared normal accepting user password. > However it rejected root's password when attempting to access "Root > Terminal" under "Accessories" sub-menu. Other installs seem to act > normally. If you configured sudo, you will be asked for the user password instead root's one. > I've seen root's password being rejected before. It was what prompted me > to remove Windows Vista Home edition and follow the steps just listed. ? I wonder what kind of odd relation do you see in having a problem with your root's password and Windows Vista >:-? For the root password issue you can run more tests, for instance, opening a terminal and "su -", to see what happens. > CONCLUSION: I've some flaky hardware. Mmm... I'm not that sure, at least for the kind of the problems you have described it does not lead to me to think of a hardware problem (at least not exclusively) , there's not enough information to prove that point. > After warranty period, used computers are definitely "caveat emptor". > With 4 Linuxes now installed, I still have only one SWAP partition - > proves at least one problem was "operator error" ;! Warranty is a delusion, I never bother about it anymore and prefer to always buy for good, well designed, well manufactured, well engineered hardware components :-) Greetings, -- Camaleón -- 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/js6ttv$qu9$8...@dough.gmane.org
