On Monday 13 July 2015 18:39:42 Richard Owlett wrote: > Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Monday 13 July 2015 13:30:40 Richard Owlett wrote: > >> Jonathan Levine wrote: > >>> On 7/11/15, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> You might want to try a live-cd {https://www.debian.org/CD/live/}. > >>>> The netinst cd is a very minimal system. I can see it "running" > >>>> when a "full" system might not. When I was looking for a distro I > >>>> purchased live-cd's > >>>> [https://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/] to determine compatibility > >>>> with my hardware. [I was on dial-up so downloading was not > >>>> feasible ;] > >>> > >>> Okay, I'll keep it in mind, and perhaps give it a try if nobody can > >>> shed any light on the current install. The only reason I'm reluctant > >>> is that I'm on a satellite ISP - and a small and expensive traffic cap > >>> - so sucking down full install CDs would presumably chew up a lot of my > >>> allocation. That's why I chose the small CD network install - I > >>> figured it'd hold the download down to just what was needed. > >> > >> Complete set all of 13 Jessie DVD's are available from my > >> preferred vendor for ~$35(US), Install over dial-up being > >> completely impractical. I've moved to a 3G/LTE ISP, choosing a > >> 1GB/mo plan, so I will continue to purchase DVD sets. > > > > I disagree with Richard on this, Jonathon. You took much the best > > approach. There must be a solution which does not involve 13 DVDs! I > > have been using Debian for over 11 years and in all that time I have > > never had to solve a problem by deviating from the net-install, and only > > very rarely by reinstalling. > > > > Don't go playing around with 14 DVDs. Richard has special and > > idiosyncratic needs and requirements. > > > > I'll look back at your problem and see if I can suggest a different > > approach. I had been leaving it to the experts (which I am not on > > Jessie). > > > > Lisi > > Ms. Reisz > Please read before replying in future. Mr. Levine had pointed out > one of his goals was minimum data charges during install. I > pointed out that I had found availability of complete DVD sets to > be valuable. Not everyone in world has your environment, needs, > desires, etc!
No, he hadn't. He gave it as reason for downloading a small CD. He didn't say anything about minimal data charges *during install*. He said that he was reluctant to download full CDs. He said that he only needed a minimal install, which he can get easily with the net install. And the DVDs are not going to solve the micro-code problem. They are going to cost him a lot of money and not solve his problem. They do solve your problem. But your problem and needs are unusual. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
