On Fri 24 Jul 2015 at 15:05:59 -0400, Whit Hansell wrote: > On 07/24/2015 02:55 PM, Gary Dale wrote: > >On 24/07/15 02:11 PM, Chris wrote: > >>Hi, > >>I've looked every where but cant find anything other than people > >>saying try the net install I've tried the net install and it > >>still has the same problem. The problem is when the installer > >>gets to Detect and mount CD-Rom it keeps saying no common cdrom > >>how can I mount my cdrom and tell the install where it is. It > >>boots and I can see the drive in /dev/disk/by-id I've tried > >>putting this in when it asks where the cdrom is to no avail. > >>please help sorry if this is not formatted well my good keyboard > >>is on the machine I'm trying to install debian. I've tried > >>installing older versions of debain as I saw someone say that > >>the newer kernel doesn't support dell but that wouldn't work > >>either. > >> > >>I'm trying to install Debian-8-from-DVD-and-tried-netinst > >>on a DELL-optiplex-gx280, P4-1.6 > >> > >>tx in advance > > > >If it's having trouble installing from CD, you can try installing > >from USB stick instead. Debian makes it easy by having their .iso > >files bootable from CD or USB. Just cp the .iso to the USB device > >(not to a partition on it). e.g. if your USB stick shows up as > >/dev/sdd1, cp the .iso to /dev/sdd (note the lack of partition > >number). This will wipe out the entire stick, so make sure you > >don't have anything important on it. > > > > > Just a thought. Make sure your cd/dvd is the first item in the boot > lineup of the BIOS. IOW, go itno BIOS, go to boot listing and set > CD/DVD to the first in line then the HD second or after even the USB > ports, if in the list. HTH
This is a good piece of advice. But the only possible reason you think a CD ROM is involved is because it is mentioned by the installer. Which does not mean the OP used a CD. The problem is that the installer doesn't know whether the image is on a USB stick or a CD. Or, if it does, it doesn't inform the user. In spite of many advancements in d-i it still deals in terms of CD-ROM. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/24072015204634.9335d67ee...@desktop.copernicus.demon.co.uk
