On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 1:33 PM, Kent West <we...@acu.edu> wrote: > > > On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 12:45 PM, songbird <songb...@anthive.com> wrote: > >> Kent West wrote: >> > --000000000000b378b9056bf066d4 >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" >> > >> > I have a Dell Latitude E7250 laptop. I'm trying to install Debian to it >> > using a USB stick. >> > >> > I've tried both of these .ISOs: >> > >> > debian-9.4.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso >> > debian-buster-DI-alpha2-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso >> > >> > I used my desktop Debian box to download these via Firefox from >> > https://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/ >> > >> > I inserted a USB stick, and ran: >> > >> > # sudo cp debian-9.4.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso /dev/sdc >> > >> > as per the instructions at https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb >> > >> > I then ejected the USB stick from my desktop Debian box, and inserted it >> > into the laptop, and then booted the laptop to the USB stick. >> > >> > The graphical install does not seem to recognize the trackpad (which is >> > recognized in the laptop's EFI firmware settings, so I know it works), >> but >> > that's a minor issue, as I can tinker with that later, and just use the >> > keyboard to install for now. >> > >> > The real problem is that after going through the first three or four >> > screens, the install halts, complaining about not being able to read the >> > CD-ROM. >> > >> > Googling the issue suggested a couple of possible fixes, but I've had no >> > success yet. >> > >> > Any help? >> >> try the netinst images instead and when you do the copy >> make sure it is sync'd before removing USB device. on my >> system the cp returns very quickly but the sync may take >> some time before everything is written to the USB stick. >> >> >> songbird >> >> > > While chasing down a completely different issue unrelated to this install, > I learned that EFI boot drives need to have a GPT partition table. On a > lark, I ran "gparted --list", and discovered that the flash drive had a > "mac" partition table. > > Wha-a-ah-h-h?? > > Okay. So I ran gparted, selected the drive, and created a new "GPT" > partition table, then repeated all my former steps, and bang! Success! It's > currently pulling down gobs of stuff (I elected to install Cinnamon and KDE > and Gnome - always fun to overload a drive unnecessarily ;-) ). >
Interesting.... Just for kicks, after getting a working system, I plugged the USB stick back in, and again ran "parted --list", and the stick again shows up as a "mac" partition table. Weird. But it worked to install, so I'm not gonna bother thinking about it any more. > Well, the trackpad still doesn't work in the installer, but I have half a > suspicion that once the system boots, the trackpad will work. We'll see in > a few. > > > Yep, when I booted into the installed system, the trackpad works just fine. Now to tackle that nasty broadcom wireless.... :-( -- Kent West <")))>< Westing Peacefully - http://kentwest.blogspot.com
