Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-06 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Feb 06, 2004 at 12:34:10PM +, Jonathan Dowland wrote: > Additionally your 'running off to windows' comment suggests you are > trying Debian for all the wrong reasons. If windows is suitable for you, > stick with it. No kidding. Most peopl

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-06 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Wed, Feb 04, 2004 at 07:35:06PM -0800, Ian L wrote: > well i dont know what to tell you. I know it got posted because i received > a copy of my post a couple of minutes after i sent it out last night. Kinda > moot at this point though since i got the help i wanted when i made the 2nd > post

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-06 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 08:02:20PM -0700, Dave Thayer wrote: > On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 12:39:13PM -0600, Kirk Strauser wrote: > > At 2004-02-05T03:15:29Z, Ian L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > I posted it yesterday i think around 6pm pacific time. > > > > It never showed up here or in the l

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-06 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Wed, Feb 04, 2004 at 07:17:48PM -0800, Ian L wrote: > yes but other people did and gave me some useful advice, so apparently my > tactic worked in this instance, since my post the previous day got no > replies at all. Your post the other day didn't show up in my inbox, maybe you munged it.

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-05 Thread Dave Thayer
On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 12:39:13PM -0600, Kirk Strauser wrote: > At 2004-02-05T03:15:29Z, Ian L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I posted it yesterday i think around 6pm pacific time. > > It never showed up here or in the list archives. Methinks you're mistaken. > Google tells me he posted it

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-05 Thread Kirk Strauser
At 2004-02-05T03:15:29Z, Ian L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I posted it yesterday i think around 6pm pacific time. It never showed up here or in the list archives. Methinks you're mistaken. -- Kirk Strauser In Googlis non est, ergo non est. pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-05 Thread Ken Gilmour
On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 02:02, Ian L wrote: > I'm glad debian isnt my first introduction to linux because if it were, i'd > be running back to windows. > > Right now trying the testing network install > > I've tried installing it several times now and i cant get anywhere with > it Lilo never see

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-05 Thread Erich Waelde
9. And I forgot: You can read and *search* the mailing list archive at http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/ http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/ etc. Erich -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-05 Thread Erich Waelde
Hi, A _little_more_ detail is definitely needed to help you. 1. What machine are you using? desktop/laptop ... Processor/how much memory? ide/scsi/sata disk ... ? 2. Is another Linux distro working on this system? 3. Can you boot with Knoppix? (http://www.knoppix.org) 4. What boot im

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-04 Thread Kenward Vaughan
On Wed, Feb 04, 2004 at 07:05:33PM -0800, Ian Lipsky wrote: > At 06:32 PM 2/4/2004, you wrote: > >Your topic was so annoying that I didn't bother to look at the > >actual contents of the message. > > > >-- > >monique > > yes but other people did and gave me some useful advice, so > apparently my t

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-04 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Feb 04, 2004 at 06:02:24PM -0800, Ian L wrote: > I'm glad debian isnt my first introduction to linux because if it were, i'd > be running back to windows. I'm glad you didn't actually want help, or I might feel guilty by dismissing you outrig

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-04 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
On Wed, Feb 04, 2004 at 10:27:04PM -0500, Adam Aube wrote: > On Wednesday 04 February 2004 10:15 pm, Ian L wrote: > > I posted it yesterday i think around 6pm pacific time. > > I just sorted the postings by date (which also sorts by time), and I > looked at posts from 2 PM PST to 9 PM PST, and yo

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-04 Thread Ian L
At 07:27 PM 2/4/2004, you wrote: On Wednesday 04 February 2004 10:15 pm, Ian L wrote: > I posted it yesterday i think around 6pm pacific time. I just sorted the postings by date (which also sorts by time), and I looked at posts from 2 PM PST to 9 PM PST, and your post isn't there. Adam well i dont

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-04 Thread Adam Aube
On Wednesday 04 February 2004 10:15 pm, Ian L wrote: > I posted it yesterday i think around 6pm pacific time. I just sorted the postings by date (which also sorts by time), and I looked at posts from 2 PM PST to 9 PM PST, and your post isn't there. Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PRO

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-04 Thread Ian Lipsky
At 06:32 PM 2/4/2004, you wrote: Your topic was so annoying that I didn't bother to look at the actual contents of the message. -- monique yes but other people did and gave me some useful advice, so apparently my tactic worked in this instance, since my post the previous day got no replies at all

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-04 Thread Ian L
At 06:32 PM 2/4/2004, you wrote: Your topic was so annoying that I didn't bother to look at the actual contents of the message. -- monique yes but other people did and gave me some useful advice, so apparently my tactic worked in this instance, since my post the previous day got no replies at all

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-04 Thread Ian L
I posted it yesterday i think around 6pm pacific time. Ian At 07:05 PM 2/4/2004, you wrote: On Wednesday 04 February 2004 09:39 pm, Ian Lipsky wrote: > Yesterday i posted the same message and didnt get any replies. I can't find your original post in the archives. Odd. Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, em

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-04 Thread Adam Aube
On Wednesday 04 February 2004 09:39 pm, Ian Lipsky wrote: > Yesterday i posted the same message and didnt get any replies. I can't find your original post in the archives. Odd. Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-04 Thread Monique Y. Herman
Your topic was so annoying that I didn't bother to look at the actual contents of the message. -- monique -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-04 Thread Ian Lipsky
At 06:17 PM 2/4/2004, you wrote: On 2/5/2004, "Ian L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >first time i'm playing around with debian. I'd REALLY appreciate some help >getting this working. Well, there are better ways of getting people's attention than shouting "YOU SUCK" then whispering "all right, its not

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-04 Thread Johann Koenig
On 2/5/2004, "Ian L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >first time i'm playing around with debian. I'd REALLY appreciate some help >getting this working. Well, there are better ways of getting people's attention than shouting "YOU SUCK" then whispering "all right, its not so bad, I just need some help."

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-04 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
On Wed, Feb 04, 2004 at 06:02:24PM -0800, Ian L wrote: > I'm glad debian isnt my first introduction to linux because if it were, i'd > be running back to windows. You would be missing a pleasure hard to equate > Right now trying the testing network install > This is most likely the reason of

Re: debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-04 Thread Michael Graham
On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 18:02:24 -0800 Ian L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Right now trying the testing network install My advise would be to use stable to install (choose the 2.4 kernel) then to upgrade to unstable/testing when you know what you're doing. Another possiblity would be to install off o

debian sucks aka i cant get it to install

2004-02-04 Thread Ian L
I'm glad debian isnt my first introduction to linux because if it were, i'd be running back to windows. Right now trying the testing network install I've tried installing it several times now and i cant get anywhere with it Lilo never seems to install, nor does grub. It either does nothing, or