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Installing Debian on an Acer Extensa?

Started byJacob Sparre Andersen <jacob@jacob-sparre.dk>
First post2014-12-29 22:16 +0100
Last post2014-12-30 11:35 +0100
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  Installing Debian on an Acer Extensa? Jacob Sparre Andersen <jacob@jacob-sparre.dk> - 2014-12-29 22:16 +0100
    Re: Installing Debian on an Acer Extensa? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2014-12-29 22:22 +0000
    Re: Installing Debian on an Acer Extensa? Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2014-12-30 11:35 +0100

#13124 — Installing Debian on an Acer Extensa?

FromJacob Sparre Andersen <jacob@jacob-sparre.dk>
Date2014-12-29 22:16 +0100
SubjectInstalling Debian on an Acer Extensa?
Message-ID<87wq5ap35o.fsf@adaheads.sparre-andersen.dk>
I have some problems installing Debian/Wheezy on an Acer Extensa
EX2509-C0YR laptop (and Google doesn't seem all that helpful tonight).

I've managed to come as far as booting the Debian installer from an USB
memory stick, selecting language and keyboard.  But finding the "cd
drive" (the file system on the USB memory stick) is beyond both me and
the Debian installer.

Any suggestions for getting further?

Greetings,

Jacob
-- 
»And what about homo sapiens?
 Yes, we think that would be a very good idea ...« -- not Gandhi

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#13126

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2014-12-29 22:22 +0000
Message-ID<m7sk6g$teb$1@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#13124
On 29/12/14 21:16, Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote:
> I have some problems installing Debian/Wheezy on an Acer Extensa
> EX2509-C0YR laptop (and Google doesn't seem all that helpful tonight).
>
> I've managed to come as far as booting the Debian installer from an USB
> memory stick, selecting language and keyboard.  But finding the "cd
> drive" (the file system on the USB memory stick) is beyond both me and
> the Debian installer.
>
> Any suggestions for getting further?
>
for debian, try a network install. if you have a decent internet connection

Otherwise try Mint on a DVD drive, native or USB, whatever

Done both on an old acer 1510 laptop

> Greetings,
>
> Jacob
>


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#13132

FromPascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org>
Date2014-12-30 11:35 +0100
Message-ID<m7tv5q$2gi$1@saria.nerim.net>
In reply to#13124
Jacob Sparre Andersen a écrit :
> I have some problems installing Debian/Wheezy on an Acer Extensa
> EX2509-C0YR laptop (and Google doesn't seem all that helpful tonight).
> 
> I've managed to come as far as booting the Debian installer from an USB
> memory stick, selecting language and keyboard.  But finding the "cd
> drive" (the file system on the USB memory stick) is beyond both me and
> the Debian installer.

How did you prepare the installer on the USB memory stick ?
Direct copy of the .iso image file to to the raw device /dev/sdX with
dd/cp/cat, or use of some tool such as unetbootin ?

Enter an installer shell in console 2 or 3, check that the USB
controller is correctly managed and the stick is correctly detected with
dmesg, lspci, lsusb, fdisk -l...

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