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Re: Further to my installation error

From Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Further to my installation error
Date 2016-03-16 21:50 +0100
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On Wed 16 Mar 2016 at 16:12:20 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:

> Brian composed on 2016-03-16 19:21 (UTC):
> 
> >On Tue 15 Mar 2016 at 22:41:14 +0000, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> 
> >>Pity it took me until it tried to use CD1 to do a net-install to realise
> >>that!!  And I have now run out of writable CDs. :-(  I had just enough for
> >>this shenanigans!
> 
> >Why any Debian user should use an antiquated technology to install is
> >beyond me. USB sticks are two a penny. Isohybrid images rule; OK!
> 
> USB sticks, being of a non-uniform variety of sizes, shapes, speed, and
> reliability, are a pain to library. Inferior amount of space on which to
> write on them contributes to the library problem. Pricing of USB sticks on a
> per device basis remains much higher than OM, making creation of a single
> device for single purpose generally much more expensive than OM. There still
> exist working puters that cannot boot USB. I have several.

So do I. There are ways round it.

But the vast majortiy of users are not using the ancient machines you
and I have. The OP is at liberty to indicate whether her machine falls
into this class. A round shiny disc could be her only solution to
booting a Debian image.

> Not that I routinely burn OM to install Linux. For that I usually don't burn
> anything, instead installing by loading an installation kernel and initrd
> with an already installed bootloader. HTTP installation means up-to-date at
> the outset.

This makes installing Debian straightforward for everyone? Compared with
just putting an image on a USB stick?

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Further to my installation error Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 20:10 +0100
  Re: Further to my installation error "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@galactic.demon.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 20:40 +0100
    Re: Further to my installation error Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 21:30 +0100
      Re: Further to my installation error doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2016-03-15 22:00 +0100
        Re: Further to my installation error Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-16 19:10 +0100
      Re: Further to my installation error Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 23:50 +0100
        Re: Further to my installation error David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-16 00:10 +0100
        Re: Further to my installation error Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-16 19:10 +0100
          Re: Further to my installation error David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-18 22:00 +0100
            Re: Further to my installation error Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-18 23:30 +0100
              Re: Further to my installation error David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-19 02:30 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-19 10:30 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 13:10 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-20 20:20 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 20:30 +0100
              Re: Further to my installation error Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 10:00 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-20 10:40 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 12:50 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 15:10 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-20 17:00 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 19:30 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-20 23:20 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 00:00 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-03-20 14:50 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-20 18:00 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-03-20 19:50 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-20 20:00 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-03-25 20:50 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-25 21:10 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-03-26 10:50 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-20 23:10 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 00:10 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-21 06:10 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 10:30 +0100
            Re: Further to my installation error Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 10:00 +0100
        Re: Further to my installation error Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-16 20:30 +0100
          Re: Further to my installation error Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-03-16 21:20 +0100
            Re: Further to my installation error Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-16 21:50 +0100
              Re: Further to my installation error Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 00:20 +0100
              Re: Further to my installation error Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-03-17 03:20 +0100
              Re: Further to my installation error Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-17 17:40 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-03-20 13:00 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 15:00 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-03-20 16:00 +0100
                Re: Further to my installation error Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-03-25 20:40 +0100

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