Re: Unable to install Debian 8

From	David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Unable to install Debian 8
Date	2016-04-11 21:30 +0200
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On 04/10/2016 10:51 PM, Song Jin wrote:
> I can't install Debian 8.
> Resource used: USB stick with DVD1 part of iso image of Debian 8.4 downloaded today.Problem:     no matter which combination I tried, the Debian always hangs at boot-up stage. The only message on screen was: "Loading, please wait"
> grub.cfg file does contain correct root=UUID, not simple root=/dev/sda/ 		 	   		
>

I tried installing/ running Debian Jessie amd64 with the Xfce graphical 
desktop on a few Sandy Bridge and older computers, but found it wasn't 
as stable as I desired.  Therefore, I am still installing and running 
Debian Wheezy (now at version 7.10):

     http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/

     http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/7.10.0/

     http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/7.10.0/amd64/

     http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/7.10.0/amd64/iso-cd/

http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/7.10.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-7.10.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso

     http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/7.10.0/amd64/iso-cd/MD5SUMS

This works well on almost all of my machines (my laptop with 945GM 
chipset has issues with EDID and external monitors).  I would expect 
Wheezy also works well on Ivy Bridge.  I am unsure about Haswell.  I 
would not expect everything (notably X Windows) to work on Skylake.  If 
after installation you find that you have hardware that is newer than 
what is supported, you can look for updated drivers on Debian Backports:

     http://backports.debian.org/

David

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Unable to install Debian 8 Song Jin <songjin@hotmail.com> - 2016-04-11 08:20 +0200
  Re: Unable to install Debian 8 Song Jin <songjin@hotmail.com> - 2016-04-11 09:10 +0200
  Re: Unable to install Debian 8 Song Jin <songjin@hotmail.com> - 2016-04-11 09:20 +0200
  Re: Unable to install Debian 8 David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-04-11 21:30 +0200

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