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Re: Installing newer kernels

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On Fri 18 Mar 2016 at 22:52:25 (+0000), Brian wrote:
> On Fri 18 Mar 2016 at 16:09:47 -0500, David Wright wrote:
> 
> > On Fri 18 Mar 2016 at 20:06:32 (+0000), Brian wrote:
> > > On Fri 18 Mar 2016 at 14:44:31 -0500, David Wright wrote:
> > > 
> > > > But I've had no difficulty booting Debian from CD on any of my machines.
> > > > Obviously USBs are unsuitable for the ancient ones, though I await
> > > > a response to
> > > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2016/03/msg00677.html
> > > > with bated breath.
> > > 
> > > Your proper route for eliciting a response would be in the referenced
> > > thread and not as an aside on an unrelated matter.
> > 
> > Felix Miata asked a question of you in that post.
> 
> Felix Miata asked a question of the List.

I merely meant that the question was posed under a piece of text
written by you. I'm sorry if writing "asked a question of you" offends
you in some way. It wasn't designed to offend or provoke.

> Directing it at something I
> said does not oblige me to answer it nor prevent anyone searching with
> 'usb boot without bios support' and providing a response. 

Agreed; that's what mailing lists are all about.

> > Should I ask the same question and attach it to the same post as Felix did?
> > Or should I say "Me Too!" and attach it to Felix's post?
> > I can't see any role for me in that subthread besides those.
> 
> Not having anything to contribute is always a good reason for keeping
> quiet.

Precisely; that's why I left the subthread alone, "proper route" or not.

> > OTOH mentioning the thread here might cause William Lee Valentine,
> > or others, to take an interest if his Pentium III, like mine, won't
> > boot from USB without "ways around it". Is mentioning one thread
> > in another improper? It's not as if one can talk behind someone's
> > back in a public list.
> 
> William Lee Valentine's only post is about installing newer kernels and
> has nothing to with booting a Debian image. Bringing up the latter
> topic is not improper, just pointless.

David Christensen's recommendation for upgrading such an old kernel is
a move to wheezy. He prefers installation to upgrading (supported by
Ric Moore) but thinks the machine might not be able to boot the
Debian installer from USB or CD. I disagreed about the CD, which is
why I wrote my post.

I then made a casual remark about booting from a USB. Why? Because
I was intrigued by the possibility of your knowing a workaround.
If Felix hadn't written his post, I might have posted something.
But I can't work out why an aside attracted criticism enough for
you to bring it to everyone's attention; a breach of etiquette
to mention one thread in another?

And don't be afraid that I will asphyxiate if nobody answers Felix's
question straight away. :)

Cheers,
David.

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Installing newer kernels William Lee Valentine <vsc@lobo.net> - 2016-03-17 23:30 +0100
  Re: Installing newer kernels Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-18 00:00 +0100
  Re: Installing newer kernels David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-18 03:30 +0100
    Re: Installing newer kernels Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se> - 2016-03-18 09:30 +0100
      Re: Installing newer kernels <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-03-18 09:50 +0100
      Re: Installing newer kernels David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-18 18:30 +0100
        Re: Installing newer kernels Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-18 19:00 +0100
          Re: Installing newer kernels Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-03-18 19:10 +0100
            Re: Installing newer kernels Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-03-18 22:20 +0100
              Re: Installing newer kernels David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-19 02:50 +0100
                Re: Installing newer kernels Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-03-19 11:40 +0100
                Re: Installing newer kernels chrisb@localhost.localdomain - 2016-03-23 09:00 +0100
                Re: Installing newer kernels David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-24 03:30 +0100
                Re: Installing newer kernels John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-03-24 03:50 +0100
                Re: Installing newer kernels David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-24 04:10 +0100
                Re: Installing newer kernels Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-03-24 09:40 +0100
                Re: Installing newer kernels chrisb@localhost.localdomain - 2016-03-28 03:30 +0200
                Re: Installing newer kernels <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-03-24 10:00 +0100
            Re: Installing newer kernels Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-19 08:50 +0100
          Re: Installing newer kernels Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-18 19:50 +0100
            Re: Installing newer kernels Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 10:20 +0100
        Re: Installing newer kernels David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-18 21:10 +0100
          Re: Installing newer kernels Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2016-03-19 02:40 +0100
          Re: Installing newer kernels David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-19 02:40 +0100
    Re: Installing newer kernels David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-18 20:50 +0100
      Re: Installing newer kernels Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-18 21:10 +0100
        Re: Installing newer kernels David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-18 22:20 +0100
          Re: Installing newer kernels Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-19 00:00 +0100
            Re: Installing newer kernels David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-19 01:40 +0100
            Re: Installing newer kernels chrisb@localhost.localdomain - 2016-03-23 09:10 +0100
      Re: Installing newer kernels David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-19 02:40 +0100
        Re: Installing newer kernels David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-19 03:10 +0100
          Re: Installing newer kernels David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-19 03:30 +0100
  Re: Installing newer kernels David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-18 21:20 +0100
    Re: Installing newer kernels Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 10:30 +0100
      Re: Installing newer kernels David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-21 03:10 +0100

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