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Re: Can you help me figure out why I can't get Grub to install from a standard CD .iso?

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On 14 April 2016 at 17:57, EGO-II.1 <eoconnor25@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I've been trying for about a week now to get Debian with the MATE desktop
> installed on my PC. For some reason it runs the CD fine, then when it gets
> to the grub install part? it fails. I have tried by burning the .iso file
> to both DVD and CD and it keeps failing on either one. Can anyone shed some
> light on this matter for me? I have installed Debian from CD's / DVD's in
> the past and never experienced this problem. I there something the devs
> have removed from a standard .iso file? I mean if push comes to shove I'll
> most likely just have to go the Ubuntu route, but I was trying to deal
> directly with the "superior server" distro. Any help anyone can provide
> would be greatly appreciated.
>

​Try this:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/boot-repair-cd/

Regards

Michael Fothergill​



>
> Many Thanks!
>
> Oh! Here's some "specs" for y'all!
>
> MACHINE FOR INSTALL: Dell Inspiron 3650 Desktop/i5/32GB RAM/1TB HDD
> USED: Debian 8.x .ISO Image w/ The MATE Desktop Environment -DVD
> USED: Debian 8.x .ISO Image w/ The MATE Desktop Environment - CD
>
> FIts just strange that it stops immediately after trying to install grub.
> What's changed with the .ISO's on the Debian homepage? Is this because if
> the whole "Systemd" issue?...or is this something they've implemented in
> order to improve some other feature? AAAArrrrrgggghjhhh!!!
> (And although this is might seem like a simple
> "desktop-in-the-backroom-office" type of thing. This is in all actuality
> the beginning stages of "testing" for the company I work for!!)
>
>
> EGO II
>
>


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Can you help me figure out why I can't get Grub to install from a  standard CD .iso? "EGO-II.1" <eoconnor25@gmail.com> - 2016-04-14 19:20 +0200
  Re: Can you help me figure out why I can't get Grub to install from a  standard CD .iso? Michael Fothergill <michael.fothergill@googlemail.com> - 2016-04-14 19:30 +0200
  Re: Can you help me figure out why I can't get Grub to install from a standard CD .iso? "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2016-04-14 19:40 +0200
  Re: Can you help me figure out why I can't get Grub to install from a  standard CD .iso? Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-04-14 19:40 +0200
  Re: Can you help me figure out why I can't get Grub to install from  a standard CD .iso? "John L. Ries" <jries@salford-systems.com> - 2016-04-14 20:00 +0200
  Re: Can you help me figure out why I can't get Grub to install from  a standard CD .iso? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-04-14 21:30 +0200
    Re: Can you help me figure out why I can't get Grub to install from a standard CD .iso? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-04-14 23:20 +0200
      Re: Can you help me figure out why I can't get Grub to install from  a standard CD .iso? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-04-15 20:40 +0200
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  Re: Can you help me figure out why I can't get Grub to install from a standard CD .iso? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-04-17 13:30 +0200
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