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Re: [Probable resolutuio] How to diagnose an "apt-get instal"l problem

From Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: [Probable resolutuio] How to diagnose an "apt-get instal"l problem
Date 2016-09-10 19:40 +0200
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On Saturday 10 September 2016 11:17:28 Felix Miata wrote:

> Richard Owlett composed on 2016-09-10 09:50 (UTC-0500):
> > Made multiple further tries installing various packages. Got
> > inconsistent results. The pattern leads me to believe the drive
> > is becoming flaky. I will create an ISO from the DVD for use on a
> > flash drive. 50+ years of trouble shooting in diverse
> > environments is educational ;/
>
> Flaky SATA behavior could be a bad cable. Is your DVD drive connected
> via a red cable? If so, try replacing it.
>
With any color but that "hot" red, that dye in the plastic is poison to 
the cable over time.

> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2016/02/msg00321.html
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2016/02/msg00372.html
> http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ide/54404


Cheers, Gene Heskett
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How to diagnose an "apt-get instal"l problem Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-09-09 17:20 +0200
  Re: How to diagnose an "apt-get instal"l problem Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-09 18:20 +0200
  [Probable resolutuio] Re: How to diagnose an "apt-get instal"l  problem Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-09-10 17:00 +0200
    Re: [Probable resolutuio] How to diagnose an "apt-get instal"l  problem Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-09-10 17:20 +0200
      Re: [Probable resolutuio] How to diagnose an "apt-get instal"l  problem Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-09-10 18:10 +0200
      Re: [Probable resolutuio] How to diagnose an "apt-get instal"l problem Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-09-10 19:40 +0200
    Actual problem resolution - was [Re: [Probable resolutuio] Re: How to  diagnose an "apt-get instal"l problem] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-09-11 13:10 +0200

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