[lug] Help installing debian at the install fest?

[Ben]

I have no idea why you are getting core dumps on the debian install. But 
you said you didn't get a core dump with Sarge? If you were able to 
install Sarge successfully, do that. Once you have sarge installed, 
change your /etc/apt/sources.list file to point to etch|testing|unstable 
and run "apt-get dist-upgrade"  If it the core dump is a kernel problem, 
install a few different kernels before you reboot after you upgrade.

I want to second Nate that if you are using stable, your sources should 
point to the name (Sarge, Etch), etc, and not to "stable"... I had mine 
pointing to stable when Debian went from Sarge->Etch and all of a sudden 
apt-get wanted to upgrade everything (which probably would have worked 
fine, its Debian, but I like to control when I do an upgrade).

To continue the Debian version rant:

I run Stable on my "production" servers and it's great. I've NEVER had 
any problems running apt-get upgrade to installing the latest security 
patches. I've stopped even checking my services after upgrading them. 
Upgrading from Woody to Sarge was painless. I expect the same for Sarge 
-> Etch when I get around to it.

I run unstable (sid) on my desktop computer.... I upgrade when I want 
the new version of something and I rarely have any problems. And if 
there are problems it usually just says it can't upgrade these programs 
and you can just keep on trucking with the older version.

Ben



siegfried wrote:
> I want to install debian on my PC because it seems to be the best platform
> for doing embedded system work.
>
> Now I can boot debian if I first boot windows, run VMWare and install debian
> and reboot the virtual CPU.
>
> However, if I take the same debian distro and try to install it on my ext2
> partition, I get a core dump. I tried several different debian distros and
> they all core dumped (except sarge). I even used my digital camera to take a
> picture of my monitor (with the core dump on it, of course) and post it in
> the debian forums. No one was able to help me (that was six months ago).
>
> Is there any point in lugging my PC to the install fest and getting some
> help installing debian? The core dump is happening in the beginning part of
> the installation process. Are there installation parameters to play with
> (like there are boot parameters for knoppix)?
>
> Will there be enough bandwidth there to do the abbreviated debian that
> downloads almost everything or should I burn a debian distro that does not
> require a network connection?
>
> Which debian should I use? It is so confusing and (as of six months ago)
> they did not explain the difference between sarge, etch and the other
> releases. I know I don't want sarge because it is extremely old! There is
> probably one newer than etch now.
>
> Thanks,
> Siegfried
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces at lug.boulder.co.us [mailto:lug-bounces at lug.boulder.co.us]
> On Behalf Of David L. Anselmi
> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 9:32 PM
> To: Boulder (Colorado) Linux Users Group -- General Mailing List
> Subject: [lug] Are you ready: installfest, north, 2weeks?
>
> Did you notice the temperature outside today?  Stand in the sun for the
> 10.3 seconds it took to get heat stroke?[1]  Did you know that the DeVry
> campus is air conditioned to a rather comfortable temperature?
>
> Yeah, I'm betting on hot in the big blue room on the 21st.  So you
> should plan to take advantage of all that AC (and WiFi, no less) and
> come to the installfest at DeVry from 8 to 1:30 or so.
>
> If you lost the link: http://cluedenver.org/display.php?node=installfest
>
> There you go: your friendly Saturday reminder.
>
> Dave
>
>   1) Yeah, really--I suck at advertising, don't I?  So this is re-saying
> what's been said, just to keep it in your frontal lobes.  Maybe I should
> finally switch to project management.
>
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