Need help to install Debian on HP netbook
Hi all.
I know the title is not much descriptive, but I have tried many ways to do this so I don't have one specific problem and I want help for the whole process. I do have experience in installing OSes, but almost no experience on note/netbooks. Now for the specifics: HP Mini 110-3110BR Intel Atom N455 (1,66 GHz) 160 GB (5400 RPM) HD 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM (1 Dimm) 1 SD/MMC reader 3 USB ports NO CD/DVD drive My last attempt was to install (via Universal USB Installer) Debian Live on a pen drive. It booted, but stopped with a blinking cursor right after the line that starts with SYSLINUX. The pen drive's LED blinks slowly, with a cycle of about 4 seconds. What should I do? Is there an easier way, or one that works for sure? |
I have a very similar HP netbook, without CD/DVD. I used UNetBootin to install Ubuntu 9.04. Worked like a charm.
Here is a link to UNetBootin. It explains how to set this up, and what distors are known to work with UNetBootin. I used a SanDisk usb 8 gig stick, I'm sure a much smaller stick will work. You do have to go into the BIOS and change it to boot from USB. |
Damn me, my notification options were misconfigured, though it's strange because I always set up accounts fully before using them...
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You said "here is a link" but I can't see it, but don't worry, the name's enough for me. About the BIOS I'm well aware, as I said on the first post that it DID booted from the stick, just didn't went deeper. |
Yep, worked wonderfully! Thank you so much for your help!
Apparently Universal USB Installer ain't as good as I suspected. Now on to configure Debian... ---------- Post added 06-28-11 at 10:13 PM ---------- Yep, worked wonderfully! Thank you so much for your help! Apparently Universal USB Installer ain't as good as I suspected. Now on to configure Debian... |
I'm glad it worked for you. Here is the link I thought I had posted....
-->http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ Sorry about that, it is easy enough to find with google. |
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