[SOLVED] Difference between PCI & AGP slot

Ztcoracat · 04-23-2013, 01:35 PM

My laptop can't handle what my Quad core with Debian can--

I asked my clients to bare with me-

cynwulf · 04-24-2013, 03:07 AM

Heh, because I copied and pasted from your post, I replicated your error (corrected now). dpkg does not take the "install" argument like the apt tools, just use the "-i" option alone (for more info see the man page).

Download the following packages from the squeeze-backports repo:

initramfs-tools
firmware-realtek

Then do:

Code:

$ cd Downloads
# dpkg -i linux-image-3* initramfs-tools_0.99* firmware-realtek_0.36*

Ztcoracat · 04-24-2013, 10:57 PM

OK; I'll download the 'initramfs-tools' and the 'firmware'

But I'll have to download from my laptop and carry those packages over to my Desktop and cut and paste them manually
into the Downloads directory-- Let you know what happens tomorrow afternoon.

Ztcoracat · 04-25-2013, 03:42 AM

I still do not have a wireless connection. And am growing exceedingly weary-
I have considered installing another Linux distro-

I appreciate your help Caravel; very much.

Code:

INSTALLED CARAVELS Inst's: WED initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.4-amd64_3.2.39-2~bpo60+1_amd64.deb
root@:/home/ztcoracat/Downloads# 
root@:/home/ztcoracat# cd Downloads
root@:/home/ztcoracat/Downloads# dpkg -i linux-image-3* initramfs-tools_0.99* firmware-realtek_0.36*
dpkg: regarding linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.4-amd64_3.2.39-2~bpo60+1_amd64.deb containing linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.4-amd64:
 linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.4-amd64 breaks initramfs-tools (<< 0.99~)
  initramfs-tools (version 0.98.8) is present and installed.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.4-amd64_3.2.39-2~bpo60+1_amd64.deb (--install):
 installing linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.4-amd64 would break initramfs-tools, and
 deconfiguration is not permitted (--auto-deconfigure might help)
(Reading database ... 124160 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace initramfs-tools 0.98.8 (using initramfs-tools_0.99~bpo60+1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement initramfs-tools ...
Preparing to replace firmware-realtek 0.28+squeeze1 (using firmware-realtek_0.36+wheezy.1~bpo60+1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firmware-realtek ...
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.99~bpo60+1) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Setting up firmware-realtek (0.36+wheezy.1~bpo60+1) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for

cynwulf · 04-25-2013, 08:21 AM

Well dpkg doesn't do dependency resolution, so if you installed initframfs-tools first and then the other two, all should have been well. Jumping to another distro at the first sign of trouble seems a bit much. Besides you could have upgraded to or just installed wheezy as easily. Anyway good luck with whichever path you choose.

Ztcoracat · 04-26-2013, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Besides you could have upgraded to or just installed wheezy as easily

True and agreed; but how w/o a internet connection to that desktop?

Thought Wheezy wasn't available until May like Tobi told me--

cynwulf · 04-26-2013, 02:55 AM

If you'd had persisted, I'm confident you'd have gotten the backports 3.2 kernel installed and with it - working wireless...

Wheezy is currently the testing branch, but we're nearly in May and release should be early May.

TobiSGD · 04-26-2013, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ztcoracat

Thought Wheezy wasn't available until May like Tobi told me--

It is available now as the Testing branch of Debian, official release is most likely to happen in May, the number of release critical bugs is down to 7 now.

Ztcoracat · 04-26-2013, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobiSGD

It is available now as the Testing branch of Debian, official release is most likely to happen in May, the number of release critical bugs is down to 7 now.

That's very good news!

I think the preferred practice for me would be to wait until May, burn a fresh new DVD/CD and than go through a new install.

In the meantime I'll be performing an install of a new (new to me) distribution (UE 3.5) that is Debian and Ubuntu based--

Thank you very much; Tobi

Ztcoracat · 04-26-2013, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Wheezy is currently the testing branch, but we're nearly in May and release should be early May.

I look forward to May!

273 · 04-27-2013, 05:43 AM

Why not just install Wheezy now? Installing another distro for a week or two rather than wheezy because the latter has a couple of bugs you will not likely even encounter seems a little odd. You do realise that once the bugs are squashed a simple apt-get update would fix them, don't you?

Ztcoracat · 04-27-2013, 01:20 PM

Yeah, I realize running a simple :

Code:

apt-get update

Would fix things.