Debian Install                  Ziva
09 Jan 2013

# Zeva is an Acer Aspire One Netbook.
# Came preinstalled with Windows XP.
# Has been running Ubuntu (9.10) Netbook Remix since 10 Jan 2010.
# An external USB CDROM is attached.
# Connected to the network via the hardwired ethernet port and
# getting ping response from <128.193.4.20>.

# Power on external USB CRDOM.
# Insert "Debian - stable 6.0.5 Squeeze i386 Netinst" CD

                        Restart
<F2> to enter setup
BIOS
InsydeH20 Setup Utility
change to boot from USB CDROM
15:46
Debian Installer Boot Menu      Install
language                        English
country                         United States
keymap                          American English
Detecting hardware to find CD-ROM drives
Scanning CD-ROM
Loading additional components
Detecting Network Hardware
Configure the Network
  # From debian 5 install
  #eth0:  Attansic Technology L1 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
  #wlan0: Atheros Communications AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI
  eth0:  Atheros Communications AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 Gigabit or Fast Ethernet
  wlan0: Atheros Communications AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter (wireless)

  Primary interface             eth0
  Configuring with DHCP
  Hostname                      ziva
  Domain name                   figmentalmagic.com

  root password
  new user

Timezone                        Pacific
15:53
Partition Disks
  method                        Guided - use entire disk
  select disk                   SCSI2 (0,0,0) (sda) - 160.0 GB ATA Toshiba MK1652GS
  scheme:                       All files in one partition
    #1 primary  155.9 GB Boot  ext3   /
    #5 logical    4.1 GB       swap   swap
                                finish and write changes
  warning: distroy exisiting data       Yes
15:54
leave
16:14
  formatting

debian archive country          United States
  mirror                        debian.osuosl.org
  HTTP proxy                    blank

configuring apt
select and install software
16:19
package usage survey            yes

software to install
  Desktop                       yes
  Web server                    yes
  Print Server                  no
  DNS server                    no
  File Server                   yes
  mail server                   no
  SQL database                  no
  ssh server			yes
  Laptop                        yes
  Standard system               yes
16:23
16:59
workgroup                       figment

17:16
install grub non MBR            yes
17:17
installation complete
# CD auto ejected		continue...
# boots to GUI
				# launch terminal
				update-rc.d gdm3 disable
update-rc.d: using dependency based boot sequencing
insserv: warning: current start runlevel(s) (empty) of script `gdm3' overwrites defaults (2 3 4 5).
insserv: warning: current stop runlevel(s) (0 1 2 3 4 5 6) of script `gdm3' overwrites defaults (0 1 6).

				/sbin/reboot
# boots to command line
login:				toby
				startx
# GUI works
				<cntl><alt><backspace>
# Does NOT return to the CLI.
                                system-pref-keyboard-layouts-options-
                                key sequence to kill the X server
                                enable: Control + Alt + Backspace

				<cntl><alt><backspace>
# returns to CLI, toby still logged in.