In my first attempt at installing linux on a spare PC, I used etcher to write netinst to a usb stick and successfully used it to set up Debian on an old HDD using the nice graphical interface provided. Yay!
Today I decided to repeat the process (having swapped the HDD for an SSD) using the USB with netinst still on it - and the experience was totally different.
After POST, instead of the graphical UI I saw yesterday, there was just basic white text on a black screen with numeric entry options - and it started itself in speech synthesis mode! Why?
When it first booted, the only thing on-screen was a text line at the top showing the Author etc. and on the line below "Boot:" It seemed to be waiting for some input here but with no options presented I just stared at it until it timed out and started asking me about speech synthesis! What am I missing?
Netinst - graphical UI gone AWOL
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Re: Netinst - graphical UI gone AWOL
Hello,
The installer probably started in low memory mode, due to insufficient ram.
You probably installed only the base system (with virtual console only).Radian wrote: ↑2024-10-27 12:24 When it first booted, the only thing on-screen was a text line at the top showing the Author etc. and on the line below "Boot:" It seemed to be waiting for some input here but with no options presented I just stared at it until it timed out and started asking me about speech synthesis! What am I missing?
Re: Netinst - graphical UI gone AWOL
My advice would be: install from a live system with a desktop environment of your choice. Look here: https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/cu ... so-hybrid/. For easy installation and quick results with no surprises you might choose the Live ISO with Xfce.