Installation • Re: Installing Debian 12.6.0 on non-UEFI compatible PCs

... the Debian installation guide clearly states that unetbootin should not be used with Debian, so why use it? ...

Simply because it's the very one way I found for getting Debian 12.6.0 installed on those three physical vintage machines.

... I've tested few minutes ago the debian-12.6.0-amd64-netinst.iso in a VM with legacy boot: it starts perfectly fine and the first menu is fully usable. ...

I did the same with VM under Oracle VM VirtualBox v7.0.20 on differente UEFI compatible machines, and all works fine.

... You may also try installing using the Debian installer ISO images from previous Debian releases: ...

Yep, it seems a good idea. I'll try it too.

And anyhow thanks a lot for your assistance

Statistics: Posted by CapeGold — 2024-08-09 15:22

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