This page is dedicated to solve problems with computer with dual booting, with Linux unconnected.
It´s speciall centered in the problem of:
- A newbie person to Debian, with dual booting computer.
Changes Internet access technology (i.e. from ["ADSL"] or ?CableModem to ["HSPA"] mobile modem -as the ["Huawei/E220"] -).
- The telecommunications operator doesn´t initially offer support for Linux.
- S/he installs and runs the drivers for the USB módem in Windows.
S/he can download the drivers for Linux from Windows, using the web (VodafoneMobileConnectCardDriverForLinux).
- There are a lot of dependencies´ troubles and need to install 10 *.["deb"] packages (see the dependencies in the cited page about the driver).
- Windows cannot read the /mnt/hdb1 ["ext3"] filesystem, where Linux is installed.
- The user cannot connect to the Internet using Linux to apt-get.
Remember that the Internet connection is vital for a computer. Once restablished the access, the user can apt-get all other needed files.
Questions:
- Question: Which is the easier and quicklier way to download and install the packages ?.
Answer : you can use ?AptZip
- Question: Is there any utility written for Windows that can perform this ?
Answer: you can use [http://cygwin.wikia.org Cygwin] an execute the fetch script created by apt-zip to download all the packages. Later you can install the packages in your Debian system.
- Question: can one find a better solution ?
- Answer: Improve DebianInstaller/Loader.
See also
- ["DualBoot/FreeDOS"]
["?BootFloppy"]