On Tue, 2011-06-28 at 15:38 -0400, Lennart Sorensen wrote: > On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 12:07:55PM -0700, Ross Boylan wrote: > > I am testing upgrades from lenny to squeeze in a VM. To get as close as > > possible to my existing system I used the lenny installer, but the new > > installer reportedly supports lenny too. If I use it, will I get the > > same setup in the end? In particular, I need software RAID with the > > same metadata format (0.9) than I'm using for real; I also have LVM and > > dm-crypt. > > > > My concern is that the newer installer will use newer versions of tools, > > especially for some of the initial low-level setup. > > It certainly would. The squeeze installer does not use 0.9 software > raid format anymore in my experience (which I consider a good thing). Thanks for the info. I guess I'll stick with the conservative strategy.
The RAID upgrade problems seem to be tied to 0.9 (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=593648), so doing away with it seems like a good idea to me. Except for testing upgrades! > > > If it is safe to use the new one, how does one get lenny? Some docs > > suggest it's an option in expert mode. > > Why not use the lenny installer to install lenny? Seems simple enough. http://www.debian.org/releases/lenny/debian-installer/ says "Some of these installation images may no longer be available, or may no longer work...". Plus I thought it might be a little more capable, for example with getting my disk setup in place or pulling from the a local cache. But the images I need are still there, and still work for me. Ross -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1309301264.17304.20.ca...@corn.betterworld.us
