MS-DOS boot [Was: Installation report: SETUP.EXE dysfunctional]
Lee Winter, le Sat 29 Aug 2009 22:09:14 -0400, a écrit : > Getting an image of the CD onto a disk drive is not hard. Even PC-DOS can > handle that. But once the image or copy resides on the drive the expected > installation mechanism seems to be completely useless. BTW, now that 518807 is fixed, is there a reason why http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=518808 (Documentation about booting from DOS) is still not fixed? Samuel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#498731: debootstrap: Move setup_devices to second_stage (or hurd-i386 fails)
Hi, On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 08:52:31PM +0200, Michael Banck wrote: > right now, cross-debootstrapping a hurd-i386 system (from i386, e.g.) > fails (silently) in first stage after extracting packages. > > This is because debootstrap runs setup_devices in first stage, and we > cannot setup the Hurd translators at this point when running > GNU/Linux because the necessary tools and kernel support is not > available[1]. > > Would it be possible to move the setup_devices call to second stage, at > least when ARCH=hurd-i386? I assume setting up the devices is required > for Linux arches when using --foreign, so that a boot into the new > system will have a /dev tree and might fail otherwise. > > We modified the hurd package so that it can boot fine after just being > unpacked without the need for having translators/devices setup, i.e. the > debootstrap --foreign case. > > I've attached a patch which works for my case, though it might not be > the most elegant solution. Ping. Any news on this? Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#544302: installation-guide: obsolet directories mentioned in d-i manual
Package: installation-guide Tags: patch In the d-i manual for powerpc I found (Chapter 4.4.1): "Download and unstuff the BootX distribution, available from http://penguinppc.org/projects/bootx/, or in the dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/powermac directory on Debian http/ftp mirrors and official Debian CDs." The mentioned directory on debian mirrors does not exist anymore (since Sarge), at least not on all mirrors. (Most mirrors contain stable and oldstable, but not older, right?) Maybe we should give the url to archive.debian.org, where _all_ old debian distributions can be found? And change the hint about the CD to "BootX is contained on Debian Woody CDs" ? Patch attached. "Use Stuffit Expander to extract it from its archive. Within the package, there is an empty folder called Linux Kernels. Download linux.bin and ramdisk.image.gz from the disks-powerpc/current/powermac folder, and place them in the Linux Kernels folder. Then place the Linux Kernels folder in the active System Folder." The mentioned directory "disks-powerpc/..." does not exist on actual stable mirrors. I don't know where that files are stored now (see below). And: I don't understand the last sentence. Maybe I am missing some knowledgement about powerpc architecture, but I wouldn't know what I had to do with the Linux Kernel folder. (Copy to / ?) In the d-i manual for alpha I found (Chapter 4.2.1.1): "Unfortunately, these MILO images could not be tested and might not work for all subarchitectures. If you find it doesn't work for you, try copying the appropriate MILO binary onto the floppy (ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/disks-alpha/current/MILO/). The mentioned directory ../disks-alpha/.. does not exist. (is this paragraph actual? MILO is not supported anymore, right?) In the past (Woody and earlier) there were such directories existing for each architecture named "disks-". Today they don't exist anymore. Where has the content been moved? Greetings Holger -- == Created with Sylpheed 2.5.0 under the NEW DEBIAN GNU/LINUX 5.0.0 - L E N N Y http://counter.li.org/, Registered LinuxUser #311290 = --- en/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml 2009-08-30 14:49:34.0 +0200 +++ en/install-methods/boot-drive-files_WORKINGCOPY.xml 2009-08-30 14:48:33.0 +0200 @@ -101,9 +101,10 @@ Download and unstuff the BootX distribution, available from , -or in the -dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/powermac -directory on Debian http/ftp mirrors and official Debian CDs. Use +or from the Debian archive under +http://archive.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/powermac/";> +(it is also contained on Debian installation CDs for Debian 3.0 +Woody). Use Stuffit Expander to extract it from its archive. Within the package, there is an empty folder called Linux Kernels. Download
Re: MS-DOS boot [Was: Installation report: SETUP.EXE dysfunctional]
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 8:06 AM, Samuel Thibault wrote: > Lee Winter, le Sat 29 Aug 2009 22:09:14 -0400, a écrit : > > Getting an image of the CD onto a disk drive is not hard. Even PC-DOS > can > > handle that. But once the image or copy resides on the drive the > expected > > installation mechanism seems to be completely useless. > > BTW, now that 518807 is fixed, is there a reason why > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=518808 > (Documentation about booting from DOS) > > is still not fixed? In my case booting from DOS or anything else is not necessary. The only requirement I have is to override the installer's insistence on mounting a CD and using it as the source for the install. Once an image or copy is resident on the main drive the CD becomes irrelevant. How can I tell the installer where to look for the installation info? With faint hope, Lee Winter NP Engineering Nashua, New Hampshire
Processing of debian-installer_20090123lenny4_ia64.changes
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Re: MS-DOS boot [Was: Installation report: SETUP.EXE dysfunctional]
Lee Winter, le Sun 30 Aug 2009 10:35:46 -0400, a écrit : > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 8:06 AM, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > Lee Winter, le Sat 29 Aug 2009 22:09:14 -0400, a écrit : > > Getting an image of the CD onto a disk drive is not hard. Even PC-DOS > can > > handle that. But once the image or copy resides on the drive the > expected > > installation mechanism seems to be completely useless. > > BTW, now that 518807 is fixed, is there a reason why > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=518808 > (Documentation about booting from DOS) > > is still not fixed? > > > In my case booting from DOS or anything else is not necessary. Maybe not necessary, but should work. > The only requirement I have is to override the installer's insistence > on mounting a CD and using it as the source for the install. Are you using the hd-media image? Samuel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: MS-DOS boot [Was: Installation report: SETUP.EXE dysfunctional]
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Samuel Thibault wrote: > Lee Winter, le Sun 30 Aug 2009 10:35:46 -0400, a écrit : > > > The only requirement I have is to override the installer's insistence > > on mounting a CD and using it as the source for the install. > > Are you using the hd-media image? > No, I am using the netinst image. Is the hd-media image less fanatical? Thanks for the hint, Lee Winter NP Engineering Nashua, New Hampshire
Re: MS-DOS boot [Was: Installation report: SETUP.EXE dysfunctional]
Lee Winter, le Sun 30 Aug 2009 11:42:15 -0400, a écrit : > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Samuel Thibault > wrote: > Lee Winter, le Sun 30 Aug 2009 10:35:46 -0400, a écrit : > > > The only requirement I have is to override the installer's insistence > > on mounting a CD and using it as the source for the install. > > Are you using the hd-media image? > > > No, I am using the netinst image. For the linux kernel & initrd too? > Is the hd-media image less fanatical? At least that's what you are supposed to use for an installation from an HD... http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apas02.html.fr#howto-getting-images-hard-disk Samuel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
debian-installer_20090123lenny4_ia64.changes ACCEPTED
Mapping stable to proposed-updates. Accepted: debian-installer-images_20090123lenny4_ia64.tar.gz byhand debian-installer_20090123lenny4.dsc to pool/main/d/debian-installer/debian-installer_20090123lenny4.dsc debian-installer_20090123lenny4.tar.gz to pool/main/d/debian-installer/debian-installer_20090123lenny4.tar.gz debian-installer_20090123lenny4_ia64.deb to pool/main/d/debian-installer/debian-installer_20090123lenny4_ia64.deb Changes: debian-installer (20090123lenny4) stable; urgency=low . [ Frans Pop ] * Use printf instead of 'echo -en' to create win32-loader.ini. Closes: #539933. . [ dann frazier ] * Rebuild to incorporate linux-kernel-di packages based upon linux-2.6 2.6.26-19 Override entries for your package: debian-installer_20090123lenny4.dsc - source devel debian-installer_20090123lenny4_ia64.deb - optional devel Announcing to debian-chan...@lists.debian.org Closing bugs: 539933 Thank you for your contribution to Debian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#539933: marked as done (win32-loader.ini filled with -en)
Your message dated Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:57:02 + with message-id and subject line Bug#539933: fixed in debian-installer 20090123lenny4 has caused the Debian Bug report #539933, regarding win32-loader.ini filled with -en to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact ow...@bugs.debian.org immediately.) -- 539933: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=539933 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems --- Begin Message --- Package: debian-installer Severity: important Tags: patch Since recently (I don't know exactly when), daily builds of D-I include a broken win32-loader.ini, which causes win32-loader to abort. The file is filled with literal "-en" strings. I suppose this is part of the jihad against shell features that has been going on lately, though I wasn't aware those are considered bashisms. Anyway. Attaching a patch that fixes the problem by using /bin/echo from coreutils. -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0.2 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-libre2-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=ca_AD.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ca_AD.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Index: config/x86.cfg === --- config/x86.cfg (revision 59918) +++ config/x86.cfg (working copy) @@ -107,17 +107,17 @@ mcopy -i$(TEMP_BOOT) /usr/lib/win32-loader/g2ldr ::g2ldr ; \ mcopy -i$(TEMP_BOOT) /usr/lib/win32-loader/g2ldr.mbr ::g2ldr.mbr ; \ \ - (echo -en "[installer]\n"; \ - echo -en "arch=$(ARCH)\n"; \ - echo -en "default_desktop=gnome\n"; \ + (/bin/echo -en "[installer]\n"; \ + /bin/echo -en "arch=$(ARCH)\n"; \ + /bin/echo -en "default_desktop=gnome\n"; \ if [ -n "$(INITRD_GTK)" ]; then \ - echo -en "$(ARCH)/linux=linux\n$(ARCH)/initrd=initrd.gz\n"; \ - echo -en "$(ARCH)/gtk/linux=linux\n$(ARCH)/gtk/initrd=initrdg.gz\n"; \ + /bin/echo -en "$(ARCH)/linux=linux\n$(ARCH)/initrd=initrd.gz\n"; \ + /bin/echo -en "$(ARCH)/gtk/linux=linux\n$(ARCH)/gtk/initrd=initrdg.gz\n"; \ else \ - echo -en "user_interface=text\n"; \ - echo -en "$(ARCH)/linux=linux\n$(ARCH)/initrd=initrd.gz\n"; \ + /bin/echo -en "user_interface=text\n"; \ + /bin/echo -en "$(ARCH)/linux=linux\n$(ARCH)/initrd=initrd.gz\n"; \ fi; \ - echo -en "\n[grub]\ng2ldr=g2ldr\ng2ldr.mbr=g2ldr.mbr\n") \ + /bin/echo -en "\n[grub]\ng2ldr=g2ldr\ng2ldr.mbr=g2ldr.mbr\n") \ | todos | mcopy -i$(TEMP_BOOT) - ::win32-loader.ini) \ || (mdel -i$(TEMP_BOOT) ::setup.exe ::g2ldr ::g2ldr.mbr ::win32-loader.ini ; \ echo "*** Failed to add win32-loader, probably out of space." >&2) ; \ @@ -190,17 +190,17 @@ cp /usr/lib/win32-loader/g2ldr $(TEMP_CD_INFO_DIR)/g2ldr; \ cp /usr/lib/win32-loader/g2ldr.mbr $(TEMP_CD_INFO_DIR)/g2ldr.mbr; \ \ - (echo -en "[installer]\n"; \ - echo -en "arch=$(ARCH)\n"; \ - echo -en "default_desktop=gnome\n"; \ + (/bin/echo -en "[installer]\n"; \ + /bin/echo -en "arch=$(ARCH)\n"; \ + /bin/echo -en "default_desktop=gnome\n"; \ if [ -n "$(INITRD_GTK)" ]; then \ - echo -en "$(ARCH)/linux=install/vmlinuz\n$(ARCH)/initrd=install/initrd.gz\n"; \ - echo -en "$(ARCH)/gtk/linux=install/vmlinuz\n$(ARCH)/gtk/initrd=install/gtk/initrd.gz\n"; \ + /bin/echo -en "$(ARCH)/linux=install/vmlinuz\n$(ARCH)/initrd=install/initrd.gz\n"; \ + /bin/echo -en "$(ARCH)/gtk/linux=install/vmlinuz\n$(ARCH)/gtk/initrd=install/gtk/initrd.gz\n"; \ else \ - echo -en "user_interface=text\n"; \ - echo -en "$(ARCH)/linux=install/vmlinuz\n$(ARCH)/initrd=install/initrd.gz\n"; \ + /bin/echo -en "user_interface=text\n"; \ + /bin/echo -en "$(ARCH)/linux=install/vmlinuz\n$(ARCH)/initrd=install/initrd.gz\n"; \ fi; \ - echo -en "\n[grub]\ng2ldr=g2ldr\ng2ldr.mbr=g2ldr.mbr\n") \ + /bin/echo -en "\n[grub]\ng2ldr=g2ldr\ng2ldr.mbr=g2ldr.mbr\n") \ | todos > $(TEMP_CD_INFO_DIR)/win32-loader.ini; \ fi @@ -255,17 +255,17 @@ cp /usr/lib/win32-loader/g2ldr $(TEMP_CD_TREE)/g2ldr; \ cp /usr/lib/win32-loader/g2ldr.mbr $(TEMP_CD_TREE)/g2ldr.mbr; \ \ - (echo -en "[installer]\n"; \ - echo -en "arch=$(ARCH)\n"; \ - echo -en "default_desktop=gnome\n"; \ + (/bin/echo -en "[installer]\n"; \ + /bin/echo -en "arch=$(ARCH)\n"; \ + /bin/echo -en "default_desktop=gnome\n"; \ if [ "$(TYPE)" = "netboot/gtk" ]; then \ - echo -en "user_interface=graphical\n"; \ - echo -en "$(ARCH)/gtk/linux=linux\n$(ARCH)/gtk/initrd=initrd.gz\n"; \ + /bin/echo -en "user_interface=graphical\n"; \ + /bin/echo -en "$(ARCH)/gtk/linux=linux\n$(ARCH)/gtk/initrd=initrd.gz\n"; \ else \ - echo -en "user_inte
Re: Problems with kernel 2.6.26-2-686-bigmem
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 12:08:35PM -0600, David Vanfleet wrote: > > > Luk Claes wrote: > > David Vanfleet wrote: > > > Hi, I'm trying to get Debian (Lenny) to recognize 6 Gig of memory on a > Dell PE 2650 server. I installed the basic 5.02a Debian system with > just > a minimal install then I installed the 2.6.26-2-686-bigmem kernel so > it > will see all the memory. When I boot into the bigmem kernel it fails > to > boot, the errors I get are: > >WARNING boot device may be renamed. Try root=/dev/hda3 >... >ALERT! /dev/sda3 does not exist > > > Did you try with changing the root device for the bigmem kernel to > /dev/hda3? > > If you use grub for booting you could do that by pressing 'e' (for edit > on the line with the bigmem kernel) and afterwards pressing 'b' (for > boot) while in the grub menu (to just try it) or updating > /boot/grub/menu.lst (for the bigmem kernel) and running update-grub > before rebooting into the bigmem kernel. > > > > Thanks for your response, I did try what you suggested but got the same error, > except it says that "/dev/hda3 does not exist". Looking in /dev there is no > sda* or hda*, there only an hda which I think is the CD drive. When I boot to > the default Kernel then /dev/sda3 exists and is used to boot the kernel. Any > other ideas? Does this system use the aacraid driver? If so, please try testing the kernel from lenny-proposed-updates (2.6.26-19). -- dann frazier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: MS-DOS boot [Was: Installation report: SETUP.EXE dysfunctional]
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Samuel Thibault wrote: > Lee Winter, le Sun 30 Aug 2009 11:42:15 -0400, a écrit : > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Samuel Thibault > wrote: > > Lee Winter, le Sun 30 Aug 2009 10:35:46 -0400, a écrit : > > > > > The only requirement I have is to override the installer's > insistence > > > on mounting a CD and using it as the source for the install. > > > > Are you using the hd-media image? > > > > > > No, I am using the netinst image. > > For the linux kernel & initrd too? Not too. Only AFAICT. Grub takes the kernel and the initrd from the hd partition and goes from there. I know of no other piece that is coming from the HD. > > Is the hd-media image less fanatical? > > At least that's what you are supposed to use for an installation from an > HD... > > > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apas02.html.fr#howto-getting-images-hard-disk > OK (i hink), mais ma francaise est trop ancien. Thanks, Lee Winter NP Engineering Nashua, New Hampshire
Re: MS-DOS boot [Was: Installation report: SETUP.EXE dysfunctional]
Lee Winter, le Sun 30 Aug 2009 18:26:29 -0400, a écrit : > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Samuel Thibault > wrote: > > Lee Winter, le Sun 30 Aug 2009 11:42:15 -0400, a écrit : > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Samuel Thibault > wrote: > > Lee Winter, le Sun 30 Aug 2009 10:35:46 -0400, a écrit : > > > > > The only requirement I have is to override the installer's > insistence > > > on mounting a CD and using it as the source for the install. > > > > Are you using the hd-media image? > > > > > > No, I am using the netinst image. > > For the linux kernel & initrd too? > > Not too. Only AFAICT. I'm lost. What you need is hd-image's kernel and initrd, and a CD image (whatever it is, actually). In such case d-i shouldn't ever ask for a real CD. > > Is the hd-media image less fanatical? > > At least that's what you are supposed to use for an installation from an > HD... > > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apas02.html.fr# > howto-getting-images-hard-disk > > > OK (i hink), mais ma francaise est trop ancien. Damn nationalized links, it should have been http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apas02.html#howto-getting-images-hard-disk of course. Samuel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#544106: Info received (xorg configuration missing from i386 gnome and kde ) (fwd)
Hello, I think this may be relevant to debian-boot -- Chris Bell -- Forwarded message -- Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:36:07 + From: Debian Bug Tracking System To: Chris Bell Subject: Bug#544106: Info received (xorg configuration missing from i386 gnome and kde ) Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding this Bug report. This is an automatically generated reply to let you know your message has been received. Your message is being forwarded to the package maintainers and other interested parties for their attention; they will reply in due course. Your message has been sent to the package maintainer(s): unknown-pack...@qa.debian.org If you wish to submit further information on this problem, please send it to 544...@bugs.debian.org. Please do not send mail to ow...@bugs.debian.org unless you wish to report a problem with the Bug-tracking system. -- 544106: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=544106 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
please allow ltsp 5.1.83-1 into testing
ltsp 5.1.83-1 is blocked from migrating into testing, due to the ltsp-client-builder udeb, though this udeb is not used by debian-installer by default, and has no changes since the previous version. it has been in unstable for 7 days without introducing new problems. thanks! live well, vagrant -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
