Re: boot/woody/boot-ia64 & use of links
On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 01:47:11PM +0100, Philip Hands wrote: > Also, I notice that it populates the $CDDIR/install directory with > symlinks, which IIRC results in something not terribly useful on > Windoze. Just tested this, and my windoze 98 box shows symlinks as 0 length files. If this is considered a problem (as I guess it should be), then there are more serious examples. The worst is that doc/install appears to be full of empty files. "find -type l" on my CD shows: ./debian ./dists/frozen ./dists/potato/main/binary-ia64/games/fortunes-it_1.51-4.deb ./dists/stable ./dists/unstable ./dists/woody/main/disks-ia64/3.0.22-2002-04-03/doc/ca/index.html ./dists/woody/main/disks-ia64/3.0.22-2002-04-03/doc/cs/index.html ./dists/woody/main/disks-ia64/3.0.22-2002-04-03/doc/da/index.html ./dists/woody/main/disks-ia64/3.0.22-2002-04-03/doc/index.html ./dists/woody/main/disks-ia64/3.0.22-2002-04-03/doc/it/index.html ./dists/woody/main/disks-ia64/current ./doc/install/cfdisk.txt ./doc/install/ch-administrivia.en.html ./doc/install/ch-appendix.en.html ./doc/install/ch-boot-floppy-techinfo.en.html ./doc/install/ch-conclusion.en.html ./doc/install/ch-glossary.en.html ./doc/install/ch-hardware-req.en.html ./doc/install/ch-install-system.en.html ./doc/install/ch-init-config.en.html ./doc/install/ch-install-methods.en.html ./doc/install/ch-intro.en.html ./doc/install/ch-main.en.html ./doc/install/ch-partitioning.en.html ./doc/install/ch-post-install.en.html ./doc/install/ch-preparing.en.html ./doc/install/ch-rescue-boot.en.html ./doc/install/ch-welcome.en.html ./doc/install/dselect-beginner.en.html ./doc/install/dselect-beginner.en.txt ./doc/install/footnotes.en.html ./doc/install/index.html ./doc/install/index.en.html ./doc/install/install.en.html ./doc/install/install.en.txt ./doc/install/parted.txt ./install/doc/ca/index.html ./install/doc/cs/index.html ./install/doc/da/index.html ./install/doc/index.html ./install/doc/it/index.html ./install/linux.bin ./install/rescue.bin ./install/root.bin Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Beginners questions...
On Mon 22 Apr, Alexander Schinner wrote: > Hi, > > for a special project, I whould like to build my own, modified version of the > Debian boot CD's. The changes I have to make are: > > - Using a customized/patched kernel install kernel-package and see man make-kpgk > - remove some questions from the installation procedure (there are fixed > values) You need to mess with the boot-floppies package for this. I'm not sure how much work is needed to nobble the necessary questions. The boot-floppies mailing list is the place to ask about this if looking at the code doesn't make it obvious. > - add some self-build packages This is the preserve of debian-cd I'm a bit out of date on recent changes but you add a debian/local hierarchy with your new packages in and set the LOCAL=1 variable in /etc/debian-cd/conf.sh You can get boot-floppies to use these packages over the normal ones too when you rebuild it. > Can you point me to some documents, where I can learn more about this > subject? Where should I start? read the docs for the above packages and you will at least be able to ask intelligent questions either here or on boot-floppies, as appropriate. It's fair to say that there is no 'Making customised Debian-CD's HOWTO' SFAIK. If you wrote one for woody it would no doubt be appreciated. Wookey -- Aleph One Ltd, Bottisham, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 9BA, UK Tel +44 (0) 1223 811679 work: http://www.aleph1.co.uk/ play: http://www.chaos.org.uk/~wookey/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Last debian-cd updates before release
On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 11:13:19PM +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > Hi people, > > i just committed the last changes that I wanted to make before the > release. I just built an ia64 set using cvs debian-cd, and the first disk has .disk/kernel_installable, but it does not have .disk/base_installable I think it happened because /usr/sbin wasn't in my path, and so the Makefile didn't find debootstrap. I would prefer it to error, rather than silently produce broken CDs. Missing debootstrap also disables the code that ensures all base debs are on the first CD. Also post-boot-hppa tries to run palo, which is in /sbin, so maybe CONF.sh should just ensure /sbin:/usr/sbin is in PATH. Cheers, Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Testing Woody DVDs
I'm now testing Woody DVDs in a few machines. They seem readable in a variety of drives, so I'm going to try a few machines and see if they boot OK. -- Steve McIntyre, Plasmon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oh My God! They Killed init! You Bastards! "Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky, "Tongue-tied & twisted, Just an earth-bound misfit, I..." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Last debian-cd updates before release
[Richard Hirst] > I think it happened because /usr/sbin wasn't in my path, and so the > Makefile didn't find debootstrap. I would prefer it to error, > rather than silently produce broken CDs. Missing debootstrap also > disables the code that ensures all base debs are on the first CD. I made the following patch to detect this situation. I ran into the same problem. Please include this patch in the next version of debian-cd. Index: Makefile === RCS file: /var/lib/cvs/skolelinux/src/debian-cd/Makefile,v retrieving revision 1.1.1.8 retrieving revision 1.19 diff -u -3 -p -u -r1.1.1.8 -r1.19 --- Makefile13 Apr 2002 12:23:07 - 1.1.1.8 +++ Makefile13 Apr 2002 12:31:33 - 1.19 @@ -443,11 +445,17 @@ $(BDIR)/packages-stamp: for p in `debootstrap --arch $(ARCH) --print-debs $(CODENAME)`; do\ if ! grep -q ^$$p$$ $(BDIR)/$$DISK.packages; then \ ok=no; \ + echo "Missing debootstrap-required $p"; \ fi; \ done; \ if [ "$$ok" = "yes" ]; then \ + echo "CD$$DISK contains all packages needed by debootstrap"; \ touch $(BDIR)/CD$$DISK/.disk/base_installable; \ + else \ + echo "CD$$DISK missing some packages needed by debootstrap"; \ fi; \ + else \ + echo "Unable to find debootstrap program"; \ fi; \ done $(Q)set -e; \ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cvs commit to debian-cd by hertzog
Repository: debian-cd who:hertzog time: Tue Apr 23 06:33:38 PDT 2002 Log Message: * Hardcode debootstrap path ... since /usr/sbin may not be out of the PATH. * Print results of debootstrap checks. Files: changed:Makefile -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cvs commit to debian-cd/tools/boot/woody by rhirst
Repository: debian-cd/tools/boot/woody who:rhirst time: Tue Apr 23 07:50:29 PDT 2002 Log Message: Reworked boot-ia64 to use hardlinks and so 1_NONUS.raw is built properly. Files: changed:boot-ia64 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cvs commit to debian-cd/debian by rhirst
Repository: debian-cd/debian who:rhirst time: Tue Apr 23 07:50:29 PDT 2002 Log Message: Reworked boot-ia64 to use hardlinks and so 1_NONUS.raw is built properly. Files: changed:changelog -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: boot/woody/boot-ia64 & use of links
On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 01:47:11PM +0100, Philip Hands wrote: > Hi, > > I notice that boot-ia64 doesn't work for 1_NONUS, because it does a cd > to CD1, rather than $CDDIR. > > Also, I notice that it populates the $CDDIR/install directory with > symlinks, which IIRC results in something not terribly useful on > Windoze. > > Is there any reason not to use hard-links in this case? I think that > means that Windows will see the contents of /install properly, while not I've fixed boot-ia64 in cvs to use hardlinks, and $CDDIR, Thanks, Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Last debian-cd updates before release
Hi, Le Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 03:11:46PM +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen écrivait: > > I think it happened because /usr/sbin wasn't in my path, and so the > > Makefile didn't find debootstrap. I would prefer it to error, > > rather than silently produce broken CDs. Missing debootstrap also > > disables the code that ensures all base debs are on the first CD. > > I made the following patch to detect this situation. I ran into the > same problem. Please include this patch in the next version of > debian-cd. I applied your patch and also hardcoded debootstrap location so that /usr/sbin/ missing from the PATH doesn't hurt. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog -+- http://strasbourg.linuxfr.org/~raphael/ Formation Linux et logiciel libre : http://www.logidee.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Last debian-cd updates before release
Hi Ben! > Yeah, I can fix this up tonight. I have a new method I want to implement > which will not only simplify the sparc boot, but make it so you don't > need root to build it anymore. Will this new method work with mkisofs or will we still need an old mkhybrid for the sparcs? BTW: maybe not being root or not using mkhybrid was the only thing that was making the images not work. I mean, the ones I was making were supposed to work and they only had a fakeroot and mkhybrid instead of mkisofs :-? Regards... -- Manty/BestiaTester -> http://manty.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
improper nesting of debootstrap error message
Howdy, The patch from Petter Reinholdtsen to detect when debootstrap mis-nested the error message. The following patch fixes it. Matt Index: Makefile === RCS file: /cvs/debian-boot/debian-cd/Makefile,v retrieving revision 1.52 diff -u -r1.52 Makefile --- Makefile2002/04/23 13:33:37 1.52 +++ Makefile2002/04/23 17:59:28 @@ -449,9 +449,9 @@ if [ "$$ok" = "yes" ]; then \ echo "CD$$DISK contains all packages needed by debootstrap"; \ touch $(BDIR)/CD$$DISK/.disk/base_installable; \ - else \ - echo "Unable to find debootstrap program"; \ fi; \ + else \ + echo "Unable to find debootstrap"; \ fi; \ done $(Q)set -e; \ msg03489/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Last debian-cd updates before release
On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 06:28:27PM +0200, Santiago Garcia Mantinan wrote: > Hi Ben! > > > Yeah, I can fix this up tonight. I have a new method I want to implement > > which will not only simplify the sparc boot, but make it so you don't > > need root to build it anymore. > > Will this new method work with mkisofs or will we still need an old mkhybrid > for the sparcs? mkisofs has the patches for silo. The method is basically a change from using the CD as the rootfs, to using a kernel image plus initrd image. Simplifies the procedure for booting (and creating the bootable system). -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://linux1394.sourceforge.net/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ Deqo - http://www.deqo.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cvs commit to debian-cd by hertzog
Repository: debian-cd who:hertzog time: Tue Apr 23 14:30:51 PDT 2002 Log Message: * Fix if/else nesting for debootstrap checks. Files: changed:Makefile -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cvs commit to debian-cd/debian by rhirst
Repository: debian-cd/debian who:rhirst time: Tue Apr 23 15:50:35 PDT 2002 Log Message: Reworked post-boot-hppa to hardcode path to palo, and to ensure 1_NONUS.raw is built properly. Files: changed:changelog -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cvs commit to debian-cd/tools/boot/woody by rhirst
Repository: debian-cd/tools/boot/woody who:rhirst time: Tue Apr 23 15:50:35 PDT 2002 Log Message: Reworked post-boot-hppa to hardcode path to palo, and to ensure 1_NONUS.raw is built properly. Files: changed:post-boot-hppa -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
