Re: Installing...

2000-11-16 Thread Peter Naulls
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jonathan Amery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: > >Installing Debian on a RiscPC using boot floppies is covered in the > >document pointed to below in my sig. > > > Question about CD-ROM should probably use `ln -s /de

Re: Installing...

2000-11-16 Thread Jonathan Amery
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: >Installing Debian on a RiscPC using boot floppies is covered in the >document pointed to below in my sig. > Erm, can I make a couple of suggestions wrt the FAQ (before even trying the install)? Question about CD-ROM should probably use `ln -s /dev/hdb /

Re: testing a package on big endian archs

2000-11-16 Thread Adam C Powell IV
Othmar Pasteka wrote: > hi, > > On Thu, Nov 16, 2000 at 07:35:15AM +, Philip Blundell wrote: > > I don't think Debian runs on any big-endian ARM systems at the moment. > > oh, i didn't know, i was told arm is big endian. well, if it > isn't then i misposted it. anyway, if someone has a big end

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Re: Debian install on Netwinder?

2000-11-16 Thread Rod Stewart
On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Leonard Sitongia wrote: > Can someone clue me in on this? It's been a couple of years since I > upgraded my Netwinder DM, and at that time it was with the whole-disk > image from Corel. > I haven't installed Debian on it. > > First, I assume that Netwinder support is in de

Re: Installing...

2000-11-16 Thread Nicholas Clark
On Thu, Nov 16, 2000 at 11:47:05AM +, Wookey wrote: > If you don't set up the framebuffer first then it will try to start but > shortly quit with a 'signall 11'. Aaargh. I know roughly where that bug is and why. Stupid ** XFree takes the resolution the framebuffer was in (at 4bpp) and merr

Re: Installing...

2000-11-16 Thread Wookey
On Thu 16 Nov, Jonathan Amery wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: > >In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Jonathan Amery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 'scuse me for being stupid like, but how would I go about installking > >> debian-arm on my RiscPC (running ARMLinux and RI

Re: testing a package on big endian archs

2000-11-16 Thread Peter Naulls
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Othmar Pasteka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 16, 2000 at 07:35:15AM +, Philip Blundell wrote: > > I don't think Debian runs on any big-endian ARM systems at the moment. > > oh, i didn't know, i was told arm is big endian. well, if it > isn't

Re: testing a package on big endian archs

2000-11-16 Thread Othmar Pasteka
hi, On Thu, Nov 16, 2000 at 07:35:15AM +, Philip Blundell wrote: > I don't think Debian runs on any big-endian ARM systems at the moment. oh, i didn't know, i was told arm is big endian. well, if it isn't then i misposted it. anyway, if someone has a big endian system he/should may test it pl

Re: testing a package on big endian archs

2000-11-16 Thread Philip Blundell
>header file) i built it a bit more properly. nevertheless i would >like to test it on big endian systems. >requirements: arm based computer (surprise, surprise ;)), cd I don't think Debian runs on any big-endian ARM systems at the moment. p.