Re: hardware detection using libpci

2000-11-08 Thread Roland Bauerschmidt
On Thu, Nov 09, 2000 at 09:28:50AM +1100, Glenn McGrath wrote: > Ive been thinking about hardware detection. I think hardware detection > should be a dependency on the fetch method it applies to. Some time ago, almost a year now, I worked on some hardware detection stuff as well. You might want t

Re: hardware detection using libpci

2000-11-08 Thread Glenn McGrath
David Whedon wrote: > > > > Yesterday i started hacking together a small program that uses libpci to > > detect the required ethernet kernel modules, it is attached. > > I spent some time on a similar program that uses lib detect It can be > found at (still alpha, meant to generate discussion): >

Re: hardware detection using libpci

2000-11-08 Thread David Whedon
> Splitting detection up like this seems to me to be the most space > efficient way of doing it as well. agreed. > > Yesterday i started hacking together a small program that uses libpci to > detect the required ethernet kernel modules, it is attached. I spent some time on a similar program th

hardware detection using libpci

2000-11-08 Thread Glenn McGrath
Ive been thinking about hardware detection. I think hardware detection should be a dependency on the fetch method it applies to. e.g. the http/ftp/nfs retriever should depend on network and modem hardware detection. This way, if a network retriever is to be used, the hardware detection component

Re: CVS

2000-11-08 Thread Josip Rodin
On Wed, Nov 08, 2000 at 08:05:06PM +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > I still can't commit to debian-cd and Adam Di Carlo didn't respond to my > mail asking for help... > > What can I do to have a working CVS ? Talk to the admins (debian-admin), I guess. > Error log : > [...] > cvs commit: Examini

Re: Patch: mklibs.sh for glibc 2.1.94

2000-11-08 Thread Ben Collins
On Wed, Nov 08, 2000 at 02:38:45PM -0500, Jeff Licquia wrote: > I've been working on a project that requires building stripped-down > libraries, and was frustrated to discover the bug in mklibs.sh from > the current boot-floppies didn't work with the new glibc. Not wanting > to use potato for thi

Patch: mklibs.sh for glibc 2.1.94

2000-11-08 Thread Jeff Licquia
I've been working on a project that requires building stripped-down libraries, and was frustrated to discover the bug in mklibs.sh from the current boot-floppies didn't work with the new glibc. Not wanting to use potato for this task, I figured out and fixed the bug. (I realize that glibc has mo

Re: CVS

2000-11-08 Thread Raphael Hertzog
Le Wed, Nov 08, 2000 at 06:46:58PM +0100, Josip Rodin écrivait: > The anonymous pserver user is mapped to aph, Adam Di Carlo's account, and > apparently Adam never logged in klecker.debian.org before, so his home > directory doesn't exist. If he logged in, his directory would get created, > and th

Re: CVS

2000-11-08 Thread Josip Rodin
On Wed, Nov 08, 2000 at 12:14:40PM +0100, J.A. Bezemer wrote: > > > > cvs.debian.org has moved back to klecker. > > When I want to checkout the current CD building scripts, I get: > > [costar@midhir /tmp/debcdcvs]$ export >CVSROOT=:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvs/debian-boot > [costar@midhir /tm

boot-floppies: how do I go about making my own version (newbie)

2000-11-08 Thread Walter Tautz
Hello, I am interested in creating my own boot-floppies Primarily so i can change some of the text messages and change some of the menu options. Ideally I would like to create a single boot floppie that would be expressly used to do network install. In particular I would like to have a kernel whic

Re: debinst: non-msdos partition table creation support

2000-11-08 Thread Wookey
On Wed 01 Nov, Glenn McGrath wrote: > I understand how msdos partition tables work now, its just a bunch of > ugly hacks to make use of legacy structures that are long obsolete. > > msdos partitions need to be supported for machines that need microsoft > compatability (and other OS's ?), but i th

Re: CVS

2000-11-08 Thread J.A. Bezemer
On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, Josip Rodin wrote: > On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 10:38:36PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote: > > > cvs.debian.org has moved back to klecker. > > > > > > Everyone using ssh will have to reset their ssh keys, etc. > > > > > > In a little bit we are going to flipflop and stop using pserv