Debian Boot CVS: dwhedon

2001-01-08 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
CVSROOT:/cvs/debian-boot Module name:debian-installer Changes by: dwhedon 01/01/08 23:15:10 Modified files: tools/netcfg : TODO tools/netcfg/debian: changelog Log message: updates -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe"

Debian Boot CVS: dwhedon

2001-01-08 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
CVSROOT:/cvs/debian-boot Module name:debian-installer Changes by: dwhedon 01/01/08 21:59:42 Modified files: tools/ddetect : utils.c Log message: remove cruft -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Installation problem

2001-01-08 Thread Glenn McGrath
"Kenneth G. Kastella" wrote: > > I am trying to install Debian Linux on an old 33 MHz, 486 Gateway, > 16 MB RAM, ATAPI cd-rom. I got Linux version 2.2 on 3 cd-roms > from Linux Central. I copied rescue.bin, root.bin, driver-1.bin, driver- > 2.bin, driver-3.bin and driver-4.bin to 5 1/4" floppie

Installation problem

2001-01-08 Thread Kenneth G. Kastella
I am trying to install Debian Linux on an old 33 MHz, 486 Gateway, 16 MB RAM, ATAPI cd-rom. I got Linux version 2.2 on 3 cd-roms from Linux Central. I copied rescue.bin, root.bin, driver-1.bin, driver- 2.bin, driver-3.bin and driver-4.bin to 5 1/4" floppies. I inserted rescue.bin into the fl

Bug#80325: Installer misreports partition numbers

2001-01-08 Thread Glenn McGrath
Chris Paul wrote: > > Hi Adam, > it took me quite a few days to `find ..` your "flavours" in a path requiring 70 >chars ... ;-) > > There was no vanilla, but the test results of the rest looks really interesting. > > > ... I need to know what "flavor" you were booting from... > So sit down, ..

Debian Boot CVS: polish

2001-01-08 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
CVSROOT:/cvs/debian-boot Module name:base-config Changes by: polish 01/01/08 13:45:16 Modified files: . : apt-setup.templates.pl Log message: Added testing, updated Polish translation. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsu

Debian Boot CVS: joeyh

2001-01-08 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
CVSROOT:/cvs/debian-boot Module name:base-config Changes by: joeyh 01/01/08 13:30:50 Modified files: . : apt-setup.templates apt-setup.templates.hu debian : changelog Log message: * Added testing as an option to apt-setup. Translations nee

Re: Intent to do a NMU of kernel-image-2.2.28 and kernel-image-2.2.28-ide

2001-01-08 Thread Brian Mays
> On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 03:31:43PM -0500, Brian Mays wrote: > > > Why is gcc272 used? For compatibility with the old distributions? Herbert Xu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied: > Because 2.95.2 is too buggy at the moment. Okay. Will try the 272 compiler. - Brian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [

Re: Intent to do a NMU of kernel-image-2.2.28 and kernel-image-2.2.28-ide

2001-01-08 Thread Herbert Xu
On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 03:31:43PM -0500, Brian Mays wrote: > > Why is gcc272 used? For compatibility with the old distributions? Because 2.95.2 is too buggy at the moment. -- Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 is out! ( http://www.debian.org/ ) Email: Herbert Xu ~{PmV>HI~} <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Home Page: h

[robert@namodn.com: Re: serial install]

2001-01-08 Thread Rob
I suppose I could have just looked on the FTP site instead of asking that particular question.. I forgot that there is a file named "kernel-config" that contains the uncommented .config kernel entries.. Unfortunately, CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE is NOT in there.. :( My experience is roughly the same a

Re: Intent to do a NMU of kernel-image-2.2.28 and kernel-image-2.2.28-ide

2001-01-08 Thread Brian Mays
> I suspect the problem is that you need to have gcc272 installed to > build the symbol information. Why is gcc272 used? For compatibility with the old distributions? - Brian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Intent to do a NMU of kernel-image-2.2.28 and kernel-image-2.2.28-ide

2001-01-08 Thread Herbert Xu
On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 03:05:28PM -0500, Brian Mays wrote: > I cannot get the PCMCIA modules to successfully compile against the > current kernel-image-2.2.28 and kernel-image-2.2.28-ide packages, and > the kernel maintainer has not responded to my bug report or email > complaining about this pro

debian-boot@lists.debian.org

2001-01-08 Thread Eray Ozkural (exa)
Hi Randolph, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > > * "Randolph Chung" > > | cdebconf already uses autoconf. i'd really prefer not to use automake if > | we can. it adds way too much abstraction and in my experience makes the > | makefiles *much* more difficult to understand. ^^

Re: serial install

2001-01-08 Thread Eray Ozkural (exa)
Rob wrote: > > Does the kernel on the rescue disk have CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE > compiled in? I don't think so. Getting a simple serial console on our i386 beo took a lot of time... I remember that I had to configure it myself.What's your experience? Thanks,  -- Eray (exa) Ozkural Comp. Sci

Intent to do a NMU of kernel-image-2.2.28 and kernel-image-2.2.28-ide

2001-01-08 Thread Brian Mays
I cannot get the PCMCIA modules to successfully compile against the current kernel-image-2.2.28 and kernel-image-2.2.28-ide packages, and the kernel maintainer has not responded to my bug report or email complaining about this problem. Therefore, unless someone is willing to fix this soon, I plan

Re: Debian CDs

2001-01-08 Thread Adam Di Carlo
"Holp, John Mr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I received the 3 CDs for "official" Debian 2.2.17 last Friday 5 > January 2001. For the past day or two I have been trying to install Debian > but am not able to effect the installation. > > I get all the way through to where I would li

Re: proxy support for wget retriever

2001-01-08 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
* Joey Hess | Tollef Fog Heen wrote: | > do { | > debconf->command(debconf, "fset", DEBCONF_BASE "http/hostname", "seen", "false"); | > debconf->command(debconf, "INPUT", "critical", DEBCONF_BASE "http/hostname", NULL); | > debconf->command(debconf, "GET", DEBCONF_BASE "http/hostname", NULL); |

debian-boot@lists.debian.org

2001-01-08 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
* "Randolph Chung" | > In the end, I hope to have the whole system building using automake | > and configure, so that one can create a custom installer by giving | > various options to configure. :) | | cdebconf already uses autoconf. i'd really prefer not to use automake if | we can. it adds w

Re: serial install

2001-01-08 Thread Rob
Hi Arthur On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 02:11:42PM +0100, Arthur Korn wrote: > Hi Rob > > Rob schrieb: > > I would like to be able to do installs on machines > > that have no monitor, only terminals connected through > > the serial port. > > I did an install over serial console on a Sun Sparcstation

Re: Thoughts on the installer (early)

2001-01-08 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 12:52:51AM -0500, Chris Ruffin wrote: > From what I gather today after playing around with gtk-fb today is > that you would have to have the appropriate versions of several libraries > available- the gtk & gdk libs, compiled for frame buffer support, > glib, the pango libs

Winmodem boot disk tester

2001-01-08 Thread Marvin Stodolsky
As a short term measure, I've modified slightly and tested the current rescue boot disk with kernel-2.4.0, to serve for insmod /mnt/ltmodem.o driver insertion, whose success is a 1st indicator that the modem hardware is compatible with the ltmodem.o, before a User should download all sources

Processed: Re: Bug#81176: Minor bug: can not autoconfig /etc/apt/sources.list for debian-non-US

2001-01-08 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > reassign 81176 base-config Bug#81176: Minor bug: can not autoconfig /etc/apt/sources.list for debian-non-US Bug reassigned from package `base' to `base-config'. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Darren Ben

Re: Thought on the installer (early)

2001-01-08 Thread Thom May
Hi >Why do you people have the idea that a graphical installer in >itself is more user friendly? Designing a good graphical (as in >coloured pixels, characters are graphical too, you know) >installer is a lot of work. At least with a framebuffer >installer one can reach many more people with a si

Re: serial install

2001-01-08 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 02:11:42PM +0100, Arthur Korn wrote: :Hi Rob : :Rob schrieb: :> I would like to be able to do installs on machines :> that have no monitor, only terminals connected through :> the serial port. : :I did an install over serial console on a Sun Sparcstation 20, :using a postat

Re: serial install

2001-01-08 Thread Arthur Korn
Hi Rob Rob schrieb: > I would like to be able to do installs on machines > that have no monitor, only terminals connected through > the serial port. I did an install over serial console on a Sun Sparcstation 20, using a postato RC 3 (about in august I think) tftp kernel. It worked perfectly fine

Bug#80325: Re: Bug#80325: how compact, vanilla and fdisk see the partition table

2001-01-08 Thread Thomas Blankenhorn
Hi Chris, > I also dont understand everything you said: >> ... The difference is that 'compact' ignores some Linux >> partitions on the extended partition. > Are You sure? Yes I am. But maybe I should have put it a little more precisely in my previous post. When I invoke 'view partition table'

Debian Boot CVS: aph

2001-01-08 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
CVSROOT:/cvs/debian-boot Module name:boot-floppies Changes by: aph 01/01/08 01:32:38 Modified files: utilities/dbootstrap: extract_kernel.c Log message: fix compile problem in driver_filename setting -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Debian Boot CVS: aph

2001-01-08 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
CVSROOT:/cvs/debian-boot Module name:boot-floppies Changes by: aph 01/01/08 01:29:46 Modified files: debian : changelog Log message: add /dev/ida/c[01]d[0123] devices back, which were mistakenly removed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a

Debian Boot CVS: aph

2001-01-08 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
CVSROOT:/cvs/debian-boot Module name:boot-floppies Changes by: aph 01/01/08 01:29:38 Modified files: . : rootdisk.sh Log message: add /dev/ida/c[01]d[0123] devices back, which were mistakenly removed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with