Re: German translation of dbootstrap po file

2001-02-21 Thread Michael Bramer
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 06:02:37PM -0600, Roland Bauerschmidt wrote: > I updated the German translation of the dbootstrop po file. There were > only few new, untranslated items. Do you want me to commit it to CVS? > Or, Michael or Hartmut, do you want me to send you a diff? commit it. Gruss Gris

cvs commit to boot-floppies/documentation/fr by ericvb

2001-02-21 Thread ericvb
Repository: boot-floppies/documentation/fr who:ericvb time: Wed Feb 21 15:08:12 PST 2001 Log Message: Contribution from Marc SCHAEFER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Files: changed:rescue-boot.sgml -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troubl

Re: debian-installer and devfs

2001-02-21 Thread David Whedon
If you run devfsd then symlinks are created from the old names to the new names: davidw@meow:~$ ls -la /dev/hda1 lr-xr-xr-x1 root root 33 Feb 21 20:14 /dev/hda1 -> ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 davidw@meow:~$ So programs like libparted can find the device they were looking f

Re: debian-installer and devfs

2001-02-21 Thread Joey Hess
David Whedon wrote: > I've been playing with devfs. I'm considering it on the install system for the > following reasons: I've been leaning toward using it too. Same reasons. > Does anyone have a feeling for whether or not we should include devfsd? My gut > feeling is no, as it will cost 20-30k

Re: debian-installer and devfs

2001-02-21 Thread Erik Andersen
On Wed Feb 21, 2001 at 10:12:58PM -0800, David Whedon wrote: > I've been playing with devfs. I'm considering it on the install system for the > following reasons: > - allow for entire root filesystem on read-only media (cdrom) > - cleaner way to build install disks, don't need to be root and mkno

Re: debian-installer and devfs

2001-02-21 Thread Randolph Chung
In reference to a message from David Whedon, dated Feb 21: > I've been playing with devfs. I'm considering it on the install system for the do things like libparted work with devfs? randolph -- Debian Developer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.TauSq.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PRO

cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba by zw

2001-02-21 Thread zw
Repository: debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba who:zw time: Wed Feb 21 21:59:06 PST 2001 Log Message: Batch processing: Added initial Makefile. Clean up corba_text method in text servant. Add comment header in dcf.idl. Yow, batch processing is ugly but too

debian-installer and devfs

2001-02-21 Thread David Whedon
I've been playing with devfs. I'm considering it on the install system for the following reasons: - allow for entire root filesystem on read-only media (cdrom) - cleaner way to build install disks, don't need to be root and mknod or copy form /dev - it is a saner naming scheme. - anything else?

cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba by zw

2001-02-21 Thread zw
Repository: debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba who:zw time: Wed Feb 21 16:28:17 PST 2001 Log Message: Initial very alpha unfinished yet check-in. ;-) Files: added: corba.c dcf.idl -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "u

cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba by zw

2001-02-21 Thread zw
Repository: debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba who:zw time: Wed Feb 21 16:25:45 PST 2001 Log Message: Directory /cvs/debian-boot/debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba added to the repository Files: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMA

cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/debian by tausq

2001-02-21 Thread tausq
Repository: debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/debian who:tausq time: Wed Feb 21 19:59:45 PST 2001 Log Message: more packaging fixes Files: changed:changelog rules -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECT

cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf by tausq

2001-02-21 Thread tausq
Repository: debian-installer/tools/cdebconf who:tausq time: Wed Feb 21 19:59:45 PST 2001 Log Message: more packaging fixes Files: changed:configure configure.in -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECT

cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src by tausq

2001-02-21 Thread tausq
Repository: debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src who:tausq time: Wed Feb 21 20:05:32 PST 2001 Log Message: renamed debconf.conf* to cdebconf.conf* Files: changed:makefile.in removed:debconf.conf debconf.conf-dist added: cdebconf.conf cdebconf.conf-dist -- To UN

cvs commit to boot-floppies/documentation/fr by ericvb

2001-02-21 Thread ericvb
Repository: boot-floppies/documentation/fr who:ericvb time: Wed Feb 21 15:13:52 PST 2001 Log Message: Contribution from Marc SCHAEFER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Files: changed:inst-methods.sgml -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trou

cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/udpkg/debian by tausq

2001-02-21 Thread tausq
Repository: debian-installer/tools/udpkg/debian who:tausq time: Wed Feb 21 20:12:33 PST 2001 Log Message: fixed a build-dep bug Files: changed:changelog control -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECT

cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba by zw

2001-02-21 Thread zw
Repository: debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba who:zw time: Wed Feb 21 18:31:03 PST 2001 Log Message: Totally broken! Try enable CosNaming service. Doing corba_text method. BTW, what's the difference between _text and _string? Files: changed:corba.c

Re: cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba by zw

2001-02-21 Thread Randolph Chung
> Totally broken! Try enable CosNaming service. Doing corba_text method. > BTW, what's the difference between _text and _string? you may want to read the debconf spec :) string is one line, text is multiline. randolph -- Debian Developer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.TauSq.org/ -- To UNSUB

cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba by zw

2001-02-21 Thread zw
Repository: debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba who:zw time: Wed Feb 21 18:27:57 PST 2001 Log Message: Totally broken! text cdebconf frontend by a corba servant. Files: added: dcf-text.c dcf-textimpl.c -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba by zw

2001-02-21 Thread zw
Repository: debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba who:zw time: Wed Feb 21 18:26:14 PST 2001 Log Message: Ignore some orbit-idl generated files. Files: added: .cvsignore -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". T

Re: [salimma1@yahoo.co.uk: Re: Request for addition: USB mass storage support]

2001-02-21 Thread Michèl Alexandre Salim
-- Cormac McGuinness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I think what Eric means is that you have a hard > disk, you can put the > rescue.bin and root.bin etc into a DOS directory, > along with loadlin > and the complete base_2.2.tgz (or whatever the file > is called). The > simple .bat file (whi

Re: Testing woody boot/install process

2001-02-21 Thread Dale Scheetz
On 17 Feb 2001, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Ah! I think I understand. I was using the compact image, because it was > > the only one I could get to download from your web page. (I tried the more > > obvious, like the 1.44 images, and never got a complete

Jumbo patch for documentation

2001-02-21 Thread Marc SCHAEFER
Here is my jumbo patch for documentation. It isn't that big. However because it fixes a few space problems in tt tables, I send it attached, compressed with gzip. - table issue (English, German, French) - table issue for German accentuations CH/DE (German) - small fix to French hardware display -

German translation of dbootstrap po file

2001-02-21 Thread Roland Bauerschmidt
I updated the German translation of the dbootstrop po file. There were only few new, untranslated items. Do you want me to commit it to CVS? Or, Michael or Hartmut, do you want me to send you a diff? Roland -- Roland Bauerschmidt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject o

cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/kdetect by bug1

2001-02-21 Thread bug1
Repository: debian-installer/tools/kdetect who:bug1 time: Wed Feb 21 07:23:09 PST 2001 Log Message: make test Files: changed:Makefile -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/kdetect by bug1

2001-02-21 Thread bug1
Repository: debian-installer/tools/kdetect who:bug1 time: Wed Feb 21 07:22:34 PST 2001 Log Message: Application to use the library for testing purposes Files: added: test.c -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [

Re: corba cdebconf frontend

2001-02-21 Thread Randolph Chung
In reference to a message from zhaoway, dated Feb 21: > Hi, I'm doing a corba frontend for cdebconf. It's at the very, very > begining. 0.0.0.0.1alpha0.0.0.1 I mean. ;-) Please, may I commit it to > under d-i/tools/cdebconf/modules/frontend/corba ? Because, a) I hope > to listen to others ideas wi

corba cdebconf frontend

2001-02-21 Thread zhaoway
Hi, I'm doing a corba frontend for cdebconf. It's at the very, very begining. 0.0.0.0.1alpha0.0.0.1 I mean. ;-) Please, may I commit it to under d-i/tools/cdebconf/modules/frontend/corba ? Because, a) I hope to listen to others ideas with this, b) I'm also doing linux fs hack, so I'd like commit a

Fwd: Re: Request for addition: USB mass storage support

2001-02-21 Thread Michèl Alexandre Salim
Note: forwarded message attached. Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie --- Nate Duehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 a

Re: Request for addition: USB mass storage support

2001-02-21 Thread Michèl Alexandre Salim
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:> Note that this would also work for those few of us > that use bootable IDE > LS-120 drives and no legacy floppy (and can't write > the 2.88MB image to > the LS-120 yet, of course.). > > -- Ferret So to summarise: In the kernel: - USB mass storage - PCMCIA That sho

Re: newbie tester

2001-02-21 Thread Geert Stappers
At 0:08 -0600 2/21/01, ktb wrote: >I sent this to debian-testing and was sent to this list there was >also another individual on d-testing that was looking for the same >info - > >I saw Anthony Towns' email calling for volunteers to test woody >boot-floppies on linuxtoday. I read debian FAQ 12 an

Re: newbie tester

2001-02-21 Thread Thierry Laronde
Hello, On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 12:08:47AM -0600, ktb wrote: > Basically I need some information on how to get started. Are there any > docs regarding this process? The best way I have found, regarding docs, is using the cvs tree for debian-installer. Just give a look to the developer's corner

Re: hardware detection

2001-02-21 Thread Thierry Laronde
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 09:34:59AM +1100, Glenn McGrath wrote: > > My personal opinion about how hardware detection should work is that it > should be done by two seperate complemetary stages/programs. [interesting stuff skipped] I agree with your way. In my mind, once the detection (via /proc,