Bug#103440: Package: boot-floppies

2001-07-03 Thread Galia Gitliz
Package: boot-floppies Version: potato architecture: PowerPC model: MVME 1600 memory: 16mb scsi: on board cd-rom: scsi TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6401TA network card: on board pcmcia: none I am trying to install Potato into this machine, on a scsi disk. The cd-rom boots OK, the Linux is uncompress, but

Re: upgrading to a premade kernel after installing with 3.0.7

2001-07-03 Thread Glenn McGrath
Matt Zimmerman wrote: >On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 07:32:39PM +1000, Glenn McGrath wrote: > >>I installed testing yesterday. >> >>tasksel was a problem, but thats been discussed i think. >> >>The *major* problem i had was upgrading to pre-built 2.4.5 kernel post >>install, when i first installed 2.4

Re: upgrading to a premade kernel after installing with 3.0.7

2001-07-03 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 07:32:39PM +1000, Glenn McGrath wrote: > I installed testing yesterday. > > tasksel was a problem, but thats been discussed i think. > > The *major* problem i had was upgrading to pre-built 2.4.5 kernel post > install, when i first installed 2.4.5 i was told to edit >

FW: reading linux from MacOs

2001-07-03 Thread Chris Tillman
>> Hi all, >> From my MacOS 9.0.4 working, I would like to read the linux files of >> my Debian woody. >> >> But MacOS doesn't see the other disks, even the Apple System >> Information see only my 4 Go HD MacOS partition, when all the HD is 6 >> Go big. >> >> I need some magic ? >> > > MacOS does

Re: Install Manual Updates Phase 2

2001-07-03 Thread Chris Tillman
> On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 06:59:26PM -0400, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > >> Quite honestly, there are only two cases that I see are all that valid: >> >> (a) if you're a single user, single disk workstation, just make one >> partition for swap, and one big one for everything else >> >> (b) if you're

Processing of boot-floppies_3.0.7_source.changes

2001-07-03 Thread James Troup
boot-floppies_3.0.7_source.changes uploaded successfully to auric.debian.org along with the files: boot-floppies_3.0.7.dsc boot-floppies_3.0.7.tar.gz Greetings, Your Debian queue daemon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact

Processing of boot-floppies_3.0.7_i386.changes

2001-07-03 Thread James Troup
boot-floppies_3.0.7_i386.changes uploaded successfully to auric.debian.org along with the files: boot-floppies_3.0.7_all.deb bf-archive-install_3.0.7_i386.sh bf-common_3.0.7_i386.tar.gz bf-doc_3.0.7_i386.tar.gz bf-images-1.20_3.0.7_i386.tar.gz bf-images-1.44_3.0.7_i386.tar.gz bf-misc

upgrading to a premade kernel after installing with 3.0.7

2001-07-03 Thread Glenn McGrath
I installed testing yesterday. tasksel was a problem, but thats been discussed i think. The *major* problem i had was upgrading to pre-built 2.4.5 kernel post install, when i first installed 2.4.5 i was told to edit /etc/kernel-img.conf (that didnt exist yet) and add a line "Do_initrd = Yes"

Re: debian-installer question

2001-07-03 Thread Joey Hess
Douglas L Stewart wrote: > I grabbed the latest debian-installer out of CVS, and after removing -di > from the names of the packages in build/lists/base and build/lists/net > (since apparently recently the -di packages related to the kernel have been > folded back into the regular packages) manage

Re: pcmcia modules packages

2001-07-03 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 07:09:57PM -0400, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > Anthony Towns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > pcmcia-modules for i386 in unstable doesn't seem to match the kernel-image. > > Any chance of someone rebuilding them? > > I thought you kicked this over to debian-qa for help? I ca

cvs commit to base-config/debian by joeyh

2001-07-03 Thread joeyh
Repository: base-config/debian who:joeyh time: Tue Jul 3 17:13:51 PDT 2001 Log Message: * Added backtracking support to base-config. * Renumbered the lib/ scripts so they start at 10. (cvs hates me) * Backtrack from apt-get to stage 50 (tasksel) if it fails, to let the

cvs commit to base-config/lib by joeyh

2001-07-03 Thread joeyh
Repository: base-config/lib who:joeyh time: Tue Jul 3 17:13:51 PDT 2001 Log Message: * Added backtracking support to base-config. * Renumbered the lib/ scripts so they start at 10. (cvs hates me) * Backtrack from apt-get to stage 50 (tasksel) if it fails, to let the

cvs commit to base-config by joeyh

2001-07-03 Thread joeyh
Repository: base-config who:joeyh time: Tue Jul 3 17:13:50 PDT 2001 Log Message: * Added backtracking support to base-config. * Renumbered the lib/ scripts so they start at 10. (cvs hates me) * Backtrack from apt-get to stage 50 (tasksel) if it fails, to let the use

Re: Install Report (b-f 2.3.6 i386; floppy/net; standard)

2001-07-03 Thread Matt Kraai
On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 06:54:11PM -0400, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > > Rebooting to Windows then tells me that the bastard install has decided > > to fuck up my clock and put it 10 hours ahead, even though I'm pretty > > sure I told it that the hw clock is *NOT* in GMT. Bleh. > > "Pretty sure" ? Sou

cvs commit to boot-floppies by aph

2001-07-03 Thread aph
Repository: boot-floppies who:aph time: Tue Jul 3 16:44:59 PDT 2001 Log Message: minor updates Files: changed:todo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

cvs commit to boot-floppies/debian by aph

2001-07-03 Thread aph
Repository: boot-floppies/debian who:aph time: Tue Jul 3 16:44:31 PDT 2001 Log Message: new Uploaders tag in source package for potential source uploaders (requires new dpkg-dev) Files: changed:changelog control -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subje

Re: install logging

2001-07-03 Thread Joey Hess
Massimo Dal Zotto wrote: > Another thing I did in my installer was to copy the logs produced by the > bootfloppy installer during the first phase into the final logfile in the > target partition. Well the boot floppies have done that for a while now. > Regarding the implementation of the whole t

Re: Install Manual Updates Phase 2

2001-07-03 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 06:59:26PM -0400, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > Quite honestly, there are only two cases that I see are all that valid: > > (a) if you're a single user, single disk workstation, just make one > partition for swap, and one big one for everything else > > (b) if you're a serve

Re: success with cvs boot-floppies on powerpc

2001-07-03 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, Jun 24, 2001 at 12:26:06AM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote: > > > > the remaining problems are: > > one other thing, dhcp/bootp network configuration failed, i have only > a bootp server which works fine for netbooting this machine, and > potato boot

Re: Install Manual Updates Phase 2

2001-07-03 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Quite honestly, there are only two cases that I see are all that valid: (a) if you're a single user, single disk workstation, just make one partition for swap, and one big one for everything else (b) if you're a server, than you bettah split out /tmp, /var, /usr, possibly /var/mail, yadda y

RE: 'current' Woody disks missing pcmcia modules.

2001-07-03 Thread Reid Sutherland
Thanks Adam, I'm looking forward to 3.0.8. Can't really compile the source when I need the kernel-source package, gcc, make, etc. -reid -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Adam Di Carlo Sent: July 2, 2001 2:33 PM To: Reid Sutherland Cc: [

debian-installer question

2001-07-03 Thread Douglas L Stewart
I grabbed the latest debian-installer out of CVS, and after removing -di from the names of the packages in build/lists/base and build/lists/net (since apparently recently the -di packages related to the kernel have been folded back into the regular packages) managed to run make and build the flopp

Re: install logging

2001-07-03 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
> I've got an idea -- I think it'd be nice if base-config runs all or part > of itself under script, with output going to /var/log/something. The > idea being this will produce very handy typescripts for testing now, and > later on will be useful too. (No more incoherent whining "something > broke

Re: base-8 disk

2001-07-03 Thread Matt Kraai
On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 09:20:20AM -0600, A. Roubicek wrote: > I am new to this list, I apologize if this is not the place to post this > question, and if it is too basic... > I am trying to install the latest debian version on a compaq lte elite > using floppies and everything goes fine until I

base-8 disk

2001-07-03 Thread A. Roubicek
Hi, I am new to this list, I apologize if this is not the place to post this question, and if it is too basic... I am trying to install the latest debian version on a compaq lte elite using floppies and everything goes fine until I use the base-8 disk, there I get an "error...success" message. I

cvs commit to boot-floppies/utilities/dbootstrap by kraai

2001-07-03 Thread kraai
Repository: boot-floppies/utilities/dbootstrap who:kraai time: Tue Jul 3 08:13:59 PDT 2001 Log Message: Check that DHCP really did successfully configure the interface. Files: changed:netconfig.c -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscri

cvs commit to boot-floppies/debian by kraai

2001-07-03 Thread kraai
Repository: boot-floppies/debian who:kraai time: Tue Jul 3 08:13:58 PDT 2001 Log Message: Check that DHCP really did successfully configure the interface. Files: changed:changelog -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Co

Re: Install Report II (The Revenge; bf 3.0.7 (beta); Acer Laptop; floppy/basedebs)

2001-07-03 Thread Ethan Benson
On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 04:14:19PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > > So, switched to VC2, set my http_proxy, cd'ed into /target to get some > disk space, and ran: > wget http://penguinppc.org/~eb/debian/i386/basedebs.tgz > Then ran: > debootstrap --download-only --arch i386 \ >