Re: serial console install - boot-floppies woody 3.0

2001-07-25 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 09:03:55PM -0700, John H. Robinson, IV wrote: > On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 11:29:54PM -0400, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > > Unless, of course, TIOCGSERIAL works on /dev/console if it happens to be > > connected to a serial device. I don't have a system to test. > > if this is mo

Re: serial console install - boot-floppies woody 3.0

2001-07-25 Thread John H. Robinson, IV
On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 11:29:54PM -0400, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > > "John H. Robinson, IV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > it looks like update_console_info() in > > > ./utilities/dbootstrap/baseconfig.c is the place to fix this. > > > > Hmm, are you suggesting the console args should be p

Re: serial console install - boot-floppies woody 3.0

2001-07-25 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 10:27:49PM -0400, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > "John H. Robinson, IV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > doing a serial console install on i386 architecture, serial console, i > > noticed upon reboot that everything went smoothly until base-config > > completed, and the getty wa

Bug#106058: marked as done (debian-boot lack Mylex DAC960 support)

2001-07-25 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Processed: Re: Bug#106457: Can't install `testing'

2001-07-25 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > reassign 106457 busybox Bug#106457: Can't install `testing' Bug reassigned from package `boot-floppies' to `busybox'. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Darren Benham (administrator, Debian Bugs database)

Re: ash/modconf problem in 3.0.8 i386 boot-floppies

2001-07-25 Thread David Kimdon
0.2.32 is the one in testing as well as the one in unstable. That is the version that was used on 3.0.8 boot-floppies. Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 09:46:56PM -0400 wrote: > Matt Kraai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > The version of ash included on the 3.0.8 i386 boot-floppies > > appears to contain a

Re: libm on root-filesystem?

2001-07-25 Thread Thimo Neubauer
I hate do do a self-reply but I tracked down the problem further: libslang needs all mathmatical functions on earth, because it provides wrappers for all of them. libnewt instead just needs a few of slangs functions, not including a math-function at all. Unfortunately the library reduction seems

cvs commit to boot-floppies by jaqque

2001-07-25 Thread jaqque
Repository: boot-floppies who:jaqque time: Wed Jul 25 13:46:40 PDT 2001 Log Message: annotted contributor of ReiserFS support Files: changed:Maintainers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

cvs commit to boot-floppies/debian by jaqque

2001-07-25 Thread jaqque
Repository: boot-floppies/debian who:jaqque time: Wed Jul 25 13:46:04 PDT 2001 Log Message: added blurb about reiserfs, fixed name formatting for 3.0.9 to match the rest of the changelog Files: changed:changelog -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subjec

cvs commit to boot-floppies/scripts/dos by jaqque

2001-07-25 Thread jaqque
Repository: boot-floppies/scripts/dos who:jaqque time: Wed Jul 25 13:44:56 PDT 2001 Log Message: added reiserfs target to build scripts (i386 only) added other support files added mkreiserfs to rootdisk, in support of reiserfs installation Files: added: install-reiserfs.ba

cvs commit to boot-floppies by jaqque

2001-07-25 Thread jaqque
Repository: boot-floppies who:jaqque time: Wed Jul 25 13:44:55 PDT 2001 Log Message: added reiserfs target to build scripts (i386 only) added other support files added mkreiserfs to rootdisk, in support of reiserfs installation Files: changed:Makefile release.sh -- To UN

cvs commit to boot-floppies/documentation by jaqque

2001-07-25 Thread jaqque
Repository: boot-floppies/documentation who:jaqque time: Wed Jul 25 13:44:56 PDT 2001 Log Message: added reiserfs target to build scripts (i386 only) added other support files added mkreiserfs to rootdisk, in support of reiserfs installation Files: changed:release-notes.sgm

cvs commit to boot-floppies/scripts/rootdisk by jaqque

2001-07-25 Thread jaqque
Repository: boot-floppies/scripts/rootdisk who:jaqque time: Wed Jul 25 13:44:57 PDT 2001 Log Message: added reiserfs target to build scripts (i386 only) added other support files added mkreiserfs to rootdisk, in support of reiserfs installation Files: changed:EXTRACT_LIST_i

BusyBox NMU

2001-07-25 Thread Matt Kraai
Howdy, Erik has given me permission to make a BusyBox NMU to fix the wget problem (bug #106223). I'll upload it this evening, once I have a chance to sign it. Matt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [BusyBox] BusyBox 0.52 wget broken

2001-07-25 Thread Erik Andersen
On Tue Jul 24, 2001 at 08:43:49AM +0200, Martin Schulze wrote: > With the bug, debootstrap ends on mipsel with strange errors and wget > fails with a segmentation fault. After applying the patch from cvs > and rebuilding busybox, rebuilding the initrd, rebuilding the kernel > image, rebooting, wg

Re: Problems with building the Alpha-bootdisks

2001-07-25 Thread Erik Andersen
On Wed Jul 25, 2001 at 06:00:59PM +0200, Thimo Neubauer wrote: > On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 09:26:47AM -0600, Erik Andersen wrote: > > If you find stuff that is enabled that shouldn't be, please do let me/us know > > by posting to the list. I'm about to make a new busybox package in the next > > hou

libm on root-filesystem?

2001-07-25 Thread Thimo Neubauer
Hi, in my effort to save about any byte disposable to get the alpha-root-fs on a floppy, I'd like to ask the following: what does libm do on the root-disk? First of all: these are the binaries using libm (if i did not miss one): /bin/nano-tiny (aka edit) /sbin/cfdisk /sbin/dbootstrap The intere

Re: where can I get boot2_2.tgz? (or bootdebs?)

2001-07-25 Thread Matt Kraai
On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 11:25:28AM -0400, Ariel wrote: > The reason I want to install woody is because I need X version 4.x for my > video card. > > I am happy to help test woody's install, but if there is a better way for > my to install debian with X version 4.x I'll do that. At the moment, th

Re: Problems with building the Alpha-bootdisks

2001-07-25 Thread Thimo Neubauer
On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 09:26:47AM -0600, Erik Andersen wrote: > If you find stuff that is enabled that shouldn't be, please do let me/us know > by posting to the list. I'm about to make a new busybox package in the next > hour or two, so now would be a good time to mention any needed changes. O

Re: Problems with building the Alpha-bootdisks

2001-07-25 Thread Erik Andersen
On Wed Jul 25, 2001 at 04:49:57AM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote: > On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 02:28:16PM +0200, Thimo Neubauer wrote: > > > > What are the favorite ways of reducing the disksize anyway? As I'm > > still totally new to boot-disks, can someone tell me where I have to > > go? The lists of w

where can I get boot2_2.tgz? (or bootdebs?)

2001-07-25 Thread Ariel
I'm trying to install woody from floppies. I connect to the net with a modem (ppp). As I understand it, this is possible only after installing the base. http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot-0107/msg00401.html has an address where presumably I can get bootdebs, but I'm getting 403 errors. I found

Re: Problems with building the Alpha-bootdisks

2001-07-25 Thread Thimo Neubauer
On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 04:49:57AM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote: > busybox has alot of cruft turned on that doesn't need to be, going > through that and finding potential applets to kill would be useful. > its probably a good idea to ask on the list first so the other > archtectures can comment on wh

Re: creating base.tgz

2001-07-25 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immo vero scripsit > > I've written a script to create base.tgz for diskless package. > > It just runs debootstrap and runs tar. > > > > What do guys think about this? > > perhaps it would be prudent to merge that with my script to build > basedebs tarballs. A

Re: Problems with building the Alpha-bootdisks

2001-07-25 Thread Ethan Benson
On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 02:28:16PM +0200, Thimo Neubauer wrote: > > What are the favorite ways of reducing the disksize anyway? As I'm > still totally new to boot-disks, can someone tell me where I have to > go? The lists of what packages have to go on the bootdisk seems to be > irreducible... b

Re: Problems with building the Alpha-bootdisks

2001-07-25 Thread H.Heinold
On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 02:28:16PM +0200, Thimo Neubauer wrote: > On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 02:33:58PM +0200, H.Heinold wrote: > > the biggest problems with the alpha bootfloppies is the size of some > > files. I think libary-reduction on alpha ist really a mess. > > What does that mean? Is there a

Re: Problems with building the Alpha-bootdisks

2001-07-25 Thread Thimo Neubauer
On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 02:33:58PM +0200, H.Heinold wrote: > the biggest problems with the alpha bootfloppies is the size of some > files. I think libary-reduction on alpha ist really a mess. What does that mean? Is there a possibility to reduce the size further? I'd be very interested, because I

Status of debian-installer ?

2001-07-25 Thread Raphael Hertzog
Hi, it has been a long time since the last "status note" about debian-installer (which used to be posted to other lists (can't remember it it was debian-devel-announce or debian-devel)). Can someone post a mail explaining, what whe have, what is going, what needs to be done, and so on. Have peo