Re: Release?

2009-01-13 Thread Martin Michlmayr
* Christian Perrier [2009-01-14 06:50]: > Otavio said yesterday he will massbuild the udebs today as 2.6.12-3 > has been uploaded. > > We still need checking if all the udebs we need have been built fir > all arches (very probable). arm hasn't finished building but I think it should finish RSN.

Re: Release?

2009-01-13 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Steve McIntyre (st...@einval.com): > >*now* I think it is quite obvious that the whole Lenny Release process > >is waiting for the installer's release. > > Do we have any feeling for how long it will take to get to d-i RC2 now? Otavio said yesterday he will massbuild the udebs today as

Re: D-I in Release Notes: currently a disaster area

2009-01-13 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Frans Pop (elen...@planet.nl): > I just saw that the Release Notes for Lenny are now available on the > website. I had a quick look and to my not quite surprise, the section > about the installer is horrible. > > http://www.debian.org/releases/testing/amd64/release-notes/ch-installing.en

Bug#489778: Bug 489778: More ... it is clearly pointing to an i2o issue

2009-01-13 Thread Steve Walker
Here is more information The most important info is right here, quoted from #2 below: [quote] There are 2 drivers in the kernel for the Adaptec RAID card: dpt_i2o and i2o_block. If dpti2o is used, the card is seen as "/dev/sda" (ie, a scsi device). If i2o_block is used, it is seen as "/dev/i2o/hd

Bug#489778: i2o and 2.6.2x kernel

2009-01-13 Thread Steve Walker
I think if one searches for "i2o + 2.6 kernel bug" this will be getting closer to the core of the problem, which is that there is a known bug in certain 2.6 kernels associated with the i2o controllers. This is a good place to start: http://i2o.shadowconnect.com/faq.php#i2o_scsi At this point the

Bug#508295: debootstrap: doesn't work with proxifiers (tsocks and proxychains)

2009-01-13 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 08:34:03PM +0200, Eugene V. Lyubimkin wrote: > One of my machines is behind the corporative proxy (both HTTP and SOCKSv5). > For applications that have not built-in proxy support I successfully use > either > tsocks (SOCKS) or proxychanins proxifiers. They works well with '

Bug#489778: Experienced this also

2009-01-13 Thread Steve Walker
I have also experienced this. I have a Supermicro system running on an X5DL8-GG motherboard with the 2010S Zero Channel RAID card. The RAID is successfully built in the ZCR card's own BIOS and reports as 'Optimal.' I have installed successfully installed and re-installed a clean Etch on

Re: Release?

2009-01-13 Thread Steve McIntyre
Christian wrote: > >From what I can remember (from memory and the LennyRC2Prep page), >we're now waiting for: > >- last uploads to build everywhere (a few packages uploaded for the >Danish breakage were multi architecture-ones, particularly >cdebconf). That's probably OK now, just need to be checke

D-I in Release Notes: currently a disaster area

2009-01-13 Thread Frans Pop
I just saw that the Release Notes for Lenny are now available on the website. I had a quick look and to my not quite surprise, the section about the installer is horrible. http://www.debian.org/releases/testing/amd64/release-notes/ch-installing.en.html#inst-new It lists the changes we had for E

Re: [RFC] New "installer-settings" component - please test and comment!

2009-01-13 Thread Frans Pop
On Tuesday 13 January 2009, Frans Pop wrote: > On Tuesday 13 January 2009, Frans Pop wrote: > > Test images for amd64 and i386 (newt frontend only) are available > > from: http://people.debian.org/~fjp/tmp/d-i/settings/ > > I just realize that the image for i386 is completely broken as some of > th

Re: [RFC] New "installer-settings" component - please test and comment!

2009-01-13 Thread Frans Pop
On Tuesday 13 January 2009, Frans Pop wrote: > Test images for amd64 and i386 (newt frontend only) are available from: > http://people.debian.org/~fjp/tmp/d-i/settings/ Major OOPS! I just realize that the image for i386 is completely broken as some of the modified udebs are not included. I'll fi

Re: [RFC] New "installer-settings" component - please test and comment!

2009-01-13 Thread Frans Pop
On Tuesday 13 January 2009, Frank Lin PIAT wrote: > If I understand correctly, the idea is to be able to be able to switch > *easily* between standard and expert mode during the installation. > This is a nice. Hmm. Have you tried booting in expert mode? signature.asc Description: This is a digi

Bug#410787: debootstrap: Wrong example in man page.

2009-01-13 Thread Colin Watson
tags 410787 pending thanks On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 11:08:34AM +0100, Raúl Sánchez Siles wrote: > /proc mounting in this example is not useful anymore. Moreover wiht > newer Linux kernels /sys should be also mounted: /proc is still eminently useful in many situations, although may not be strictly

Bug#487908: ubuntu-desktop: Failure while configuring base packages.

2009-01-13 Thread Colin Watson
retitle 487908 debootstrap: can't --include packages involving non-required Pre-Depends severity 487908 wishlist thanks On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 08:01:50PM -0700, Jack Bates wrote: > I'm trying to build an Ubuntu directory tree with debootstrap: > > ket% sudo debootstrap --components=main,restric

Processed: Re: ubuntu-desktop: Failure while configuring base packages.

2009-01-13 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > retitle 487908 debootstrap: can't --include packages involving non-required > Pre-Depends Bug#487908: ubuntu-desktop: Failure while configuring base packages. Changed Bug title to `debootstrap: can't --include packages involving non-required Pre

Re: [RFC] New "installer-settings" component - please test and comment!

2009-01-13 Thread Frank Lin PIAT
Hello Frans, On Tue, 2009-01-13 at 12:06 +0100, Frans Pop wrote: > > Over the past months I've been working on a new component that allows to > change "settings" for the installer. [..] > What I will say is: > * it completely changes the concept of "expert mode" If I understand correctly, the

UUID's / sudo / win / graphical

2009-01-13 Thread schoappied
Hi, I want to make a custom live-cd and have some questions about the debian installer: 1) is it possible to enable a windows installer, which makes users able to install Debian when in Windows? (Like Ubuntu has) 2) It is possible to let the installer set UUID in the /etc/fstab? (I probabl

Bug#511625: [INTL:ast] Asturian win32-loader templates translation

2009-01-13 Thread Marcos
Hi! Thanks to all ;) I will study the solution, and reply again :) But before, I will translate the level 5 :) Cheers! Marcos. On Tue, 2009-01-13 at 23:26 +0900, Paul Wise wrote: > On Tue, 2009-01-13 at 15:10 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > > > > IMO the best thing to do would be to ask on the NSIS

Processed: tagging 467571

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Bug#350635: Using debootstrap: dpkg needs leading / to be able to find archives

2009-01-13 Thread Colin Watson
tags 350635 pending thanks On Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 09:50:48PM +0100, Patrik Arvhult wrote: > debootstrap, debootstrap somewhat patched as described for bug # 350583. > > If running: > > Puter#~/> debootstrap --arch i386 sarge /mnt/debinst \ > http://ftp.se.debian.org/debian > > on

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Bug#489778: Intermittently Experience the Same

2009-01-13 Thread Otavio Salvador
"Steve Walker" writes: <...> > When everyting is installed on one partition, I have not seen the error. > When installed on multiple partitions, I either do or do not. > Today, I used the default multiple partition choice (/usr /var /home ) and > did receive the error. > > Yesterday, I created pa

Bug#489778: Could it be an issue with the logical/extended partition on /dev/sda2

2009-01-13 Thread Steve Walker
I just performed a successful re-install of Etch and what jumps out at me is that / (root) was placed on the sda3 partition while sda2 represents the entire logical or extended partition. In previous failed attempts I do recall seeing / (root) placed on /sda2 which leads me to wonder if, in those

Re: Release?

2009-01-13 Thread Frans Pop
On Tuesday 13 January 2009, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 07:05:56AM +0100, Christian Perrier wrote: > > - 2.6.26-13 kernel upload and subsequent kernel udebs uploads > > Why is this a blocker? There's no ABI change between -12 and -13, so > what's in -13 that warrants further de

Re: Release?

2009-01-13 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 07:05:56AM +0100, Christian Perrier wrote: > - 2.6.26-13 kernel upload and subsequent kernel udebs uploads Why is this a blocker? There's no ABI change between -12 and -13, so what's in -13 that warrants further delaying of the RC for a udeb respin? -- Steve Langasek

Bug#489778: Intermittently Experience the Same

2009-01-13 Thread Steve Walker
I have also experienced this. I have a Supermicro system running on an X5DL8-GG motherboard with the 2010S Zero Channel RAID card. The RAID is successfully built in the ZCR card's own BIOS and reports as 'Optimal.' I have installed successfully installed and re-installed a clean Etch on this sy

Processed: tagging 503460

2009-01-13 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Processed: tagging 500759

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Processed: tagging 340058

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Re: On installation media and firmware [Re: New section for firmware]

2009-01-13 Thread Frans Pop
On Tuesday 13 January 2009, Don Armstrong wrote: > Sure it does; it's a set of the initial media which contains the > non-free firmware in *addition* to the normal stuff contained on the > fully DFSG-free media. [You'd just need this for CD1, the netinst, > business card and cd images, and perhaps

Processed: tagging 484869

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Re: On installation media and firmware [Re: New section for firmware]

2009-01-13 Thread Don Armstrong
On Sat, 03 Jan 2009, Frans Pop wrote: > On Wednesday 24 December 2008, Don Armstrong wrote: > > It would be nice if you (or someone else) would then explain[1] > > why having a limited set of d-i images + cd images which contained > > the non-free firmware necessary for certain hardware to boot wou

Bug#510271: installation-report: Lenny on a Slug - eventual success after a few tries and some fixups

2009-01-13 Thread Rick Thomas
On Jan 13, 2009, at 2:23 AM, Martin Michlmayr wrote: 2) Assume a user has a slug they've been using with the Linksys software for a while and wants to switch to Debian: What should they do to make sure d-i gets their network configuration right without having to resort to the fixups you descri

Bug#510271: installation-report: Lenny on a Slug - eventual success after a few tries and some fixups

2009-01-13 Thread Rick Thomas
On Jan 13, 2009, at 2:58 AM, Martin Michlmayr wrote: * Martin Michlmayr [2009-01-13 08:23]: 3) Is there any way to have d-i offer slug users the same kind of network configuration options as are considered normal for users of other systems? For example, it appears that there is room for some

Bug#511625: [INTL:ast] Asturian win32-loader templates translation

2009-01-13 Thread Paul Wise
On Tue, 2009-01-13 at 15:10 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > > IMO the best thing to do would be to ask on the NSIS forum about > > supporting Asturian, but frankly it may not be possible. The Vista > > custom locale stuff may help there though. > > Maybe this helps: > > http://forums.winamp.com/

Bug#511625: [INTL:ast] Asturian win32-loader templates translation

2009-01-13 Thread Robert Millan
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 10:33:57PM +0900, Paul Wise wrote: > IIRC from khmeros.info they had to take over the Catalan locale and use > it for Khmer. Heh. > IMO the best thing to do would be to ask on the NSIS forum about > supporting Asturian, but frankly it may not be possible. The Vista > custo

Bug#511625: [INTL:ast] Asturian win32-loader templates translation

2009-01-13 Thread Paul Wise
On Tue, 2009-01-13 at 11:01 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > I'm not familiar with NSIS internally. I think they use some win32 API > that is equivalent to gettext. In principle it's limited to the set of > languages supported by MS (which I think doesn't include Asturian), but > I think there are

Bug#508929: mklibs selects symbols from the wrong library

2009-01-13 Thread Andrew Stubbs
Frans Pop wrote: To reproduce (assuming you have debian sid or lenny installed) you'll need to do something like this (besides building and installing your version of mklibs and mklibs-copy of course): $ apt-get install build-essential subversion $ svn co svn://svn.debian.org/svn/d-i/trunk/instal

Bug#511683: Latest auto-install does not respect DHCP preseeding

2009-01-13 Thread Jonathan Quick
Package: auto-install Version: 1.3 Severity: important While playing with the DHCP preseeding method for the installer in 'auto' mode, I discovered that the 20090112-20:05 daily i386 netboot image now asks for a preseed/url despite it being specified by the DHCP server - presumeably the check for

Bug#511679: installation-guide-i386: Provide information on how to restore USB stick to its previous state

2009-01-13 Thread M.-A. DARCHE
Package: installation-guide-i386 Version: Current version http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch04s03.html Severity: wishlist Hello I have installed Lenny Testing through a USB stick as described in http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch04s03.html It boots OK as it should etc.

Re: Release?

2009-01-13 Thread Otavio Salvador
Christian Perrier writes: > - last uploads to build everywhere (a few packages uploaded for the > Danish breakage were multi architecture-ones, particularly > cdebconf). That's probably OK now, just need to be checked > - 2.6.26-13 kernel upload and subsequent kernel udebs uploads > - transition

[RFC] New "installer-settings" component - please test and comment!

2009-01-13 Thread Frans Pop
Hi all, Over the past months I've been working on a new component that allows to change "settings" for the installer. Main intention is to improve the flexibility of the installer and the user experience. I'm now at the point where I'm happy with the framework and would like to get some commen

Bug#511625: [INTL:ast] Asturian win32-loader templates translation

2009-01-13 Thread Robert Millan
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 06:59:16AM +0100, Christian Perrier wrote: > Quoting Robert Millan (r...@aybabtu.com): > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:21:37PM +0100, Marcos wrote: > > > Package: win32-loader > > > Version: N/A > > > Severity: wishlist > > > Tags: l10n patch > > > > > > Please find attached

Bug#511625: [INTL:ast] Asturian win32-loader templates translation

2009-01-13 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Robert Millan (r...@aybabtu.com): > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:21:37PM +0100, Marcos wrote: > > Package: win32-loader > > Version: N/A > > Severity: wishlist > > Tags: l10n patch > > > > Please find attached the Asturian translation of the win32-loader > > package. > > Hi, > > I notice t

Release?

2009-01-13 Thread Christian Perrier
Since about one week, we're more or less ready to release (even before, indeed, but Otavio, our RM, was on holidays). Sure, in the meantime, a few issues were discovered and fixed (such as the Danish breakage or the partman-auto-lvm partition size calculation issue) But, still, the release pr

Bug#510271: installation-report: Lenny on a Slug - eventual success after a few tries and some fixups

2009-01-13 Thread Martin Michlmayr
* Martin Michlmayr [2009-01-13 08:23]: > > 3) Is there any way to have d-i offer slug users the same kind of > > network configuration options as are considered normal for users of > > other systems? For example, it appears that there is room for some > > user-definable data at the end of the fla