not able to install xfce parallely to GNOME desktop

Hi all, I want/ed to install task-xfce-desktop parallely to the existing default GNOME setup. I am on SID/unstable . I looked at xfce-task-desktop before starting on the install. It said :- $ aptitude show task-xfce-desktop Package: task-xfce-desktop State: not installed Version: 3.05 Prior

Bug#640418: Does not use an initrd on mipsel/loongson-2f systems

Hi, I'm an user, not a dev, but I own a lemote mini-pc, not the laptop, and the linux kernel for loongson-2f can be loaded through initrd. Actually that's the way archloong does it. This doesn't have anything to do to the ability to boot with grub. Actually archloong does not support grub (neith

Re: installation failed

On 09/05/2011 11:50 AM, Jeroen Diederen wrote: >> > Is the info I gave you enough for you ? > It was not quite clear at the begining, but if loading pata-macio fixes your issue, then you've had hit a known problem. Currently, kernel in d-i is using pmac driver compiled-in. The latest kernel aval

Processed: forcibly merging 636040 636846

Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > forcemerge 636040 636846 Bug#636040: finish-install: hvc0 console added to inittab even when not available Bug#636846: fresh installation leaves /etc/inittab with a reference to an unexisting device Forcibly Merged 636040 636846. > thanks Stopp

Processed: reassign 636846 to finish-install

Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > reassign 636846 finish-install Bug #636846 [debian-installer] fresh installation leaves /etc/inittab with a reference to an unexisting device Bug reassigned from package 'debian-installer' to 'finish-install'. > thanks Stopping processing here.

Bug#640418: Does not use an initrd on mipsel/loongson-2f systems

Hi Joey, On Mon, Sep 05, 2011 at 10:42:33AM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > Matt Kraai wrote: > > When I install on a Lemote Yeeloong, the resulting system fails to > > boot because the root filesystem uses ext4 and the kernel doesn't have > > a way to mount it since it doesn't use an initrd. The attac

Re: Bug#640418: Does not use an initrd on mipsel/loongson-2f systems

Colin Watson wrote: > > This adds subarch-specific logic to a new location. If mipsel > > uses an initrd now, perhaps this in templates-arch should be changed? > > The templates mechanism doesn't support per-subarchitecture defaults > particularly sensibly AFAICT. I agree it's a bit grotty to do

Re: Bug#640418: Does not use an initrd on mipsel/loongson-2f systems

On Mon, Sep 05, 2011 at 10:42:33AM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > Matt Kraai wrote: > > When I install on a Lemote Yeeloong, the resulting system fails to > > boot because the root filesystem uses ext4 and the kernel doesn't have > > a way to mount it since it doesn't use an initrd. The attached patch

Bug#640418: Does not use an initrd on mipsel/loongson-2f systems

Matt Kraai wrote: > When I install on a Lemote Yeeloong, the resulting system fails to > boot because the root filesystem uses ext4 and the kernel doesn't have > a way to mount it since it doesn't use an initrd. The attached patch > should make it do so. This adds subarch-specific logic to a new

Bug#640526: installation-reports: successful install on compaq presario v5208TU

Package: installation-reports Severity: minor compaq presario v5208TU, celeron M 410 @1.47Ghz, 2GB --intel mobile 945GM/PM/GMS 943/940GML BCM4311 (rev 01) firmware not installed during d-installer since i know there is a debian-wiki entry for broadcom wireless debian-live-6.0.2-i386-kde-desktop.i

Processed: found 640510 in 1:0.55

Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > # fixing version info. > found 640510 1:0.55 Bug #640510 [apt-cdrom-setup] Error installing Debian Weekly build image - 20110905-03:58 Bug Marked as found in versions apt-setup/1:0.55. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact

Re: Bug#640220: linux-image-3.0.0-1-orion5x: Cannot update kernel image

Hello, On Mon, Sep 05, 2011 at 06:53:54AM +0200, Michael Ott wrote: > Setting up linux-image-3.0.0-1-orion5x (3.0.0-3) ... > Running depmod. > Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d. > run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.0.0-1-orion5x > /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-1-orion5x > update-

Bug#640510: Error installing Debian Weekly build image - 20110905-03:58

Package: apt-cdrom-setup version: 1:0.55* * I downloaded Debian weekly build from http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/i386/iso-cd/ . The installtion is crashed once after "tasksel" step. Even the tasksel shows only "Standard system Utilities" and not "Desktop environment" .On selectin

Processed: reopening 640220, reassign 640220 to flash-kernel

Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > reopen 640220 Bug #640220 {Done: Ben Hutchings } [linux-2.6] linux-image-3.0.0-1-orion5x: Cannot update kernel image > reassign 640220 flash-kernel Bug #640220 [linux-2.6] linux-image-3.0.0-1-orion5x: Cannot update kernel image Bug reassigned fro

Re: d-i vs openSUSE's ancient installer

On Sun, Sep 04, 2011 at 11:30:48PM +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: > [Christian Perrier] > > Still, that doesn't indeed prevent anybody to develop a specific > > component that could be run *before* D-I, then preseed D-I variables > > so that it later runs completely unattended. > > I believe I

Re: r66812 - trunk/packages/po/level3

May I know the parameters I should set when submitting the translation for level2 and level3? Last time it was not correct. On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Christian PERRIER wrote: > Quoting Danishka Navin (danishka-gu...@alioth.debian.org): > > Author: danishka-guest > > Date: Sun Sep 4 20:23: