Re: Bug#182849: net install - no DHCP after reboot

2003-03-01 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hello Thomas Thomas Pohl wrote: > Moin Martin, > > Martin Sjögren wrote: > >>> i took the Official net install iso-images for the "testing" release Ok, that's the problem! >> installing woody and using apt-get dist-upgrade. >> >> >> > i'm afraid that's the same hint Andreas gave me... Be

Re: Bug#182849: net install - no DHCP after reboot

2003-03-01 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hello Thomas Please cc debian-boot, since I am not experienced with the net install images, and the people reading -boot are in fact the ones which built those images. Thomas Pohl wrote: > Andreas Wüst wrote: > >> Hi Thomas >> >> Thomas Pohl wrote: >> >

Re: Bug#182849: net install - no DHCP after reboot

2003-03-01 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi >3. The kernel you are using isn't compiled with > >CONFIG_PACKET=y and >CONFIG_FILTER=y > >This stuff is needed for the dhcp client to operate AFAIK. Sorry, of course you can also have them built as a module, but then you also have to have them installed.

Re: Bug#182849: net install - no DHCP after reboot

2003-02-28 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi Thomas Thomas Pohl wrote: > Package: install-doc > Version: 3.0.24 > > Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 For Intel x86 > version 3.0.24, 18 December, 2002 > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-init-config.en.html > > Moin, > > i made a installation with http on my new computer. DHCP

Re: missing amigamouse device (?)

2002-11-06 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hello Michel Am 05-Nov-02 schrieb Michel Dänzer: > On Son, 2002-11-03 at 00:39, Andreas Wüst wrote: >> >> I couldn't find any mouse device for a normal Amiga mouse connected to >> the mouseport. I luckily had some advice from earlier days to create it as >>

missing amigamouse device (?)

2002-11-02 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi In the light of an upcoming 3.0r1 release I wanted to bring up an issue which stroke me a bit during installation. I couldn't find any mouse device for a normal Amiga mouse connected to the mouseport. I luckily had some advice from earlier days to create it as follows: # cd /dev/input # mknod

Re: How to properly install woody while not being released

2002-06-02 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi Eduard Thanks a lot and again for your competent answer :)) > #include > Andreas Wüst wrote on Sun Jun 02, 2002 um 12:12:02PM: > >> right after configuring the apt sources and before running tasksel: >> >> Change 'stable' in sources.list to 'w

How to properly install woody while not being released

2002-06-02 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi I did do the steps you've told me, and I've been reading some days after your replies on debian-powerpc, which goes like this: right after configuring the apt sources and before running tasksel: Change 'stable' in sources.list to 'woody' apt-get update apt-get upgrade This seems to be fine,

Re: b-f 3.0.23 powerpc-apus lot of joy but still some issues

2002-05-28 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi Chris > On Mon, May 27, 2002 at 11:22:46PM +0200, Andreas W?st wrote: >> Hi Eduard Should I just substitute every "stable" by "testing"? Or do I have to await final release, and it's just a bad point in time to now install woody? >>> >>> Better substitute with "woody" for the n

Re: b-f 3.0.23 powerpc-apus lot of joy but still some issues

2002-05-27 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi Eduard Thank you very much for your speedy answer!! > #include > Andreas Wüst wrote on Mon May 27, 2002 um 07:29:21PM: > >> be now, woody got finally freezed, and everything is pointing to >> stable. So after the base installation, tasksel obviously gets its >&g

b-f 3.0.23 powerpc-apus lot of joy but still some issues

2002-05-27 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi Yes, I am back to the game and just tried the latest b-f 3.0.23 from dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/apus/. The first part worked flawlessly out-of-the-box, apart from some typos in english and german translations, but I think I could send in a diff when I finally managed to install woo

Re: language and region selection manual entry V2.1

2002-04-01 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi Adam > Andreas Wüst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> I think I forgot to mention the corresponding manual sections. For the >> english version it's boot-floppies/documentation/en/rescue-boot.sgml. >> >> Whom should I send this addendum to? > >

Re: language and region selection manual entry V2.1

2002-04-01 Thread Andreas Wüst
> #include IMPORT Hello; ;) > Andreas Wüst wrote on Sun Mar 31, 2002 um 10:05:59PM: > >> -- English Text V2 -- >> >> 5.8 Localising the Installation Process >> >> 5.8.1 "Choose The Language" I think I forgot

language and region selection manual entry V2.1

2002-03-31 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi I have already sent this mail to Philip Blundell, so I am now sending it to the whole list, as the text seems to be ready to be commented/criticised ;) (I dont want to open a bug just for this) The problem is, that, as I am not sgml known I can only provide the plaint text entries. I think t

Bug#140700: german release_notes need a kind of overhaul

2002-03-31 Thread Andreas Wüst
Package: boot-floppies Version: 3.0.21 Hi As I have not been getting any objection on debian-boot regarding my german release_notes proposal, I am now posting the fix here, obviously ready to comit (as nobody criticised it). The cvs path is boot-floppies/scripts/rootdisk/messages/de/release_note

german release_notes 1.9 revised

2002-03-30 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi Here I have a revised german release_notes copy (boot-floppies/scripts/rootdisk/messages/de/). I don't know who the orginal translater was/is, and I don't want to complain at all!! It's just that I felt that the german translation is a bit doggerel (I don't know if that's the correct english t

Re: 3.0.21 bf2.4 report

2002-03-25 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi Philip Am 25-Mär-02 schrieb Philip Blundell: > On Mon, 2002-03-25 at 22:38, Andreas Wüst wrote: >>> From a design perspective, the main effect of the region chooser is to >>> provide a complete locale string, eg "de_AT" rather than just "de". >

Re: 3.0.21 bf2.4 report

2002-03-25 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi Philip Tahnk you very much for your enlightening information!! > On Sun, 2002-03-24 at 22:18, Andreas Wüst wrote: >> Well, but that's exactly the problem: I DON'T know what the effects are, >> and therefore I just can't estimate which language/region

Re: 3.0.21 bf2.4 report

2002-03-24 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hello Philip > On Sun, 2002-03-24 at 18:09, Andreas Wüst wrote: >> Maybe it should be better documented which effects the choice of the region >> will have on further installation. > > At the moment the effects are so trivial that I don't think it's all > tha

Re: 3.0.21 bf2.4 report

2002-03-24 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi > On Sat, 2002-03-23 at 17:56, Robert Bihlmeyer wrote: >> Why do I select a region (e.g. "Deutsch (Schweiz)") here? Is it used >> for later settings? > > Right now, it just affects the defaults you are offered for the keymap > and ftp mirror (if you choose to install from the network). Isn't

Re: trying to clean up a bit with the questions concerning 'Initialize...' [success!]

2002-03-21 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi Chris > On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 07:29:29PM +0100, Andreas W?st wrote: >> Hi Chris >> Well, now I hope you can do something with the runes printed here!! ;) >> >> Cool, thanks Andi. Matt decided to take a look at the code, and I think he >> found the problem. He marked the bug pending. S

Re: trying to clean up a bit with the questions concerning 'Initialize...' [success!]

2002-03-20 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi Chris >> Well, now I hope you can do something with the runes printed here!! ;) > > Cool, thanks Andi. Matt decided to take a look at the code, and I think he > found the problem. He marked the bug pending. So, after the next build it > should be better. Huuhh, I am happy I could help!! No

Re: trying to clean up a bit with the questions concerning 'Initialize...' [success!]

2002-03-19 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hello Chris To make it straight: it finally worked (well, not getting the 'Initialize..' to work, but to get debugging output out of the system)!! > Only that I said I thought it had been fixed. Let me 'splain a little > more about that. I was seeing dbootstrap restart at the point during > ker

Re: trying to clean up a bit with the questions concerning 'Initialize...'

2002-03-19 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi >> I just had an inspiration. Someone put in debugging code to help when >> we get segfault problems. It won't show the registers for your arch, >> but it will at least give a backtrace which may prove helpful to >> someone around here. >> >> The way you activate it, is add debug to your b

Re: trying to clean up a bit with the questions concerning 'Initialize...'

2002-03-19 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hello Chris [ snip ] >> *Adam Di Carlo said:* >> After initializing the swap partition, it is not possible to execute the point "Initialize a Linux Partition". After selecting this point in the menu, the screen goes1 >>> black, and the installer system restarts! >>> >>> Isn

trying to clean up a bit with the questions concerning 'Initialize...'

2002-03-18 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi I am now trying to stick together all the questons which has been arising about the 'Initialize a..' bug. Hope this helps to clean up a bit. So here we go. *Chris Tillman asked:* >> Well, if it doesn't get fixed, it would mean that a whole release would be >> uninstallable by network for al

Re: Still unable to 'Initialize a Linux Partition' with bf 3.0.21

2002-03-17 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi Colin > On Sun, 2002-03-17 at 14:09, Andreas Wüst wrote: > >>> Anyways, have you tried diffing the .configs between the 2.4.9 apus >>> kernel and your 2.4.17 kernel? >> >> Nope! What should I be looking for? > > I don't know; like important platform-specific config options that you > might

Bug#138799: "Initialize a Linux Partition" broken on powerpc/apus

2002-03-17 Thread Andreas Wüst
Package: boot-floppies Version: 3.0.21 Hi I am trying to install woody on an Amiga4000 APUS box (architecture: powerpc, flavor: apus), using kernel 2.4.17 and boot-floppies 3.0.21. But, to be clear about it, this behaviour has already occured using boot-floppies 3.0.19. After initializing the s

Re: Still unable to 'Initialize a Linux Partition' with bf 3.0.21

2002-03-17 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi Colin > On Sat, 2002-03-16 at 18:32, Andreas Wüst wrote: >> I wonder about this, because the 'Initialize..' part worked perfectly well >> with an 2.4.9 apus kernel (but this isn't much use to me, as 2.4.9 doesn't >> support dhcp, and so I can't install the rest of the system after the >> rebo

Re: Still unable to 'Initialize a Linux Partition' with bf 3.0.21

2002-03-17 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi Chris > On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 12:32:59AM +0100, Andreas W?st wrote: >> Hi >> >> I've already reported this problem with bf-3.0.19 to both of these lists. >> On linux-apus-devel I was told this would be a kernel issue, but on >> debian-boot, Chris told me it would be a dbootsrap issue and sh

Still unable to 'Initialize a Linux Partition' with bf 3.0.21

2002-03-16 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi I've already reported this problem with bf-3.0.19 to both of these lists. On linux-apus-devel I was told this would be a kernel issue, but on debian-boot, Chris told me it would be a dbootsrap issue and should be fixed. Today I've downloaded the root.bin from http://people.debian.org/~aph/d

Re: Unexpected console switch of the installation screen

2002-03-05 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi Chris > On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 11:25:31PM +0100, Andreas W?st wrote: >> Hi >> >> I've encountered some interesting behaviour of the debian installation >> system during a woody installation on an Amiga4000 APUS box (architecture: >> powerpc, flavor: apus), using kernel 2.4.17 and boot-floppi

Unexpected console switch of the installation screen

2002-03-04 Thread Andreas Wüst
Hi I've encountered some interesting behaviour of the debian installation system during a woody installation on an Amiga4000 APUS box (architecture: powerpc, flavor: apus), using kernel 2.4.17 and boot-floppies 3.0.19. The case why I've encountered this at all, was, that selecting "Initialize a

Bug#136842: Orthographic mistake in german "Version-Info" message

2002-03-04 Thread Andreas Wüst
Package: boot-floppies Version: 3.0.19 I've encountered a minor orthographic mistake in the german installation welcome message (the requester "Version-Info"). I could hunt it down in #http://cvs.debian.org/boot-floppies/scripts/rootdisk/messages/de/release_notes#. At the end of the first paragr