Bug#414609: closed by Christian Perrier (Bug was probably a side bug fixed for quite a while)

2009-07-28 Thread Clive Menzies
. The weird error message has not appeared for quite a while. Hence closing. Subject: D-I RC2 image powerpc - qualified success From: Clive Menzies Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:53:33 + To: sub...@bugs.debian.org To: sub

Bug#505052: Installation Report - LennyBeta2 on Lenovo Thinkpad X61 Tablet

2008-11-08 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Boot method: netinst.iso CD (from external USB DVD drive) Image version: lennyBeta2-i386-netinst.iso (downloaded 5 September 08) Date: 7 Nov 08 circa 5pm Machine: Tablet product: ThinkPad X61 vendor: LENOVO version: Tablet Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2

Re: modify existing menu.lst instead of creating a new one

2007-03-28 Thread Clive Menzies
On (28/03/07 20:09), Clive Menzies wrote: > On (28/03/07 11:31), Free Ekanayaka wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > as far as I know the default behaviour of d-i when the user answers > > yes to the question "Do you want to use GRUB as boot manager", is to > &g

Re: modify existing menu.lst instead of creating a new one

2007-03-28 Thread Clive Menzies
On (28/03/07 11:31), Free Ekanayaka wrote: > Hi all, > > as far as I know the default behaviour of d-i when the user answers > yes to the question "Do you want to use GRUB as boot manager", is to > first search for other operating systems, generating the menu.lst file > accordingly, and the

Bug#414609: D-I RC2 image powerpc - qualified success

2007-03-13 Thread Clive Menzies
On (13/03/07 13:36), Joey Hess wrote: > Tasksel should have shown the list of tasks and not gotten near the code > in question unless you removed a task or added a new task. I suspect it > might be outputting other stuff as well, even if it's not visible once > the UI is closed. > > script > tasks

Bug#414609: D-I RC2 image powerpc - qualified success

2007-03-13 Thread Clive Menzies
On (12/03/07 21:34), Joey Hess wrote: > Your initial tasksel failures were due to a broken mirror: > > Mar 12 17:37:39 in-target: Err http://download.mirror.ac.uk etch/main > xserver-xorg-video-all 1:7.1.0-12 > Mar 12 17:37:39 in-target: 404 Not Found > > This also resulted in tasksel installi

Bug#414609: D-I RC2 image powerpc - qualified success

2007-03-12 Thread Clive Menzies
On (12/03/07 21:10), Clive Menzies wrote: > ~$ cat tasksel > u desktop Desktop environment > u web-serverWeb server > i print-server Print server > u dns-serverDNS server > u file-server File server > u mail-server Mail server > u database-server

Bug#414609: D-I RC2 image powerpc - qualified success

2007-03-12 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Boot method: Netinstall Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-testing-powerpc-netinst.iso Date: 2007-03-12 18:00 Machine: PowerMac G4 Processor: 800MHz Memory: 768Mb Partitions: /dev/hda #

Bug#414578: D-I RC2 image amd64 successful installation

2007-03-12 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Boot method: Netinstall Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso Date: 2007-03-12 16:00 Machine: Acer Aspire 1524WLMi Processor: AMD64 3400+ Memory: 512Mb Partitions: Disk /dev/hd

Re: D-I RC2 - Intermezzo -- Hint requests

2007-02-17 Thread Clive Menzies
On (17/02/07 07:40), Frans Pop wrote: > On Saturday 17 February 2007 03:07, Steve Langasek wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 17, 2007 at 01:46:22AM +0000, Clive Menzies wrote: > > > I may be talking nonsense but would it make sense to advise people to > > > install sarge and the

Re: D-I RC2 - Intermezzo -- Hint requests

2007-02-16 Thread Clive Menzies
On (16/02/07 21:56), Frans Pop wrote: > On Friday 16 February 2007 21:07, Frans Pop wrote: > > As testing is currently unusable anyway, I've decided to start the > > migration of udebs to testing, as a slow preparation for RC2. I may be talking nonsense but would it make sense to advise people to

Bug#406008: Installation Report - etch RC1 on Fujitsu-Siemens MS-6309

2007-01-22 Thread Clive Menzies
On (08/01/07 19:29), Clive Menzies wrote: > On (08/01/07 19:22), Frans Pop wrote: > > On Monday 08 January 2007 18:04, Clive Menzies wrote: > > > However, if I pull the power supply and plug it back in, the machine > > > recovers fine except that eth0 doesn't

Bug#406770: Installation Report on Acer Aspire 2003 WLMI

2007-01-13 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Boot method: netinst.iso CD Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/etch_di_rc1/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso Date: Sat 13 Jan 07 c. 3pm GMT Machine: Acer Aspire 2003 WLMI Processor:Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1600MHz Memory:512Mb Partitio

Bug#406008: Installation Report - etch RC1 on Fujitsu-Siemens MS-6309

2007-01-12 Thread Clive Menzies
On (12/01/07 18:21), Frans Pop wrote: > On Sunday 07 January 2007 22:13, Clive Menzies wrote: > > Comments/Problems: > > Apart from having to disable autodetect of the Cdrom to get the media > > to boot, > > Hmm. Can you elaborate on that a bit? This could possibly h

Bug#406008: Installation Report - etch RC1 on Fujitsu-Siemens MS-6309

2007-01-08 Thread Clive Menzies
On (08/01/07 19:22), Frans Pop wrote: > On Monday 08 January 2007 18:04, Clive Menzies wrote: > > However, if I pull the power supply and plug it back in, the machine > > recovers fine except that eth0 doesn't come up; if I reboot the machine > > eth0 comes up fine and if

Bug#406008: Installation Report - etch RC1 on Fujitsu-Siemens MS-6309

2007-01-08 Thread Clive Menzies
This is probably not in the domain of the installer but I'm not sure where to report this. Following the installation, I assigned a static IP address on the LAN to set the box up as a server. All works fine. However, if I pull the power supply and plug it back in, the machine recovers fine exce

Bug#406008: Acknowledgement (Installation Report - etch RC1 on Fujitsu-Siemens MS-6309)

2007-01-07 Thread Clive Menzies
Oops! Forgot to attach output of lspci -vnn Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo PRO133x] [1106:0691] (rev c4) Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0 Memory at d

Bug#406008: Installation Report - etch RC1 on Fujitsu-Siemens MS-6309

2007-01-07 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Boot method: netinst.iso CD Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/etch_di_rc1/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso Date: 7 Jan 2007 circa 7pm Machine: Desktop Computer product: MS-6309 vendor: Fujitsu Siemens Processor:Pentium III (Copper

Bug#396483: d-i testing image 31Oct06 on amd64 failed on reboot

2006-11-01 Thread Clive Menzies
days. On (01/11/06 10:24), Clive Menzies wrote: > On (01/11/06 06:32), Frans Pop wrote: > > In general that means that the initrd fails to load the drivers needed to > > access the hard disk, OR, if there are multiple disk controllers in the > > system, that device names are assigne

Bug#396483: d-i testing image 31Oct06 on amd64 failed on reboot

2006-11-01 Thread Clive Menzies
Hi Frans On (01/11/06 06:32), Frans Pop wrote: > On Wednesday 01 November 2006 01:16, Clive Menzies wrote: > > Comments/Problems: > > VFS Cannot open root device "hda13" or unknown-block(0,0) > > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > > Ke

Bug#396483: d-i testing image 31Oct06 on amd64 failed on reboot

2006-10-31 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Boot method: CD Image version: http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/amd64/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso Date: 23:15 (GMT) 31 0ct 06 Machine: Acer Aspire 1524WLMi Processor: amd athlon 64 / 3400+ Memory:512Mb Partitions: Disk /dev/hda: 60.0 GB, 60011642880

Bug#394940: closed by Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2006-10-27 Thread Clive Menzies
On (27/10/06 06:21), Bonnie Fassett wrote: > hey, i figured out my burning error now dealing wi t h trying to start my > graphical environment. i only downloaded the base system so im not even > sure if its on there. perhaps you know the command to installing the x > environment? thanks You can

Re: A9001 Laptop

2006-08-23 Thread Clive Menzies
On (22/08/06 14:23), Guy R Cuffey wrote: > Your e-mail address came up when I tried to get info about a replacement > battery for an laptop made in Taiwan model A9001. I'm trying to find a > replacement battery for it. This is probably not the place but someone sent the following to debian -laptop

Bug#380694: Successful repeat installation on amd64 incl. grub

2006-07-31 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Boot method: debian-testing-amd64-netinst(3).iso Image version: http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ downloaded 31/7/06 Date: 31 July 06 20:30 Machine: Acer Aspire 1524WLMi Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+ Memory: 512Mb Partitions: Disk /dev/hda

Bug#380650: Running aptitude demands the Install disk to be reinserted

2006-07-31 Thread Clive Menzies
On (31/07/06 20:58), Geert Stappers wrote: > On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 05:47:36PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > Hi > > > > Having completed a successful base installation, I thought I'd add X > > etc. Everytime I install stuff it asks for the disk. Com

Bug#380650: Running aptitude demands the Install disk to be reinserted

2006-07-31 Thread Clive Menzies
Hi Having completed a successful base installation, I thought I'd add X etc. Everytime I install stuff it asks for the disk. Commenting out the cdrom in the sources.list makes it OK. However, a newcomer to Debian may take a while to work it out. I guess only installing the base system missed t

Bug#380650: Successful Installation beta3 amd64

2006-07-31 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Boot method: debian-testing-amd64-netinst(3).iso Image version: http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ downloaded 31/7/06 Install Date: 31 July 06 c.12noon Machine: Acer Aspire 1524WLMi Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+ Memory: 512MB Partitions: D

Re: /boot on md0, / on md1

2006-04-09 Thread Clive Menzies
> On Sat, Apr 08, 2006 at 05:24:42PM +0200, Jonathan Matthews-Levine wrote: > > Evening, all > > [Please do forgive me if this is the wrong forum to ask this question.] > > > > I'm attempting to install etch beta 2 and my initial, "do it all as > > completely as possible" disk partitioning scheme

Re: Hi there, install sarge on IBM xseries 305

2004-12-23 Thread Clive Menzies
On (23/12/04 16:51), Lechevalier Olivier wrote: > Package: installation-reports > > Debian-installer-version: sarge > http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/rc2/sarge-i > 386-netinst.iso > uname -a: Linux nagios 2.4.27-1-386 #1 Fri Sep 3 06:24:46 UTC 2004 i686 > GNU/Linux > D

Re: Bug#286903: installation-reports

2004-12-22 Thread Clive Menzies
On (22/12/04 17:03), Robert Goley wrote: > Package: installation-reports > > Debian-installer-version: > uname -a: <> > Date: <11-30-04> > Method: http://ftp.debian.org > repository> > > Machine: > Processor: Intel P4 > Memory: 512 MB > Root Device: > Root Size/partition table: > Output of l

Re: Bug#286901: debian-installer: install-grub fails with RAID1

2004-12-22 Thread Clive Menzies
On (22/12/04 22:49), Lukas Matasovsky wrote: > Package: debian-installer > Severity: normal > > > Hi, > > tried to setup a new system with a two harddisks (hda, hdc) raid1 array. > Configuring raid volumes and raid device using the installer seemed to > be fine but installation of grub fails. >

Bug#285870: F/U Bug#285859: Installation-Report on Dual P4 - kernel panic

2004-12-17 Thread Clive Menzies
FWIW 2.4.27-1-686-smp works 2.6.7-1-686-smp doesn't work 2.6.8-1-686-smp doesn't work > Comments/Problems: > > The other problem that arose was when installing the > 2.6.8-1-686-smp kernel - I got a kernel panic. > > I uninstalled it and tried the 2.6.7-1-686-smp kernel with the same > re

Bug#285870: F/U Bug#285859: Installation-Report on Dual P4 - kernel panic

2004-12-15 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: 21Nov04 sarge-i386-netinst.iso rc2 uname -a: Linux Mars 2.6.8-1-386 #1 Thu Nov 25 04:24:08 UTC 2004 i686 GNU/Linux Date: 15Dec04 19.00 Method: Netinst http://mirror.ox.ac.uk Machine: ProServe MLS Processor: 3.2GHz 3.2GHz Intel P4 Prescott (

Bug#285859: Installation-Report on Dual P4 with SATA Raid1 -

2004-12-15 Thread Clive Menzies
Ooops typo below in kernel version: > Package: installation-reports > > Debian-installer-version: 21Nov04 sarge-i386-netinst.iso rc2 > uname -a: Linux Mars 2.6.8-1-386 #1 Thu Nov 25 04:24:08 UTC 2004 i686 > GNU/Linux > > Date: 15Dec04 19.00 > Method: Netinst http://mirror.ox.ac.uk > > Machine: ProS

Bug#285859: Installation-Report on Dual P4 with SATA Raid1 - can't mount Raid array after reboot

2004-12-15 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: 21Nov04 sarge-i386-netinst.iso rc2 uname -a: Linux Mars 2.6.8-1-386 #1 Thu Nov 25 04:24:08 UTC 2004 i686 GNU/Linux Date: 15Dec04 19.00 Method: Netinst http://mirror.ox.ac.uk Machine: ProServe MLS Processor: 3.2GHz 3.2GHz Intel P4 Prescott

Re: Debian Sarge NetInst Grub Problem

2004-12-02 Thread Clive Menzies
On (02/12/04 17:26), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just installed Sarge/NetInst i386. On bootup I get error 18 when Grub tries > to start. What is error 18 and how do I fix > it? Googling for grub error 18 debian provided this: http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/GRUB#Error_18 Regards Clive --

Bug#283142: Quik fails to install on beige G3

2004-11-26 Thread Clive Menzies
On (26/11/04 22:39), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > reassign #283142 debian-installer > thanks > > Ce jour Fri, 26 Nov 2004, Clive Menzies a dit: > > > Package: quik > > > > Version unknown - from sarge-powerpc-netinst.iso rc2 > > > > Apologies for

Re: please test new quik with initrd-support (was: Re: getting quik into sarge?

2004-11-26 Thread Clive Menzies
On (26/11/04 18:04), Sven Luther wrote: > On Fri, Nov 26, 2004 at 10:58:48AM +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hi, > > > > cc:s added to gain more attention, reply-to: set. > > > > On Friday 26 November 2004 10:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Bug#282858: d-i rc2 install on G4

2004-11-25 Thread Clive Menzies
On (25/11/04 13:16), Sven Luther wrote: > On Thu, Nov 25, 2004 at 12:02:54PM +0000, Clive Menzies wrote: > > On (25/11/04 12:13), Sven Luther wrote: > > > On Wed, Nov 24, 2004 at 11:33:23PM +0000, Clive Menzies wrote: > > > > Output of lspci and lspci -n: > >

Bug#282858: d-i rc2 install on G4

2004-11-25 Thread Clive Menzies
On (25/11/04 12:13), Sven Luther wrote: > On Wed, Nov 24, 2004 at 11:33:23PM +0000, Clive Menzies wrote: > > Output of lspci and lspci -n: > > :00:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth AGP > > :00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc > >

Bug#282860: d-i rc2 install on Dell Dimension XPS T500

2004-11-24 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: 21Nov04 sarge-i386-netinst.iso rc2 uname -a: Linux Monty 2.4.27-1-386 #1 Fri Sep 3 06:24:46 UTC 2004 i686 GNU/Linux Date: 24Nov04 19.05 Method: Netinst ftp.debian.org (uk site) Machine: Dell Dimension XPS T500 Processor: 500Mhz Memory:512Mb

Bug#282858: d-i rc2 install on G4

2004-11-24 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: 21Nov04 sarge-powerpc-netinst.iso rc2 uname -a: Linux Apollo 2.6.8-powerpc-smp #1 SMP Sun Oct 3 13:24:44 CEST 2004 ppc GNU/Linux Date: 24Nov04 16.45 Method: Netinst ftp.debian.org (uk site) Machine: Apple G4 AGP Graphics Processor: dual 450

Bug#275891: d-i pre-rc2 install on Dell Dimension XPS T500 - successfull

2004-10-10 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: 1 Oct 04 http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sid_d-i/i386/pre-rc2/ uname -a: Linux Monty 2.4.27-1-386 #1 Fri Sep 3 06:24:46 UTC 2004 i686 GNU/Linux Method: Net install Boot off CD http://ftp.uk.debian.org Proxied=no Machine: De

Re: PPC 6360 boot woes

2004-10-05 Thread Clive Menzies
On (05/10/04 10:25), Jason Pirok wrote: > Hi, > > I'm new to the list so I'll say Hi to everyone before I get started. > > First off I have a ppc 6360 that once upon a time, I installed netbsd > on. I removed macos completely and I''v got myself into a bit of a > pickle. > > It seems that I

Fwd: Re: Bug#274476: d-i rc2 powerpc install on G4

2004-10-02 Thread Clive Menzies
- Forwarded message from Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 21:47:53 +0100 > Subject: Re: Bug#274476: d-i rc2 powerpc install on G4 > > On (02/10/04 02:26), Cl

Re: Bug#274476: d-i rc2 powerpc install on G4

2004-10-02 Thread Clive Menzies
On (02/10/04 02:26), Clive Menzies wrote: > Package: installation-reports > > Debian-installer-version: 1 Oct 04 > http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sid_d-i/powerpc/pre-rc2/ > > uname -a: > Linux Apollo 2.6.8-powerpc #1 Tue Sep 14 00:15:52 CEST 2004 ppc GNU/Li

Bug#274579: sarge d-i rc2 install on Beige G3

2004-10-02 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: 1 Oct 04 http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sid_d-i/powerpc/pre-rc2/ uname -a: Linux Apollo 2.6.8-powerpc #1 Tue Sep 14 00:15:52 CEST 2004 ppc GNU/Linux Date: 2Oct04 13:50 BST (UK) Method: Net install Boot using BootX - RAM disk i

Bug#274476: d-i rc2 powerpc install on G4

2004-10-01 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: 1 Oct 04 http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sid_d-i/powerpc/pre-rc2/ uname -a: Linux Apollo 2.6.8-powerpc #1 Tue Sep 14 00:15:52 CEST 2004 ppc GNU/Linux Date: 2Oct04 00:50 BST (UK) Method: Net install Boot off CD http://ftp.u

Bug#265044: installation report

2004-08-12 Thread Clive Menzies
On (12/08/04 17:27), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm sorry to be asking this, but unintentionally I got > somehow subscribed to this list and I don't know how > to unsubscribe. > > Could somebody help? Thanks a lot > Manuel Hi Manuel Follow these instructions below: > To UNSUBSCRI

Bug#265098: rc1 installation on dual processor G4

2004-08-11 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: sarge-powerpc-netinst.iso rc1 Aug2004 uname -a: Linux Apollo 2.6.7-powerpc #1 Sat Jul 10 03:47:45 CEST 2004 ppc GNU/Linux Date: 11 August 2004 circa 7pm BST Method: Burnt iso image and booted from CD Proxied=No Machine: PowerMac G4 Proc

Bug#260708: Acknowledgement (PowerMac G3 (beige) sarge d-i (20 July 2004) Installation Report installing quik)

2004-07-26 Thread Clive Menzies
On (22/07/04 10:55), Clive Menzies wrote: > To: Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I'd like to see any quik-installer messages in /var/log/syslog (tty4, > > but they may have scrolled off), if I could, please. > Written below: > > Jul21 23:15:02 anna [3338]:

Bug#260396: PowerMac G3 (beige) sarge d-i (18 July 2004) Installation Report using 2.6 kernel

2004-07-22 Thread Clive Menzies
On (22/07/04 07:11), Stephen R Marenka wrote: > On Thu, Jul 22, 2004 at 01:31:13AM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > On (20/07/04 10:31), Stephen R Marenka wrote: > > > > nc -l -p 2080 -e /bin/sh > > > on tty2 or whatever suits. > > Thanks Stephen > >

Bug#260708: Acknowledgement (PowerMac G3 (beige) sarge d-i (20 July 2004) Installation Report installing quik)

2004-07-22 Thread Clive Menzies
On (22/07/04 01:46), Colin Watson wrote: > On Thu, Jul 22, 2004 at 12:53:42AM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > I repeated the install and didn't experience the display problems that > > occurred first time around although the "Partition Free space" option >

Bug#260396: PowerMac G3 (beige) sarge d-i (18 July 2004) Installation Report using 2.6 kernel

2004-07-21 Thread Clive Menzies
On (20/07/04 10:31), Stephen R Marenka wrote: > On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 03:56:12PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 03:44:18PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > > > again tomorrow. Meanwhile, assuming I can get a network connection > > > what

Bug#260708: Acknowledgement (PowerMac G3 (beige) sarge d-i (20 July 2004) Installation Report installing quik)

2004-07-21 Thread Clive Menzies
I repeated the install and didn't experience the display problems that occurred first time around although the "Partition Free space" option was still missing. This time I manually configured the partition table to leave the MacOS install intact. The quik installation loop manifested itself once

Bug#260396: PowerMac G3 (beige) sarge d-i (18 July 2004) Installation Report using 2.6 kernel

2004-07-20 Thread Clive Menzies
On (20/07/04 15:14), Colin Watson wrote: > [Please keep the discussion CCed to the bug report; that way we don't > lose things.] > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 02:16:54PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > On (20/07/04 13:12), Colin Watson wrote: > > > On Tue, Jul 20,

Bug#260396: PowerMac G3 (beige) sarge d-i (18 July2004) Installation Report

2004-07-20 Thread Clive Menzies
On (20/07/04 15:34), Colin Watson wrote: > On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 03:13:04PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > The installer won't install quik and displays the message: > > > > "Failed to resolve kernel symlink > > /vmlinux or /boot/vmlinux in the installed s

Bug#260396: PowerMac G3 (beige) sarge d-i (18 July2004) Installation Report

2004-07-20 Thread Clive Menzies
using 2.6 kernel) -Quik Install Reply-To: The installer won't install quik and displays the message: "Failed to resolve kernel symlink /vmlinux or /boot/vmlinux in the installed system appears not to be a symlink to a kernel image. This is probably a bug." This is also happened using 2.4.25 Sv

Bug#260396: PowerMac G3 (beige) sarge d-i (18 July 2004) Installation Report using 2.6 kernel

2004-07-20 Thread Clive Menzies
On (20/07/04 13:12), Colin Watson wrote: > On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 12:44:51PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > Configure network HW: [E] didn't auto detect the ethernet card > > and couldn't see an appropriate driver on the list provided > [...] > > It&#x

Bug#260396: PowerMac G3 (beige) sarge d-i (18 July 2004) Installation Report using 2.6 kernel

2004-07-20 Thread Clive Menzies
On (20/07/04 13:12), Colin Watson wrote: > On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 12:44:51PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > Configure network HW: [E] didn't auto detect the ethernet card > > and couldn't see an appropriate driver on the list provided > [...] > > It&#x

Bug#260396: PowerMac G3 (beige) sarge d-i (18 July 2004) Installation Report using 2.6 kernel

2004-07-20 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: sarge-powerpc-netinst.iso 18-Jul-2004 22:56 206M from: http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/powerpc/current/ uname -a: 2.6.7 kernel Date: 20 July 2004 circa 10am BST Method: Installed BootX 1.2.2 from http://penguin

Bug#260154: PowerMac G3 (beige) sarge d-i Installation Report

2004-07-20 Thread Clive Menzies
On (20/07/04 01:03), Colin Watson wrote: > On Mon, Jul 19, 2004 at 11:03:00PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > I also tried to boot the installer (from the RamDisk option) using the > > 2.6 initrd.gz and vmlinux files and got the following (again I don't > > know how to ge

Bug#260335: PowerMac G3 (beige) sarge d-i Installation Report using 2.6 kernel

2004-07-19 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports I tried to boot the installer (from the RamDisk option in BootX) after placing the 2.6 initrd.gz and vmlinux files in the "Linux Kernels" folder on the Mac side and got the following error: umount: /initrd: Invalid argument cp: unable to link '/mnt/usr/share/discover

Bug#260154: PowerMac G3 (beige) sarge d-i Installation Report

2004-07-19 Thread Clive Menzies
On (19/07/04 18:36), Sven Luther wrote: > On Mon, Jul 19, 2004 at 05:10:15PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > On (19/07/04 17:39), Sven Luther wrote: > > > On Sun, Jul 18, 2004 at 10:53:00PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > > > Package: installation-reports > > &

Bug#260154: PowerMac G3 (beige) sarge d-i Installation Report

2004-07-19 Thread Clive Menzies
On (19/07/04 17:39), Sven Luther wrote: > On Sun, Jul 18, 2004 at 10:53:00PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > Package: installation-reports > > > > Debian-installer-version: sarge powerpc tcl.1 9 June 2004 > > uname -a: Linux Homer 2.4.25-powerpc #1 mer avr 14 15:38:38

Bug#260154: PowerMac G3 (beige) sarge d-i Installation Report

2004-07-18 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: sarge powerpc tcl.1 9 June 2004 uname -a: Linux Homer 2.4.25-powerpc #1 mer avr 14 15:38:38 CEST 2004 ppc GNU/Linux Date: 18 July 2004 circa 5pm BST Method: Installed BootX 1.2.2 from http://penguinppc.org/projects/bootx/ copied initrd.gz

Re: ssh

2004-07-16 Thread Clive Menzies
On (16/07/04 15:11), Kenshi Muto wrote: > To: John Summerfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Kenshi Muto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 15:11:35 +0900 > Subject: Re: ssh > > At 16 Jul 04 05:00:22 GMT, > John Summerfield wrote: > > Is there any good reason ssh is

Re: Reserving space for mail on /var

2004-06-22 Thread Clive Menzies
On (22/06/04 11:42), Shri Shrikumar wrote: > Hi All, > > I have a quick question - one of the servers that I manage have a > problem in that /var/log/syslog and /var/log/daemon.log get filled up > with a message from bind and subsequently bounces all mail since there > is no space left. > > What

Bug#250007: Powerpc G4 Installation Report

2004-05-20 Thread Clive Menzies
On (20/05/04 13:13), Colin Watson wrote: > > clone 250007 -1 > reassign -1 yaboot-installer > retitle -1 increase boot delay > severity -1 minor > thanks > > On Thu, May 20, 2004 at 12:42:05PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > [not sure about all your issues, I'

Bug#250007: Powerpc G4 Installation Report

2004-05-20 Thread Clive Menzies
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: uname -a: Date: <14 May 2004 c. 23.00> Method: Machine: Processor: 7400 Memory: 896 Mb Root Device: Root Size/partition table:

Re: Installation reports - a naive question

2004-05-20 Thread Clive Menzies
On (20/05/04 00:59), Frans Pop wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Thursday 20 May 2004 00:32, Clive Menzies wrote: > > Apologies for asking a really dumb question but I'm trying to make a > > No problem. > > > contributio

Re: Installation reports - a naive question

2004-05-20 Thread Clive Menzies
On (19/05/04 23:58), Colin Watson wrote: > On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 11:32:38PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > Apologies for asking a really dumb question but I'm trying to make a > > contribution to Debian by submitting an installation report. I've > > successfu

Installation reports - a naive question

2004-05-19 Thread Clive Menzies
Hi All Apologies for asking a really dumb question but I'm trying to make a contribution to Debian by submitting an installation report. I've successfully installed on a G4 using the beta 4 installer. I've looked at other reports and searched the debian site to see how to submit a report but can

Installing Woody (3.0) on PowerPC 8100/80 (Nubus) - needsMach_Kernel

2002-07-24 Thread Clive Menzies
are of - see: http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/keycodes (important information regarding key mapping - ignore this at your peril!) http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/powerpc/release-notes/ch-upgrading http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2002/debian-devel-200202/msg01868.html For general Linux h