Bug#700368: see apt-move bug #662003

2014-04-18 Thread Loving, Kent
Mario Koppensteiner found a better solution Kent Loving -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/5a0803b639509a4bae9c7703939ac87b1c419...@xch-blv-302.nw.nos.

Bug#700368: workaround for bug #700368

2014-04-18 Thread Loving, Kent
Adding SHA256 entries to the Releases file allows debootstrap to continue. This did not completely solve my situation but at least I don't have the subject error anymore. The steps, after executing apt-move Change to the local mirror directory $ cd local/dists/wheezy/main/binary-amd64 Expand t

Can the partman udeb be excluded?

2012-11-13 Thread Loving, Kent
I have to create a debian installer CD that is for a specific hardware. I've chosen to use the LiveCD system and create a live CD that includes the debian-installer package. (I use a Live system because I must do some user interaction before launching the installer) I preseed everything, includi

Re: Re: Running on rotated screen

2012-05-23 Thread Loving, Kent
Way back in February, Lennart Sorensen wrote: > Of course the framebuffer has lots of neat options so you could try > adding a kernel option when booting the installer with: > > fbcon=rotate:1 (for rotate clockwise) or > fbcon=rotate:3 (for rotate counterclockwise) > > Might work. But probably

Bug#673450: debian-installer-launcher: Uses xterm even if --text specified

2012-05-18 Thread Loving, Kent
Package: debian-installer-launcher Version: 10 Severity: normal I built a Live CD that includes X, but the defaults in inittab of my Live CD does not start X, just tty's. If I run /usr/sbin/debian-installer-launcher, with or without --text, I get the errors: xterm Xt error: Can't open display: %s

Running on rotated screen

2012-02-23 Thread Loving, Kent
I want to build a debian installer CD that will be used on a device with a screen that is rotated. I've found that I can boot a debian LiveCD and (while craning my neck) open a shell and run "xrandr -o left". After that the display is 'correct' and I can run /usr/sbin/debian-installer-launcher a