Re: Debian has failed us

2007-01-16 Thread Mathew Binkley
From: Christian Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > and certainly can't expect to have everything run like a charm, > especially with very special hardware like the one you described in > the mail that started this thread. It's not "very special hardware". It's a bunch of IBM JS20 blades configured

Re: Debian has failed us

2007-01-15 Thread Mathew Binkley
sers can use. Right now, you are releasing testing images that I can't actually test. I'm sure that there are various reasons/excuses running through your collective minds why it's not your fault, it's someone else not doing their job, and Mathew Binkley is an asshat. Tough. You

Re: Debian has failed us

2007-01-11 Thread Mathew Binkley
Frans Pop wrote: > And we are supposed to guess that by telepathic means or something? No. However, if the bug wasn't fixed when I asked in September and October, it won't magically vanish in the intervening time. > Please file a new installation report [1] including (gzipped!) Since the bug

Re: Debian has failed us

2007-01-11 Thread Mathew Binkley
Frans Pop wrote: > Please check your facts before sending such mails: I did, by downloading the latest Debian Etch testing iso (which was regenerated on January 8, three days ago) and it failed at exactly the same place, with exactly the same error. I did not send my previous email (nor this one

Debian has failed us

2007-01-11 Thread Mathew Binkley
re it becomes a permanent handicap to the organization. Finally, I would like to extend thanks to Sven Luthor for tracking down the bug and trying to get me some assistance. Mathew Binkley References: http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2006/09/msg00340.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-

Bug#391451: Error detecting hard drive

2006-10-06 Thread Mathew Binkley
Package: installation-reports Boot method: CD Image version: Debian Etch Testing dated October 3, 2006 Date: October 6, 2006 Machine: IBM JS20 blade Processor: PPC 970FX, 2.2 GHz Memory: 1.5 GB Partitions: hard drive not detected Output of lspci and lspci -n: 00:00.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro

Re: Debian Etch on IBM JS20 fails on hard drive

2006-10-06 Thread Mathew Binkley
Sven Luther wrote: > On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 02:51:42PM -0500, Mathew Binkley wrote: >> Hello. I attemped to install Debian Etch on a IBM JS20 using an iso >> from 09/22/2006. The install works correctly until it tries (and fails) >> to detect the PATA hard drive. None