Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-12-19 Thread Holger Levsen
package: release-notes severity: wishlist On Friday 10 November 2006 17:16, Sven Luther wrote: > We could also mention architecture support changes : > > - PowerPC: dropped support for powerpc/apus. > - PowerPC: Added support for 64bit PowerPC architectures (IBM pSeries, > Apple G5 powermacs).

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-15 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 10:22:22PM +0100, Geert Stappers wrote: > Op 14-11-2006 om 08:12 schreef Sven Luther: > > On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 05:55:54AM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: > > > > > > > > > > * IBM pseries on serial port : finish-install does not set the > > > > > /etc/inittab serial console. Yo

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-15 Thread Eddy Petrișor
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Geert Stappers wrote: > Op 14-11-2006 om 08:12 schreef Sven Luther: >> On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 05:55:54AM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: > * IBM pseries on serial port : finish-install does not set the > /etc/inittab serial console. You need to edit

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-14 Thread Geert Stappers
Op 14-11-2006 om 08:12 schreef Sven Luther: > On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 05:55:54AM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: > > > > > > > > * IBM pseries on serial port : finish-install does not set the > > > > /etc/inittab serial console. You need to edit /etc/inittab and set > > > > your serial console by hand. (

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-13 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 05:55:54AM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: > On Monday 13 November 2006 13:44, Sven Luther wrote: > > > You did not take into account my comments, there is no such thing as > > > an "OldWorld PowerPC". The correct name is "oldworld powermac". > > > Please try to be exact. > > I did

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-13 Thread Frans Pop
On Saturday 11 November 2006 12:15, David Härdeman wrote: > Perhaps it should be noted in the errata that crypto-on-md doesn't > work? Hmm. Don't think so as basically we don't support anything on md, except for lvm. Would be nice to catch that before RC2 though. pgpRjZHZtyYaf.pgp Description:

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-13 Thread Frans Pop
On Monday 13 November 2006 13:44, Sven Luther wrote: > > You did not take into account my comments, there is no such thing as > > an "OldWorld PowerPC". The correct name is "oldworld powermac". > > Please try to be exact. I did not get that from your previous mail. Probably because it was somewhat

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-13 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 09:42:00AM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > On Sat, Nov 11, 2006 at 10:28:57AM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: > > Thanks for all the comments received so far. > > > > New draft versions of the release notes and errata for RC1 are available > > at: > > - http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-13 Thread Sven Luther
On Sat, Nov 11, 2006 at 09:54:52AM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: > > - you have two entries about oldworld powermacs floppy installs : > > > >floppy installations for powerpc are broken because no device node > > is created for the swim3 module > > > >Oldworld powerpc boot floppies will not work

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-13 Thread Sven Luther
On Sat, Nov 11, 2006 at 10:28:57AM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: > Thanks for all the comments received so far. > > New draft versions of the release notes and errata for RC1 are available > at: > - http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_release-notes_DRAFT.html The link to the errata is dead : http://

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-11 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sat, Nov 11, 2006 at 09:34:31AM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: > > auto-configuring keyboard settings from SRM does not work. > I don't understand what this means in practical terms. Could you > elaborate? Does it only affect the installer or installed systems too? > Any way to work around it? > I

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-11 Thread David Härdeman
On Sat, Nov 11, 2006 at 10:28:57AM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: Thanks for all the comments received so far. New draft versions of the release notes and errata for RC1 are available at: - http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_release-notes_DRAFT.html - http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_errata_D

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-11 Thread Frans Pop
Thanks for all the comments received so far. New draft versions of the release notes and errata for RC1 are available at: - http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_release-notes_DRAFT.html - http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_errata_DRAFT.html Cheers, FJP pgpVMdX2rq91r.pgp Description: PGP si

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-11 Thread Frans Pop
On Friday 10 November 2006 17:16, Sven Luther wrote: > First, a question, does this apply to the rc1 also, or to the expected > final version ? If we are going to release debian with 2.6.17, there > are half a dozen issues which will need to be mentioned in the erratas > i guess. I think the title

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-11 Thread Frans Pop
On Saturday 11 November 2006 00:31, Steve Langasek wrote: > alpha: > VGA console on TITAN- and TSUNAMI-class systems is not supported. > This is expected to be fixed for RC2. Added. > auto-configuring keyboard settings from SRM does not work. I don't understand what this means in practica

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-11 Thread Frans Pop
On Friday 10 November 2006 23:10, Geert Stappers wrote: > That reads like "RC1 ships with an out dated manual", it that true? Yes. The version on Alioth has changes that have not yet been uploaded. pgpNzsaf07sWe.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-11 Thread Frans Pop
On Friday 10 November 2006 15:48, Eddy Petrișor wrote: > Should we say something about the fact that on powerpc the graphical > installer is present only on gtk-miniiso? That was mentioned for the previous release and as this is unchanged, I don't feel the need to repeat it. It should be document

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-10 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 02:10:29PM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: > Draft versions of the release notes and errata for RC1 are available at: > - http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_release-notes_DRAFT.html > - http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_errata_DRAFT.html > Comments welcome. Please add: alp

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-10 Thread Geert Stappers
Op 10-11-2006 om 14:10 schreef Frans Pop: > Draft versions of the release notes and errata for RC1 are available at: > - http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_release-notes_DRAFT.html > - http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_errata_DRAFT.html > > Comments welcome. # Because of the previous chang

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-10 Thread Sven Luther
On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 06:51:27PM +0100, Attilio Fiandrotti wrote: > Better would if the g-i worked on all graphic boards.. ;) > But "Works on all PowerPC systems with ATI radeon graphic cards." is > indeed correct, pheraps just not exaustive. Yeah, well, other graphic cards not working, even wi

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-10 Thread Attilio Fiandrotti
Sven Luther wrote: On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 05:35:00PM +0100, Attilio Fiandrotti wrote: Sven Luther wrote: A few comments concerning the powerpc port now : - http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_errata_DRAFT.html ... - works only on some PowerPC systems (most ATI graphics cards) I

Re: Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-10 Thread Eugen Dedu
- http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_errata_DRAFT.html - You say : Airport Extreme driver is reported to be broken in 2.6.16 (#358833) This strikes me at odd, we have no had 2.6.16 kernels since age, and the airport extreme (bcm43xx or something such) driver has been rumored to be

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-10 Thread Sven Luther
On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 05:35:00PM +0100, Attilio Fiandrotti wrote: > Sven Luther wrote: > >A few comments concerning the powerpc port now : > > > > > >>- http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_errata_DRAFT.html > > ... > > > - works only on some PowerPC systems (most ATI graphics cards) > > > >

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-10 Thread Attilio Fiandrotti
Sven Luther wrote: A few comments concerning the powerpc port now : - http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_errata_DRAFT.html ... - works only on some PowerPC systems (most ATI graphics cards) I would have written : "Works on all PowerPC systems with ATI graphic cards". I believe w

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-10 Thread Sven Luther
On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 02:10:29PM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: First, a question, does this apply to the rc1 also, or to the expected final version ? If we are going to release debian with 2.6.17, there are half a dozen issues which will need to be mentioned in the erratas i guess. A few comments con

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-10 Thread Eddy Petrișor
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Frans Pop wrote: > Draft versions of the release notes and errata for RC1 are available at: > - http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_release-notes_DRAFT.html > - http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_errata_DRAFT.html > > Comments welcome. Should we

Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment

2006-11-10 Thread Otavio Salvador
Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Draft versions of the release notes and errata for RC1 are available at: > - http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_release-notes_DRAFT.html > - http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_errata_DRAFT.html > > Comments welcome. I find they are very good :-D. Con