Bug#77425: boot-floppies: tulip driver in 2.2r0 boot floppies not working

2000-11-20 Thread Scott Robinson
I'll try them out later this afternoon when I get back from classes. I've finished installing all my systems, but I'll use the disks on the box with Netgear, open up a shell and manually configure. It's just the module, so me doing it outside the installation system shouldn't be a problem... righ

boot-floppies 2.2.18 uploaded

2000-11-20 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Boot-floppies 2.2.18 for i386 was uploaded to samosa. Porters, do your stuff. If source changes are needed for porters, I can do my best to pretty quickly turn-around 2.2.19. -- .Adam Di [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.onShore.com/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subj

Re: 2.2.18pre kernels and pcmcia in 2.2rN

2000-11-20 Thread Brian Mays
To: Adam Di Carlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree with that. Anyhow, that seems to be what we're doing, so all > should be well in 2.2r2. [ ... ] > I've tested the idepci and compact flavors, and they seem to work > great. Excellent! Sounds like everything is okay. - Brian -- T

Bug#50953: marked as done ([alpha] multia install)

2000-11-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Processed: Fixed in NMU boot-floppies 2.2.18

2000-11-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > severity 31865 fixed Bug#31865: [not working] Request for Language chooser on boot-floppies Severity set to `fixed'. > severity 40775 fixed Bug#40775: [cvs-fixed] unclear wording in Sparc docs Severity set to `fixed'. > severity 49172 fixed Bug#49172

Debian Boot CVS: aph

2000-11-20 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
CVSROOT:/cvs/debian-boot Module name:debian-installer Changes by: aph 00/11/20 15:43:34 Modified files: tools/udpkg: depends.c status.c udpkg.c udpkg.h Added files: tools/udpkg: udpkg_main.c Log message: Split main to seperate function, goal is to ma

Re: Some thoughts on a new installer

2000-11-20 Thread Joey Hess
Adam Di Carlo wrote: > I think one of the design goals is that for the installed system, all > files (excepting some config files and such) on the new system, at > almost every point, are out of proper packages. The .udeb stuff is > strictly (am I wrong?) for helping getting the installation medi

Failure of Debian to Boot

2000-11-20 Thread roy hardy
Sacramento, California November 20, 2000 I have purchased the three CDs for Debian/GNU ver. 2.2. However, the boot from the CD-rom to install Linux fails to recognize the SCSI card on my computThe machine is equiped with an ADAPTEC Model AIC 7880 controller. The monitor screen states the ADAPTEC

Re: hardware detection using libpci

2000-11-20 Thread Joey Hess
Glenn McGrath wrote: > Ive been thinking about hardware detection. I think hardware detection > should be a dependency on the fetch method it applies to. > > e.g. the http/ftp/nfs retriever should depend on network and modem > hardware detection. > > This way, if a network retriever is to be use

Re: hardware detection using libpci

2000-11-20 Thread Joey Hess
David Whedon wrote: > My approach is similar, I have a tiny utility that converts the list > of known hardware from the format that lib detect uses (a *.lst file) > into a header file. My program (ddetect) includes said header file. > ddetect makes calls into libdetect (which itself uses libisapn

Re: hardware detection using libpci

2000-11-20 Thread Joey Hess
David Whedon wrote: > I made a new version of ddetect with a few changes, even if we don't > go the libdetect way it was instructive to figure out how to make > multiple .udebs conviennently. > > I'm now generating 2 udebs which each provide the virtual package > [sound|ethernet]-card-detection:

Re: first weekly debian-installer status report

2000-11-20 Thread Joey Hess
Jérôme Marant wrote: > > - documentation [UNCLAIMED} > > Not started. > I'm willing to help on this. > How do I start ? I think we need to hold off on this until we have something user-level to document. Unless you want to help with the design docs. -- see shy jo -- To UN

Re: Debian Boot CVS: aph

2000-11-20 Thread Joey Hess
Glenn wrote: > Split main to seperate function, goal is to make libudpg. > Removed dependence on shell command rm with internal function. > replaced "struct packages_t" with "packages_t" via typdef (for style). This grew the binary by 2k. I hope that's worth it, but I have my doubts. If we just u

Re: hardware detection using libpci

2000-11-20 Thread Glenn McGrath
Joey Hess wrote: > Glenn McGrath wrote: > > I guess the card names are handy for the user if all doesnt go to plan, > > i just left them out because the program didnt _need_ them, and they > > take the most space. > > That's true, it is nice to be able to look at /proc/pci and figure out > what

Re: hardware detection using libpci

2000-11-20 Thread Joey Hess
Joey Hess wrote: > > The .udebs can be found at: > > http://www.gordian.com/users/davidw/debian.html > > They all work for me except sndetect (ISA soundblaster) and mdmdetect > (ISA modem). Actually, snddetect -f does work, while -f doesn't make mdmdetect do any better. -- see shy jo -- To

Debian Boot CVS: joeyh

2000-11-20 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
CVSROOT:/cvs/debian-boot Module name:debian-installer Changes by: joeyh 00/11/20 17:27:26 Modified files: doc: TODO Log message: status update -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTE

weekly (?) debian-installer status report

2000-11-20 Thread Joey Hess
I skipped last week which was probably a bad idea. Too busy.. Done these past two weeks: - dpkg 1.7.0 was released, so udebs can be built now - Continuing development of udpkg has gotten all the important features working. - Pcidetect has been checked in. It is able to detect PCI NIC's and is

Re: hardware detection using libpcid

2000-11-20 Thread Glenn McGrath
Joey Hess wrote: > > Glenn McGrath wrote: > > Ive been thinking about hardware detection. I think hardware detection > > should be a dependency on the fetch method it applies to. > > > > e.g. the http/ftp/nfs retriever should depend on network and modem > > hardware detection. > > > > This way, i

Re: weekly (?) debian-installer status report

2000-11-20 Thread Erik Andersen
On Mon Nov 20, 2000 at 05:28:44PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote: > - busybox integration [Erik Andersen] > Not started. Busybox needs to build one or more .udebs. > Probably more than one. The first pass at busybox udebs will be ready tonight. How do I upload th

Re: Failure of Debian to Boot

2000-11-20 Thread Adam Di Carlo
roy hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Sacramento, California > November 20, 2000 > > I have purchased the three CDs for Debian/GNU ver. 2.2. However, the > boot from the CD-rom to install Linux fails to recognize the SCSI card > on my computThe machine is equiped with an ADAPTEC Model AIC 7880

Bug#77425: boot-floppies: tulip driver in 2.2r0 boot floppies not working

2000-11-20 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Scott Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'll try them out later this afternoon when I get back from classes. > > I've finished installing all my systems, but I'll use the disks on the box > with Netgear, open up a shell and manually configure. It's just the module, > so me doing it outside

Re: hardware detection using libpci

2000-11-20 Thread David Whedon
> > and left out the card names :-) ) > > Can libdetect actually work with just pci id numbers, not names? yea, we'd have to put in a placeholeder ("unknown") so any output messages wouldn't have problems, but looking through libdetect (or at least the parts I'm using) all it really needs it the

Re: weekly (?) debian-installer status report

2000-11-20 Thread Joey Hess
Erik Andersen wrote: > On Mon Nov 20, 2000 at 05:28:44PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote: > > - busybox integration [Erik Andersen] > > Not started. Busybox needs to build one or more .udebs. > > Probably more than one. > > The first pass at busybox udebs will be re

Bug#31865: marked as done ([not working] Request for Language chooser on boot-floppies)

2000-11-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#40775: marked as done ([cvs-fixed] unclear wording in Sparc docs)

2000-11-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#49172: marked as done ([cvs-fixed] problems with floppy booting on sun4c)

2000-11-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#64823: marked as done (incorrect LILO automatic placement on i386)

2000-11-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#63198: marked as done (boot-floppies: Don't put the lilo boot record in the extended partition)

2000-11-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#65606: marked as done (No installation of LILO to logical partition?)

2000-11-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#70387: marked as done ([CVS-fixed] build dependancy for debhelper)

2000-11-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#70871: marked as done ([CVS-fixed] kernel-compilation documentation)

2000-11-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#71532: marked as done ([CVS-fixed] where to get debian in documentation)

2000-11-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#72870: marked as done ([CVS-fixed] Broken links in Debian installation docs)

2000-11-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#74322: marked as done ([cvs-fixed] boot-floppies: in installation /dev/pcd0 device isn't created)

2000-11-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#76408: marked as done ([cvs-fixed] bad linux history url in installation guide)

2000-11-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#77425: marked as done (boot-floppies: tulip driver in 2.2r0 boot floppies not working)

2000-11-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Re: weekly (?) debian-installer status report

2000-11-20 Thread Erik Andersen
On Mon Nov 20, 2000 at 08:06:41PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote: > Erik Andersen wrote: > > On Mon Nov 20, 2000 at 05:28:44PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote: > > > - busybox integration [Erik Andersen] > > > Not started. Busybox needs to build one or more .udebs. > > > Pro