Re: Bug#161611: reopen 161611

2002-10-31 Thread Erik Andersen
On Wed Oct 30, 2002 at 03:41:48PM -0800, Matt Kraai wrote: > reopen 161611 > thanks > > rootskel includes a /linuxrc shell script. It's last action is to > exec BusyBox as /linuxrc. It cannot exec /sbin/init because doing so > would require its PID to be one, which it isn't. I'm planning to NMU

cvs commit to base-config/debian/po by claush

2002-10-31 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
Repository: base-config/debian/po who:claush time: Thu Oct 31 02:56:18 MST 2002 Log Message: Danish update Files: changed:da.po -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Installing debian with a propritary raid driver

2002-10-31 Thread Jan Vidar Krey
Hi, I'm installing debian on a server with dual xeon processors and a Promise FastTrak 2000TX IDE RAID controller. Promise doesn't offer the details about the board, thus they offer pre-compiled (closed source) RedHat drivers for their cards. So I downloaded it, extracted it, and put the module

Re: Installing debian with a propritary raid driver

2002-10-31 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include * Jan Vidar Krey [Thu, Oct 31 2002, 11:24:01AM]: > Now, the bf2.4 kernel doesn't support SMP, and also I have to compile drivers > for my intel gigabit ethernet NIC, but where do I go from here? You can use the kernel-image-2.4.19-686-smp package. To compile your modules, install kerne

Re: Installing debian with a propritary raid driver

2002-10-31 Thread Jan Vidar Krey
Hi again, This is not the problem, I now have a working kernel (except that it can't load the FastTrak module automagically when booting with the initrd). Promise offers a module for both UP and SMP machines so I've included the SMP one when creating the initrd, but how can I actually make this

Bug#167240: BF2.4 installer kernel should NOT use VGA16 FB by default.

2002-10-31 Thread Len Sorensen
Package: boot-floppies Version: 3.0.23-2002-05-21 The kernel used in the bf2.4 boot floppies for i386 seems to use the vga16 FB by default. While this gives a cute little penguin logo on most machines, it also gives a blank screen on many machines using an LCD panel for it's display (at least on

Bug#167240: BF2.4 installer kernel should NOT use VGA16 FB by default.

2002-10-31 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include * Len Sorensen [Thu, Oct 31 2002, 10:10:42AM]: > panel for it's display (at least on an SiS based system, and on my IBM > 560X thinkpad, and a few others I have talked to people using). SIS? The TLA for Shit In System? Sorry, but AFAIK are SIS users the only group whinning about VGA16.

Bug#167240: BF2.4 installer kernel should NOT use VGA16 FB by default.

2002-10-31 Thread Len Sorensen
On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 04:53:51PM +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote: > #include > * Len Sorensen [Thu, Oct 31 2002, 10:10:42AM]: > > > panel for it's display (at least on an SiS based system, and on my IBM > > 560X thinkpad, and a few others I have talked to people using). > > SIS? The TLA for Shit In

Bug#167240: BF2.4 installer kernel should NOT use VGA16 FB by default.

2002-10-31 Thread Thomas Poindessous
* Len Sorensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-10-31 16:50]: > Package: boot-floppies > Version: 3.0.23-2002-05-21 > > The kernel used in the bf2.4 boot floppies for i386 seems to use the > vga16 FB by default. While this gives a cute little penguin logo on most > machines, it also gives a blank screen

Bug#167240: BF2.4 installer kernel should NOT use VGA16 FB by default.

2002-10-31 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include * Len Sorensen [Thu, Oct 31 2002, 10:59:13AM]: > > Sorry, but AFAIK are SIS users the only group whinning about VGA16. It > > seems that this shared memory controller does not manage plain VGA mode > > correctly. > > And the display on the thinkpad 560x? And some other laptop uses? I

Bug#167240: BF2.4 installer kernel should NOT use VGA16 FB by default.

2002-10-31 Thread Len Sorensen
On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 05:09:51PM +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote: > I got complaints from different people, allways SiS and a friend of mine > has a such beast where I could play around with. The thinkpad 560x uses a neomagic 128xd with an 800x600 tft. it didn't like it either, but that isn't as comm

cvs commit to debian-installer/build by sjogren

2002-10-31 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
Repository: debian-installer/build who:sjogren time: Thu Oct 31 16:08:47 MST 2002 Log Message: Save version info too in the status file (needed by anna) Files: changed:Makefile -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [E