Re: Bug#373253: Cause of g-i crashing on AMD64 at VT switch found

2007-12-12 Thread Attilio Fiandrotti
retitle 373253 "g-i requires libgcc_s.so.1 on AMD64 and PowerPC" thanks Given that this is not really a problem in directfb, and was agreed the proper fix would be to ship libgcc in a new udeb post-etch, I'm closing this bug now. I agree, btw i recently noticed that also the PowerPC g-i builds

Bug#283521: [RFC] no pointer to manual in syslinux screens

2007-12-12 Thread Frans Pop
tags 283521 - patch severity 283521 wishlist thanks > Request and proposed patch from Geert to link directly to the Installation > Guide from one of the x86 syslinux help screens. > Some discussion, see BR for details. I have looked at this request a few times in the past and even started work o

Processed: Bug#283521: [RFC] no pointer to manual in syslinux screens

2007-12-12 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > tags 283521 - patch Bug#283521: no pointer to manual in syslinux screens Tags were: patch Tags removed: patch > severity 283521 wishlist Bug#283521: no pointer to manual in syslinux screens Severity set to `wishlist' from `normal' > thanks Stopping pr

Bug#379057: Please allow to deselect the modules that get loaded by default

2007-12-12 Thread Frans Pop
> While these all add functionality that allows one to do interesting > things with debian-installer, it is also true that they all require > memory to be used for functionality of which at least some is not going > to be used during any random install session. Just wanted to note that with very r

Processed: Bug#334994: debian-installer/function=rescue

2007-12-12 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > tags 334994 wontfix Bug#334994: debian-installer/function=rescue There were no tags set. Tags added: wontfix > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Debian bug tracking system administrator (administrator, Debian

Bug#334994: debian-installer/function=rescue

2007-12-12 Thread Frans Pop
tags 334994 wontfix thanks From reading the BR again, especially Colin's comments, and knowing that we already have the shortcut 'rescue=true', I doubt this will ever get implemented. Tagging wontfix to allow further discussion. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message pa

Re: Debian install issues with i386 EFI based system

2007-12-12 Thread Robert Millan
On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 05:22:45PM -0200, Otavio Salvador wrote: > Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Tuesday 11 December 2007, Charles Abdouch wrote: > >> I haven't tested GRUB2 yet. > >> > >> > From your wording "suppose to support" it doesn't appear you have tested > >> > it either.

RE: Debian install issues with i386 EFI based system

2007-12-12 Thread Charles Abdouch
Howdy Robert, The original posting was to solve an EFI boot CD need. Otavio is obviously a supporter of GRUB and wondered if there was a solution based on it. I don't think there is at the moment. My thought for an i386 Legacy/EFI Install CD is that it would use the Hard Drive emulation mode inst

Re: Debian install issues with i386 EFI based system

2007-12-12 Thread Robert Millan
On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 08:48:18AM -0600, Charles Abdouch wrote: > > My thought for an i386 Legacy/EFI Install CD is [...] Please consider first if there's really a need for providing EFI. I'm of the opinion that EFI is an abomination in all aspects that relate to freedom (or even technical corr

RE: Debian install issues with i386 EFI based system

2007-12-12 Thread Charles Abdouch
We're actually doing our own EFI Based BIOS. We considered using LinuxBIOS but there isn't any Intel support for it. Also there were other problems with using LinuxBIOS based on it using GPL instead of LGPL due to some licensed code we would have to include with it as well as Windows support. We'r

Re: Debian install issues with i386 EFI based system

2007-12-12 Thread Robert Millan
On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 10:20:13AM -0600, Charles Abdouch wrote: > We're actually doing our own EFI Based BIOS. Who's "we" ? (sorry for having missed some context) > We considered using LinuxBIOS > but there isn't any Intel support for it. Well, no, but I'm told AMD is strongly backing it up.

Bug#446396: tg3 detected

2007-12-12 Thread Bernhard
Hello, With actual daily build installer, the network card is correctly detected. You can close this bug. Regards Bernhard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Debian install issues with i386 EFI based system

2007-12-12 Thread Frans Pop
On Wednesday 12 December 2007, Robert Millan wrote: > > We considered using LinuxBIOS > > but there isn't any Intel support for it. > > Well, no, but I'm told AMD is strongly backing it up. I have looked a few times at the list of supported boards and it is TINY. I agree it has potential, but only

Re: Sone udebs missing in netinst.iso (i386)

2007-12-12 Thread Frans Pop
Thank you for your mail. Next time you want to report issues with an installation, please file a full installation report [1] with at least the hardware-summary information from the installation included. Below some comments on the issues you reported. Cheers, FJP [1] http://d-i.alioth.debian.

Bug#446396: marked as done (tg3 not detected)

2007-12-12 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Your message dated Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:53:22 +0100 with message-id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and subject line Bug#446396: tg3 detected has caused the attached Bug report to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsib

Bug#455980: anna: Complains dependency is not available even when already installed

2007-12-12 Thread Frans Pop
Package: anna Version: 1.28 During CD-based installations, for example when additional file system kernel modules are loaded for os-prober, the following messages will be logged: anna-install: Installing ntfs-modules anna[21921]: DEBUG: resolver (kernel-image-2.6.22-3-486-di): package doesn't e

Bug#455981: cdebconf-gtk-udeb: WARNING: removing progress_box

2007-12-12 Thread Frans Pop
Package: cdebconf-gtk-udeb Version: 0.125 Severity: minor Current versions of the graphical installer show this warning at the moment when a progress bar is running and is temporarily replaced by a normal dialog. debconf: cdebconf_gtk (process:895): WARNING: removing progress_box The message l

RE: Debian install issues with i386 EFI based system

2007-12-12 Thread Charles Abdouch
Robert and I have a private thread as well. We plan on having a LinuxBIOS offering as well, but we have to be careful navigating the GPL and Intel legal which made EFI the choice for our first product. Regardless, Linux does an excellent job with EFI support with just some minor changes needed. T

Bug#455980: anna: Complains dependency is not available even when already installed

2007-12-12 Thread Joey Hess
Frans Pop wrote: > anna should probably check the status of a package before looking for it in > the repository. anna does of course consider package status: for (node = (*packages)->list.head; node; node = node->next) { package = node->data; package->sta

Re: Installation on NSLU2 does not complete (initramfs nslu2 hook requires user interaction)

2007-12-12 Thread Joey Hess
Martin Michlmayr wrote: > * Gordon Farquharson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-12-03 00:12]: > > nslu2-utils is version 0.10+r71-13, but I don't see any changes to the > > initramfs hook that should cause this problem. I am using a DFSG image > > that does not contain the NPE-B firmware. > > I guess the

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etch+1/2 D-I options (was: Meeting for etch and a half)

2007-12-12 Thread Frans Pop
(Not CCing -release, -kernel and -x as I assume the relevant people will be subscribed to the project list. Please follow-up to all three lists.) On Tuesday 23 October 2007, dann frazier wrote: > Now that 2.6.23 is out and the proposed timeframe for etch 1/2 is > just over two months away, its pro

Re: Installation on NSLU2 does not complete (initramfs nslu2 hook requires user interaction)

2007-12-12 Thread Frans Pop
On Wednesday 12 December 2007, Joey Hess wrote: > iface=$(ip route | grep '^default' | cut -d ' ' -f 5) > if ls -l /sys/class/net/$iface/device | grep -q ixp4xx_mac; then Wouldn't using readlink be more logical? signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Re: etch+1/2 D-I options (was: Meeting for etch and a half)

2007-12-12 Thread Frans Pop
On Wednesday 12 December 2007, Frans Pop wrote: > (Not CCing -release, -kernel and -x as I assume the relevant people will > be subscribed to the project list. Please follow-up to all three lists.) Note: the original mail did not reach the etch+1/2 list because I was given the wrong address... P

Re: [Pkg-cryptsetup-devel] Bug#428329: Bug in debian-Installer/initramfs when I use "GUID Partition Table (GPT)" with a crypted root filesystem

2007-12-12 Thread Frans Pop
On Monday 10 December 2007, David Härdeman wrote: > The correct root= boot parameter makes initramfs do the right > thing, and grub doesn't have the same issue since it always seem to use > root= notation. Note that we have had another report that looks frighteningly similar: http://bugs.debian.or

Re: How to preseed install via pppoe (for A-DSL)?

2007-12-12 Thread Frans Pop
On Monday 10 December 2007, Josef Wolf wrote: > IMHO, the setting in /etc/resolv.conf is mostly for convenience. It > saves me some typing, that's all. In contrast, the setting in /etc/hosts > is more important since it is needed to make "hostname -d" and > "hostname -f" work. Right. I'd forgott

Re: How to preseed install via pppoe (for A-DSL)?

2007-12-12 Thread Stephen Gran
This one time, at band camp, Frans Pop said: > > > Note also that for normal netcfg, D-I basically works the same way when > > > dhcp is used: if the domain name is entered manually, it is ignored. > > > See for example #328646. > > > > But isn't this considered to be a bug? > > I'm not sure as I'

Re: etch+1/2 D-I options (was: Meeting for etch and a half)

2007-12-12 Thread Andrew McGlashan
Hi, Frans Pop wrote: I've come up with four options: 1) a new version of the Etch installer with support for both kernels 2) creating a second Etch installer based on the new kernel 3) using the Lenny installer to install Etch 4) option 3 + creating limited CD images based on the Lenny installer

Re: etch+1/2 D-I options (was: Meeting for etch and a half)

2007-12-12 Thread Frans Pop
(No need to CC me; I'm subscribed to the debian-boot list.) On Thursday 13 December 2007, Andrew McGlashan wrote: > I am essentially a novice in this area, but what is wrong with leaving > the installer as is -- especially netinst? The kernel could be upgraded > post install if required. I love

Re: etch+1/2 D-I options (was: Meeting for etch and a half)

2007-12-12 Thread Andrew McGlashan
Hi, Frans Pop wrote: Note that my options 3 and 4 basically _are_ your option 5: the official Etch installer is not touched. Okay, so option 4 includes the building of a netinst image then? btw your latest reply still had the wrong address for project-etchnahalf. Kind Regards AndrewM Andrew

Re: etch+1/2 D-I options (was: Meeting for etch and a half)

2007-12-12 Thread Frans Pop
On Thursday 13 December 2007, Andrew McGlashan wrote: > Frans Pop wrote: > > Note that my options 3 and 4 basically _are_ your option 5: the > > official Etch installer is not touched. > > Okay, so option 4 includes the building of a netinst image then? Yes. One using the Lenny installer and only

Bug#456029: console-data asks about keymap in base install

2007-12-12 Thread Daniel Dickinson
Package: installation-reports Boot method: Netinst CD Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily.new/20071206-2/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 19:00 EST (Thursday, December 13, 2007 00:00 UTC) Machine: Whitebox with an ASU

Re: etch+1/2 D-I options (was: Meeting for etch and a half)

2007-12-12 Thread Andrew McGlashan
Hi, Frans Pop wrote: Yes. One using the Lenny installer and only including the kernel images for the new Etch kernel. The image list sounds good to me. But which archs did you have in mind? btw your latest reply still had the wrong address for project-etchnahalf. No, it didn't. At least, n

Processed: Re: Bug#456029: console-data asks about keymap in base install

2007-12-12 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > block 456029 by 452331 Bug#452331: console-data: Avoid showing "keymaps policy" question during D-I installs Bug#456029: console-data asks about keymap in base install Was not blocked by any bugs. Blocking bugs of 456029 added: 452331 > thanks Stoppin

Bug#456029: console-data asks about keymap in base install

2007-12-12 Thread Frans Pop
block 456029 by 452331 thanks On Thursday 13 December 2007, Daniel Dickinson wrote: > Comments/Problems: > During base system install console-data pops up a dialog with a technical > dialogue about keymaps. This is supposed to be handled by the initial > language and keymap question in the instal

Bug#283521: remember to set the correct link

2007-12-12 Thread Geert Stappers
> Remains the burden on the RM to remember to set the correct link. a Reminder is set in http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/ReleaseProcess Cheers Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]