Re: Multiple console support in d-i

On Wed, 2019-01-23 at 03:41 +, Wookey wrote: > You are right. I wasn't taking note of those: > > E=enabled > C=preferred console > p=used for printk buffer > a=safe to use when CPU is offline > > console=tty0 > tty0 -WU (EC p )4:7 > ttyAMA0 -W- (E p a) 204:

Bug#919982: apt-setup: preseeded installation hangs at "Use a network mirror?"

On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 10:50:31PM +0100, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > On 21/01/19 at 10:55 +0100, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > > Package: apt-setup > > Severity: normal [..] > With debian-buster-DI-alpha4-amd64-netinst.iso, the installer asks > questions about language, location, keyboard, hostname, and dom

Bug#920255: tries to install apt-transport-https even if doesn't exist

Package: debootstrap Version: 1.0.89 Severity: important Also applies to 1.0.110~bpo9+1. debootstrap tries to install apt-transport-https with https mirror URLs even if that's not required anymore and even if the packages doesn't exist (as in the newer ubuntus, where it's in universe only): } +

Bug#920255: Acknowledgement (tries to install apt-transport-https even if doesn't exist)

As a workaround, I pass a different setup-script to debootstrap now. cuts from by setup-dchroot script: script=/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/gutsy # work around for Debian#920255 debootstrapscript=$(tempfile) cleanup+=("rm $debootstrapscript") sed -e 's/apt-transport-https//' < "$script" > "$de

Bug#920284: debian-installer: Installing Debain 9.6 on amd64 KVM via netinst fails in "select and install software"

Package: debian-installer Severity: important Tags: d-i Dear Maintainer, I am installing Debian 9.6 using a netinst image on an amd64 virtual machine (kvm).  Everything runs as expected until the "Select and Install Software" step, which fails with the generic message "Installation step failed".

Bug#920287: Shift-Tab doesn't work in text mode

Package: console-setup Version: 1.188 Severity: important Tags: patch upstream Shift-Tab doesn't work in text mode so for example, in the debian installer or openSUSE's YaST, pressing Tab goes to the next focusable item but pressing Shift-Tab (which should go to the previous focusable item) just w

Now that freeze is in effect, is there going an alpha 5 soonish, bugs to be squished and any working release notes ?

Dear all, I saw earlier today that the Debian buster freeze has become [1]. I also saw that the alpha 4 release last month [2] and the errata published with it [3] . I would probably share both the free and non-free versions [4] I wanna give a call to people to ask for wider testing via itsfoss.c

Bug#920312: console-setup: console-setup man page see alsos

Package: console-setup Version: 1.188 Severity: minor File: /usr/share/man/man5/console-setup.5.gz The console-setup(5) man page has SEE ALSO ... setfont(1), consolechars(1), ... I think it's setfont(8); and is consolechars still in Debian?