[i386] install report: 2.4.17-bf kernel (long)

2002-01-28 Thread Beat Rupp
Hi Eduard, hi everyone (I write in English for convenience of the list members I CC'd) Today I did another install with your newest 2.4-kernel boot floppys. I already successfully installed the older version about 2 weeks ago on two other computers. My current install-system is a fairly standa

Bug#131296: boot-floppies: Set mirror according to locale/timezone setting

2002-01-28 Thread Beat Rupp
Package: boot-floppies Version: N/A; reported 2002-01-28 Severity: wishlist For selecting the most appropriate download mirror (in terms of geographic location) make a guess on where the user could be located. This guess could be derived from the chosen installation language or the timezone set

Re: [i386] install report: 2.4.17-bf kernel (long)

2002-01-28 Thread Beat Rupp
> > - On the welcome screen I noticed that there's always talked about the > > "Diskette" instead of "CD". This message should probably be slightly > > updated to reflect the fact that most people are installing from CD > > nowadays. Something like "Boot CD/Diskette" respectively "boot CD/floppy"

Re: boot from CDROM on IBM Thinkpad A30p hangs

2002-01-30 Thread Beat Rupp
> Richard Staehli wrote on Thu Jan 31, 2002 um 12:26:48PM: > > The last thing is the line: > > > > Md driver 0.36.6 MAX_MD_DEV=4, MAX_REAL=8 > > > > Then it hangs. > > Known problem with the vanilla installation disks. > > > How can I install? > > Please try the other CDs. If your admin does kno