Bug#485867: Lenny beta 2 i386 will not boot

2008-06-11 Thread Don
Package: installation-reports Boot method: CD Image version: < http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/lenny_di_beta2/i386/iso-cd/debian-LennyBeta2-i386-netinst.iso > Date: June 10, June 11 Machine: Two different i386 type desktops (currently running Debian and Win2k) Processor: P4 Memory: 1 GB Pa

Bug#485867: Acknowledgement (Lenny beta 2 i386 will not boot)

2008-06-11 Thread Don
Clarification to original bug report #485767: The computer indicates booting from CD (message line on screen), but instead of starting up the install, it goes directly to grub menu (on the latest CD's). ...should have read at the end: ( *with* the latest CD's ). The grub menu, of course, co

Bug#485867: Lenny beta 2 i386 will not boot

2008-06-11 Thread Don
-builds/daily/arch-latest/i386/iso-cd/ I have downloaded today's image (as of 2309 UTC June 11) from the above URL, burned it to CD-R and tried booting. IT DID BOOT OK! So, this problem is solved for me. I'm currently installing and so far looks fine. Great improvements in the installer

Bug#485867: Lenny beta 2 i386 will not boot

2008-06-12 Thread Don
stall was successful. Regards, Don -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#262348: Installer report 20040729 version -- auto reboot problem

2004-07-30 Thread Don Jackson
used the latest cvs to try. The previous TC1 version worked OK on the previous motherboard (which gave me the transplanted hd installation). Regards, Don -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#228316: Successful Sarge beta2 installation

2004-01-18 Thread Don Kennedy
h. Without some online help, that format is a non-starter. I'll do the install again and see if the Grub install has the same problem. - Don -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: failure of the 7 Mar 2004 daily build

2004-03-08 Thread Don Wright
On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 17:26:38 -0900, Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Michael Bonert wrote: >> attempt to access beyond end of device >> 01:00: rw=0, want=820#, limit 8192 > >Well, this sounds like you have a bad CD or ISO. Try another one. I saw what looks like the same thing, using the 6-Mar

Install on Proliant 1600

2004-06-10 Thread Don Mangiarelli
ever so greatful. Thanks, Don

Install on Proliant 1600

2004-06-10 Thread Don Mangiarelli
greatful. Thanks, Don

Re: linux/custom/expert vs workstation/server/expert

2004-03-12 Thread Don Wright
rd, as it also bear the confusion for a newbie Perhaps 'verbose' would be better than 'expert' for the low setting? It would seem to match the common '-v' option usage. --Don -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#240744: Successful Sarge install via Beta-3 installer

2004-03-28 Thread Don Kennedy
Package: installation-reports INSTALL REPORT Debian-installer-version: sarge-i386-netinst.iso (beta 3) from Debian.org uname -a: Linux tiodm 2.4.25-1-386 #1 Tue Feb 24 08:11:13 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux Date: March 28, 2004 at 1pm PST Method: Installed from IDE Sony DVD-ROM to IDE drive 0, partiti

Re: Reverting to GNOME for jessie's default desktop

2014-08-07 Thread Don Armstrong
ges; could you (and/or debian-cd) address this? Specifically: 1) Would you want the default CD/DVD image to use a GNOME even if GNOME was unable to fit on a single image? 2) Would the GNOME team consider a less-complete DE for cases where image size is a restriction? -- Don Armstrong

Please add a d-i.debian.org pseudo package

2014-09-13 Thread Don Armstrong
is mainly so that I know that the psuedopackage will be used; they don't have to yet be filed in the BTS... a few links to messages on -boot which are bugs which would have been filed is good enough.] -- Don Armstrong http://www.donarmstrong.com Some pirates achieved imm

Re: Please add a d-i.debian.org pseudo package

2014-09-13 Thread Don Armstrong
d there: > > http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/d-i/trunk/scripts/testing-summary/gen-summary?r1=69167&r2=69316 > https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2014/09/msg00406.html Awesome; this is exactly what I wanted to see. I'll create this package shortly. -- D

Re: Bug#761450: Please add a d-i.debian.org pseudo package

2014-09-17 Thread Don Armstrong
On Sun, 14 Sep 2014, Cyril Brulebois wrote: > d-i.debian.org -- Issues regarding the d-i.debian.org service and general > Debian Installer tasks. The pseudopackage has now been added. -- Don Armstrong http://www.donarmstrong.com It was a very familiar voice. [.

Re: Need known bug list for Debian Linux

2014-10-20 Thread Don Armstrong
ich are fixed or absent in the version that you searched for. All of that said, Debian 5.0 (Lenny) has been EOLed for well over three years now, and likely has known remote root exploits. -- Don Armstrong http://www.donarmstrong.com [I]t's true that some of the most ter

Re: debootstrap and cdebootstrap vs systemd

2014-11-06 Thread Don Armstrong
d --exclude to (c)debootstrap. This sounds like #668001. Try applying the patch there, and see if that works. -- Don Armstrong http://www.donarmstrong.com Let the victors, when they come, When the forts of folly fall Find thy body by the wall! -- Matthew Arnold -- To UNSU

Bug#272702: Install Report Software RAID - XFS Failed, JFS Succeeded

2004-09-21 Thread Don Wright
strong endorsement of how easy installs have become. Great work, D-I Team! Hope this report helps someone find the glitch. --Don -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#272702: Update to Software RAID Install Report

2004-09-22 Thread Don Wright
Update: Tried again with 20040920 netinst from http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/i386/20040920/ with the same result: XFS fails during base install. Partitioner: Noticed during selection of mount point for the second FAT32 partition (first one left as "Do not use") that FAT32 app

Re: jessie won't install/boot on a Dell Poweredge R815

2016-06-21 Thread Don Armstrong
t refuses. I forget the error. The error would be useful to know. Most likely one or more of them dropped out of the array for some reason and you're booting off of one which has a lower event count and it won't assemble. But it could be any number of things. The output of mdadm --examine

Re: jessie won't install/boot on a Dell Poweredge R815

2016-06-22 Thread Don Armstrong
and jessie kernels is exposing a firmware bug (or there's a bug in the kernel itself) which is causing this issue. What I'm trying to do is get enough information so that the error is obvious. -- Don Armstrong https://www.donarmstrong.com What I can't stand is the feeling that my brain is leaving me for someone more interesting.

Re: jessie won't install/boot on a Dell Poweredge R815

2016-06-22 Thread Don Armstrong
b with an appropriate rootdelay and get it to boot. (Again, in theory.) -- Don Armstrong https://www.donarmstrong.com The computer allows you to make mistakes faster than any other invention, with the possible exception of handguns and tequila -- Mitch Ratcliffe

Re: remove me from this list

2015-01-07 Thread Don Armstrong
hey've done that, it'll disappear.] -- Don Armstrong http://www.donarmstrong.com I leave the show floor, but not before a pack of caffeinated Jolt gum is thrust at me by a hyperactive girl screaming, "Chew more! Do more!" The American will to consume mo

Re: Woody Installation

2002-09-09 Thread Don Armstrong
the bootloader loads it, and the boot mapper interacts with the disks through it. Don Armstrong -- I never until now realized that the primary job of any emoticon is to say "excuse me, that didn't make any sense." ;-P -- Cory Doctorow http://www.donarmstrong.com http://www.anylevel.co

Re: omg! astonishing!

2017-08-21 Thread Don Armstrong
Greetings, This is just something really astonishing, I'm letting you know, you have to take a peek http://opaldentallab.com/resist.php?1FfWRg0ND Sent from my iPhone, Don Armstrong - The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is su

Bug#885883: installation-reports: Successful install of 9.3.0 on Gigabyte/AMD Phenom

2017-12-30 Thread Don Pellegrino
Package: installation-reports Severity: wishlist Dear Maintainer, The installation of Debian 9.3.0 amd64 went great. Thanks for your work! I am submitting this success report as per the documentation at https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/apas04.html.en -- Package-specific info: Boo

Re: udeb uninstallability trend: worse (+20/-0)

2018-01-01 Thread Don Armstrong
On Mon, 01 Jan 2018, Don Armstrong wrote: > On Mon, 01 Jan 2018, Cyril Brulebois wrote: > > udeb uninstallability watcher (2018-01-01): > > > Newly-broken packages in testing > > > multipath-udeb amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 > > >

Re: udeb uninstallability trend: worse (+20/-0)

2018-01-01 Thread Don Armstrong
t the right versions are in unstable, but they're not showing up on the graph. I'll try to track this down today and see what is going on there. -- Don Armstrong https://www.donarmstrong.com The terrorist's job is to terrorize the people, to interfere with fre

Bug#885883: AMD/ATI RD780 Host Bridge Firmware

2018-01-02 Thread Don Pellegrino
After installation and booting into the new system, I did observe the following output from dmesg: [0.242351] pci :00:00.0: [Firmware Bug]: reg 0x1c: invalid BAR (can't size) The lspci -v command reports the following for PCI 0: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]

Bug#244642: Install report sarge-i386-1 (20040417)

2004-04-19 Thread Don Wright
coincidentally) the hung state soon exited to "Debian base system configuration" (tasksel etc.) where I chose 'nothing'. At this point the missing /dev/cdrom in /etc/fstab prevented CD mounting; I added it and installation continued. Observation: It's still a bit odd to see

Bug#245038: install report

2004-04-20 Thread Don Wright
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: sarge-i386-netinst.iso Debian GNU/Linux testing "Sarge" - Official NetInst Snapshot i386 Binary-1 (20040417) http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/daily/i386/20040418/sarge-i386-netinst.iso uname -a: Linux charlie 2.4.25-1-386 #1 Tue

University Certificates, No Classes Needed, Sun, 09 May 2004 08:05:05 -0500

2004-05-09 Thread Don Hess
Sun, 09 May 2004 08:05:05 -0500 Academic-Qualifications from NON–ACCR. Universities. No exams. No classes. No books. Call to register and get yours in days - 1 203 286 2403. No more ads: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tabernacle walgreen colgate beaten chunky workspace trellis headphone acrobat cinnamon

Bug#247080: Install report beta4

2004-05-02 Thread Don Wright
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: sarge-i386-netinst.iso (Beta4) Debian GNU/Linux testing "Sarge" - Official NetInst Snapshot i386 Binary-1 (20040430) http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/beta4/sarge-i386-netinst.iso uname -a: Linux charlie 2.4.2

Bug#143620: Holiday Newsletter

2006-12-14 Thread Don Key
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Bug#407222: Install problem

2007-01-17 Thread Don Wright
On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:12:02 +0100, Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >What do you get if you type 'cat /etc/apt/sources/list' at the command >prompt? That should be 'cat /etc/apt/sources.list' - an easy typo when getting into the rhythm. 8^) -- I just realized the USB stick I casually loan

Bug#410129: installation-guide: minor fix for section 1.1 _What is Debian_

2007-02-16 Thread Don Armstrong
said, there's nothing stoping a concept from having ideals which go along with it. Don Armstrong -- You could say she lived on the edge... Well, maybe not exactly on the edge, just close enough to watch other people fall off. -- hugh macleod http://www.gapingvoid.com/batch8.htm http://www

Re: Etch netinstaller has no eth0 in qemu

2007-03-04 Thread Don Wright
stile message deserves no reply, I point out for others who may not know it that [1]upstream of the arch-latest directory one finds exactly the structure described above. It's been that way for years, as I used it to follow Sarge development. Climbing back through the parent directories is use

Re: unable to install etch

2007-03-15 Thread Don Wright
ailed . I just installed a similar system using the current weekly amd64 KDE disk. Your system may require these options at the boot: prompt. Please check for proper spelling and note the changes. boot: install generic.all_generic_ide=1 irqpoll Hope this helps. --Don

Bug#415066: installation-report: Mostly successful amd64-kde install on Intel P965/ICH8 chipset with JMicron IDE

2007-03-15 Thread Don Wright
Subject: installation-report: Mostly successful amd64-kde install on Intel P965/ICH8 chipset with JMicron IDE Package: installation-reports Version: 2.29 Severity: normal *** Please type your report below this line *** -- Package-specific info: Boot method: CD Image version: Debian GNU/Linux t

Re: unable to install etch ( "all-generic-ide" )

2007-03-19 Thread Don Wright
as the cdrom mounting on the correct /dev/hd? or sd? drive. Also check that generic.all_generic_ide=1 is present in the kernel options at the bottom of /boot/grub/menu.lst, the same as you used it to install. --Don

Bug#272702: Install Report Software RAID - XFS Failed, JFS Succeeded

2004-09-25 Thread Don Wright
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 22:14:07 +0200, Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Don Wright wrote: >> Debian-installer-version: Daily netinst from 20040913 >> Debian GNU/Linux testing "Sarge" - Official Snapshot i386 Binary-1 >> (20040913) -- down

Bug#244642: about your Debian installation report

2004-10-14 Thread Don Wright
debian.org/244642>. System has already been tested with newer installer, report #272702. After that software RAID test it was redone as a standard system. No problems currently noted. Thanks! --Don -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#272702: Install Report Software RAID - XFS Failed, JFS Succeeded

2004-09-28 Thread Don Wright
hat disappeared after moving the cables and cards around. (It happened twice that day but has not returned since.) JFS or EXT3 for root seems to work in all configurations. Logs downloadable here: http://www.wricomp.org/deblogs.html Thanks! --Don -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Bug#282265: Successful Sarge Install Report

2004-11-20 Thread Don Coleman
Package: installation-reports INSTALL REPORT Debian-installer-version: Nov 9th from Debian site uname -a: Linux emachine 2.4.27-1-386 #1 Fri Sep 3 06:24:46 UTC 2004 i686 GNU/Linux Date: Nov 9th 8 PM EST Method: Network install from minimal CD. Downloads from Rutgers.edu Machine: emachines towe

Bittorrent and etch beta 3 CD/DVD

2006-08-18 Thread Don Wright
? --Don, broadcasting d-i at 512 kbps from the heart of Texas [1] http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#500795: Etch SPARC install fails to sync monitor.

2008-10-02 Thread Don Pellegrino
Thanks for the quick response. I have tried your ideas with the following results: boot: install fb=false Allocated 8 Megs of memory at 0x4000 for kernel Loaded kernel version 2.6.18 Loading initial ramdisk (3881967 bytes at 0x3F80200 phys, 0x40C0 virt)... - Remapping the kernel... done.

Re: non-free firmware, WEP/WPA, freeness and disk-order on reboot.

2008-10-25 Thread Don Wright
On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:01:42 +0200, Frank Lin PIAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Finally, since D-I doesn't seems to support WPA. I wonder if we really >should prompt for wifi firmware... which would encourage people to use >the very unsecure WEP protocol? >I could work on a patch to use a blacklist

Re: non-free firmware, WEP/WPA, freeness and disk-order on reboot.

2008-10-25 Thread Don Wright
On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:08:00 +0200, Bastian Blank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 12:20:29PM -0500, Don Wright wrote: >> So since the installer must use (insecure) WEP instead of (also insecure[1]) >> WPA, then Debian should not be installable on computers

Re: non-free firmware, WEP/WPA, freeness and disk-order on reboot.

2008-10-25 Thread Don Wright
ers) installed in the past. From lspci: 00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 IGP2 (rev c1) 01:0b.0 RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20376 (FastTrak 376) (rev 02) I'll try to file a regular installation report after I succeed. --Don -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

On installation media and firmware [Re: New section for firmware]

2008-12-24 Thread Don Armstrong
Switching from -vote to -boot and -cd. On Wed, 24 Dec 2008, Frans Pop wrote: > On Wednesday 24 December 2008, Don Armstrong wrote: > > 1: -vote really is the wrong list to discuss this on; Cc'ing debian-cd > > so knowledgeable people there can tell me I'm on crack. > &

Re: On installation media and firmware [Re: New section for firmware]

2009-01-13 Thread Don Armstrong
On Sat, 03 Jan 2009, Frans Pop wrote: > On Wednesday 24 December 2008, Don Armstrong wrote: > > It would be nice if you (or someone else) would then explain[1] > > why having a limited set of d-i images + cd images which contained > > the non-free firmware necessary for cer

Re: On installation media and firmware [Re: New section for firmware]

2009-01-20 Thread Don Armstrong
On Tue, 13 Jan 2009, Frans Pop wrote: > On Tuesday 13 January 2009, Don Armstrong wrote: > > Sure it does; it's a set of the initial media which contains the > > non-free firmware in *addition* to the normal stuff contained on > > the fully DFSG-free media. [You

Re: /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf

2008-01-13 Thread Don Wright
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:42:54 +0100, Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have no idea what is meant by "the /e/n/i hostname option", <...> hostname statement in /etc/network/interfaces, perhaps?

Re: Bug report #325360 (help against Spamming)

2006-09-17 Thread Don Armstrong
orts. Indeed, see: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=325360 and http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=63995 for the rationale why they aren't obfuscated currently. Don Armstrong -- Unix, MS-DOS, and Windows NT (also known as the Good, the Bad, and t

Bug#388572: debian-installer won't let me select a local apt-proxy mirror

2006-09-21 Thread Don Wright
TP (not apt) proxy required for your network. The provided apt-proxy 'mirror' will then be used for the distribution archive, while security updates come from security.debian.org by default. --Don -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#431145: BTS abuse (was: #431145 FTBFS: debian-installer fails to build on powerpc in sid)]

2007-07-01 Thread Don Armstrong
This bug's state is now set correctly, and the underlying question of whether the bug was actually fixed or not has been resolved. If you must respond to each other about items unrelated to the status of this bug, please do so privately or using other channels, not via the BTS. Don Arms

Re: New README page on debian CD

2007-09-26 Thread Don Wright
On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:16:58 +0100, Steve McIntyre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Fixed, now changed to: >... >#else >This is one disc in a set containing the the Is the duplicated word above only in the email? --Don

Bug#446838: Current daily builds have kernel 2.6.21 but udebs for 2.6.22

2007-10-15 Thread Don Armstrong
Package: debian-installer Severity: normal The current daily builds (10/15/2007) have the 2.6.21 kernel in vmlinuz and the initrd, but the udebs for 2.6.22. [Probably people are already aware of this, but just in case.] Don Armstrong -- Sentenced to two years hard labor (for sodomy), Oscar

Bug#446838: Current daily builds have kernel 2.6.21 but udebs for 2.6.22

2007-10-15 Thread Don Armstrong
Package: debian-installer Severity: normal The current daily builds (10/15/2007) have the 2.6.21 kernel in vmlinuz and the initrd, but the udebs for 2.6.22. [Probably people are already aware of this, but just in case.] Don Armstrong -- Sentenced to two years hard labor (for sodomy), Oscar

Re: Debian Installer 6.0 Beta1 release (WPA support)

2010-11-03 Thread Don Wright
Christian PERRIER wrote: >Still, whatever "our priorities" are, adding such new feature now is >certainly not the most welcomed idea. Where were those people who so >desperately need that feature when it was *really* time to add it, ie >back in 2009 or early 2010, when new developments to D-I were

Bug#543256: Make installing recommends optional

2009-08-26 Thread Don Wright
nd thus skipped) unless proper magic was invoked. Or do I misunderstand packaging and installation? --Don -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: Log from the October 5th 2009 D-I team meeting

2009-10-07 Thread Don Wright
On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:39:36 +0200, Frans Pop wrote: >On Wednesday 07 October 2009, Christian Perrier wrote: >> The meeting still happened (thanks to Luk and Otavio) and as usual, >> the logs are available from >> http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Meetings > >Not Found >The requested URL /deb

Re: Install Manual

2009-10-07 Thread Don Wright
@sbcglobal.net account works fine in Linux. And again, welcome to computing freedom! --Don [1] http://www.debian.org/releases/lenny/debian-installer/ [2] http://www.linux.org/groups/usa/ [3] http://www.satlug.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject

Re: howto reduce size of a debian base system?

2009-10-30 Thread Don Wright
On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:41:30 +0100, "Geronimo Ma. Hernandez" wrote: >I would like to build such a tiny system even for i386 or amd64 systems, where >I can put the base system on a readonly memory stick (so a harddisk is only >needed for logfiles and other changing data). There is another proje

Re: Spam cleaning for August 2004

2009-06-17 Thread Don Wright
uot;Frank Carmickle" * Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 16:11:11 -0400 * Message-id: There is an apology/analysis from the software author at [2]. --Don [1] <http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2004/08/msg02087.html> [2] <http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2004/08/msg03083.html>

Re: Spam cleaning for August 2004

2009-06-17 Thread Don Wright
Frans Pop wrote: >Possibly they can filter them directly using either a filter rule or a >list of message IDs. And the apology from the user is here: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "u

Re: unblock request: mdadm 2.6.9-3

2009-07-14 Thread Don Armstrong
ch the experimental upload is based on. If you're uploading an unstable version, the experimental uploads should not show up in the changelog unless the unstable version is based upon a version which is in experimental. Don Armstrong -- Information wants to be free to kill a

Re: Spam cleaning for August 2004

2009-08-05 Thread Don Wright
a >list of message IDs. Today I see this storm is still present. Does it need additional follow up with listmasters or should it be marked manually like the rest? --Don -- Be well - or at least have interesting symptoms! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Bug#635968: installation-reports: Initial boot after installation failed

2011-07-30 Thread Don Wright
located in the first byte of each partition record, as an additional check. It would seem prudent that the Debian Installer set this flag appropriately. --Don [1] I know of no exceptions, for the reason stated. Even GPT includes a legacy MBR. [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record [

Bug#637873: Failed kernel install does not allow re-select of kernel, Presented kernel options do not match installable options

2011-08-15 Thread Don Lachlan
Package: installation-reports Boot method: Virtual CD Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/20110814-1/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-businesscard.iso Date: 20110811.1800 EDT Machine: VirtualBox (Ubuntu 10.04) Processor: Intel Pentium M processor 1.60GHz Memory: 12

Re: d-i vs openSUSE's ancient installer

2011-09-02 Thread Don Wright
ller again. Perhaps there is a reason openSUSE spends so much effort making a pretty installer? --Don -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/99u16716kmf6ptmj6ujl2mqidvedg51...@4ax.com

Re: d-i vs openSUSE's ancient installer

2011-09-02 Thread Don Wright
d managed to consolidate a few prompts, is one example. If a better presentation can be arranged without hurting the capabilities I mentioned earlier, I'm sure that will be tested and accepted as such contributions have been in the past. --Don -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@li

Spam cleaning effort: September 2011

2011-10-07 Thread Don Wright
I guess everyone has been doing important stuff for Debian this month, so maybe it's time for a short break with a little game I like to call "Die, Evil Spammer!!!" It's really quick, only one page, and lets every player make a genuine contribution to future readers of Debian Boot. To get started,

Re: Spam cleaning effort: November 2011

2011-12-01 Thread Don Wright
Christian PERRIER wrote: >We're now in December 2011, so it's time for our team of magic reviewers >to work on November 2011 archives. > >More details on http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/SpamClean If any of you didn't find any spam this month, it may have been because the wiki page had a dup

Bug#578174: Problems installing via network install

2010-04-17 Thread Don Carman
Package: installation-reports Boot method: booted installer via Lite on SOHW DVD drive Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.4/amd64/iso-cd/debian-504-amd64-netinst.iso Date: April 13-april 17 2010 Machine: Home built with Asus P7P55D motherboard Processor:Intel i5 750 Memory:4

Re: lilo removal in squeeze (or, "please test grub2")

2010-05-23 Thread Don Armstrong
ly later if you actually want it. Don Armstrong -- He was wrong. Nature abhors dimensional abnormalities, and seals them neatly away so that they don't upset people. Nature, in fact, abhors a lot of things, including vacuums, ships called the Marie Celeste, and the chuck keys for electric

Re: Spam cleaning effort: May 2010

2010-06-04 Thread Don Wright
Christian PERRIER wrote: >We're now in June, so it's time for our team of magic reviewers to >work on May 2010 archives. > >3 reviews already happened and we all agree that there are 18 spams >this month in the archive. I marked 20. Maybe I'm too strict -- which ones aren't spam? > Curso Protoco

Bug#287610: Installation failed at hardware detection (module ide-disk hangs system)

2004-12-29 Thread Don Wright
ow I loaded my firewall/router machine with Sarge. Might be worth a try. --Don -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Bug#692309: installation-guide: 3.6.2. Boot Device Selection: Booting debian-installer from a USB stick

2012-11-06 Thread Don Wright
ften as desired. Great for following weekly or daily builds, as I've had many more CD-related problems than USB stick ones. --Don -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Ar

Re: local mirror updates problem

2012-11-15 Thread Don Wright
s are http://server.domain.xyz:/debian and http://server.domain.xyz:/security. I haven't tried preseeding, but it should work the same way. --Don -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Co

Re: Bug#699808: tech-ctte: syslinux vs the wheezy release

2013-02-05 Thread Don Armstrong
. Same > issue, as seen by Michael and myself. Is it the intention of the Release Managers not to accept a newer version of syslinux into wheezy? [That is, if the CTTE were to decide to require some "fix" to d-i, we'd also have to override the RMs?] Don Armstrong -- I now know h

Re: Bug#699808: tech-ctte: syslinux vs the wheezy release

2013-02-06 Thread Don Armstrong
g d-i built with a version of syslinux that isn't being distributed in wheezy, but I think that might need to be discussed and a technical solution fleshed out elsewhere, and probably isn't ripe for a CTTE decision.] Don Armstrong 0: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=699742#3

Re: Bug#699808: tech-ctte: syslinux vs the wheezy release

2013-02-06 Thread Don Armstrong
On Wed, 06 Feb 2013, Russ Allbery wrote: > Don Armstrong writes: > > > Assuming that the patch for #699742[0] fixes this issue with DI RC > > releases being installed, is there still an outstanding issue for the > > CTTE? > > Earlier in this thread, there had bee

Bug#681734: Failed installation at Detect network hardware

2012-07-15 Thread Don Wright
Package: installation-reports Boot method: USB stick, using Default and Expert install. Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/amd64/iso-dvd/debian-wheezy-DI-b1-amd64-DVD-1.iso Date: 15-Jul-2012 Machine:Self-built with Biostar TZ68A+ mobo Processor: Intel i5-2500K Mem

Bug#657904: Wrong versions fixed in bug 657904

2012-09-21 Thread Don Armstrong
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Bug#672160: Wrong versions fixed in bug 672160

2012-09-21 Thread Don Armstrong
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Bug#682538: Wrong versions fixed in bug 682538

2012-09-21 Thread Don Armstrong
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Bug#687212: Wrong versions fixed in bug 687212

2012-09-21 Thread Don Armstrong
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Bug#253683: TC1

2004-06-10 Thread Don Jackson (AE5K)
ppens. Appears to be a nice "start", but cannot comment further until I get past 1st base ;-) Don -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#253683: Re: Bug#253683: TC1

2004-06-10 Thread Don Jackson (AE5K)
27;m somewhat of a newbie with Debian releases ... and Linux in general, although I've dabbled with it for a couple years half heartedly and years ago had a few years experience with Unix SysV. Please see my comments below interspersed between your questions: On 10 Jun 2004 at 14:23, Joey He