Bug#220163: installation-reports: netboot install attempt via PXE (fwd)

2003-11-11 Thread Joe Nahmias
[ I don't know why, but for some reason installation-reports go to ] [ debian-testing, so I'm forwarding this to debian-boot for discussion ] Package: installation-reports Version: netboot daily image from 2003-11-10 Severity: normal Tags: d-i INSTALL REPORT Debian-installer-version: daily n

Bug#220180: cdrom-detect: Debconf templates polishing

2003-11-11 Thread Joe Nahmias
OK, here are my edits: > Template: cdrom-detect/manual_config > +_Description: Manually select the CD-ROM module and device? ^^^ use 'a' instead of 'the'. > + No common CD-ROM reader was detected. > + . > + Your CD-ROM reader may be an old Mitsumi or another non-

Re: Bug#220163: installation-reports: netboot install attempt via PXE (fwd)

2003-11-11 Thread Joe Nahmias
Colin Watson wrote: > On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 11:15:01AM +0100, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: > > Am Die, den 11.11.2003 schrieb Joe Nahmias um 09:16: > > > [ I don't know why, but for some reason installation-reports go to ] > > > [ debian-testing, so I'

Re: Bug#220163: installation-reports: netboot install attempt via PXE (fwd)

2003-11-11 Thread Joe Nahmias
Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: > Am Die, den 11.11.2003 schrieb Joe Nahmias um 09:16: > > > Alright, here are the highlights of how this install went: > > > > 0) OK, after much struggling (and dealing with my nemesis error message > > 'VFS: Cannot open root device &qu

All problems resolved

2003-11-12 Thread Joe Nahmias
Hello, It seems all the problems I reported in this bugreport have been fixed in today's (2003-11-12) netboot image. Thanks to everyone who helped! Joe PS - Expect a new install report sometime soon with all the new ones :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "uns

Bug#220518: installation-reports: routing broken with netboot via PXE install

2003-11-12 Thread Joe Nahmias
Package: installation-reports Severity: normal Tags: d-i INSTALL REPORT Debian-installer-version: netboot image from daily build on 2003-11-12 uname -a: Linux (none) 2.4.22-1-386 #9 Sat Oct 4 14:30:39 EST 2003 i686 unknown Date: 2003-11-12 9:30p Method: netboot via PXE Machine: Dell Inspiron 110

Re: Bug#220518: installation-reports: routing broken with netboot via PXE install

2003-11-13 Thread Joe Nahmias
Glenn McGrath wrote: > On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 22:27:43 -0500 > Joe Nahmias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Anyone seen this before or have any clue what the problem could be?? > > There was a bug with busybox relating to round-robin dns > http://busybox.net/lists/bu

Bug#224758: rootskel: kernel panic when trying to unmount initrd

2003-12-21 Thread Joe Nahmias
Package: rootskel Version: 0.56 Severity: critical Tags: patch Justification: breaks the whole system Hello, I'm testing the daily netboot images built by sjogren and I get the following kernel panic when /sbin/init is run: Setting up filesystem, please wait ... umount: Cannot open /proc/mounts

Bug#224758: rootskel: kernel panic when trying to unmount initrd

2003-12-26 Thread Joe Nahmias
Thiemo Seufer wrote: > Joe Nahmias wrote: > > This can be fixed by removing the 'umount initrd' line > > ... which was added to fix another bug. Of course :) > Current CVS has "umount initrd || true", this should fix the problem > (modulo the err

Re: Image file too large for low memory

2003-02-18 Thread Joe Nahmias
Owen, Would you mind posting the relevant parts of your working dhcp.conf Thanks! Joe Nahmias > I figured it out. The example dhcp.conf from the install manual for > using PXE is apparently wrong. I used the conf they suggest for non-PXE > and just specified pxelinux.0 as the filenam

"daily" d-i builds

2003-03-19 Thread Joe Nahmias
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Top level README has wrong URL

2003-03-20 Thread Joe Nahmias
Hello! I just checked out d-i from cvs, and started reading the docs. The top level readme has an incorrect URL for tfheen's autobuilt images. Following is a patch to fix this. Enjoy, Joe Nahmias, DD wannabe --- debian-installer/README.orig2003-03-14 20:45:50.0

Bug#186443: base-installer: can't find /target/etc/fstab

2003-03-26 Thread Joe Nahmias
roper file. If you need more details on my test system or installation method, let me know and I will supply them. Joe Nahmias, DD wannabe -- System Information Debian Release: testing/unstable Architecture: i386 Kernel: Linux a750.nahmias.net 2.4.20 #1 Thu Jan 9 11:22:09 EST 2003 i686 Loca

Bug#186443: base-installer: can't find /target/etc/fstab

2003-03-27 Thread Joe Nahmias
Thorsten Sauter wrote: > On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 12:29:11AM -0500, Joe Nahmias wrote: > > Package: base-installer > > Version: N/A; reported 2003-03-26 > > Severity: grave > > Justification: renders package uninstallable > > > > I was testing Tollef's d

Bug#186443: base-installer: can't find /target/etc/fstab

2003-03-27 Thread Joe Nahmias
Thorsten Sauter wrote: > On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 07:15:21PM -0500, Joe Nahmias wrote: > > Thorsten Sauter wrote: > > > you need to download the busybox-cvs-udeb package manually. This package > > > contains the mkswap command. > > Ok, this worked. > this is fixe

Bug#186443: base-installer: can't find /target/etc/fstab

2003-03-27 Thread Joe Nahmias
;m not quite sure what I should be looking for... Joe Nahmias, DD wannabe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2003-06-02 Install failure report

2003-06-03 Thread Joe Nahmias
hat eventually result in a segfault. How and why this happens is a complete mystery to me... Anyone have any ideas? Should I file a bug against busybox-cvs? I have the complete trace from debootstrap (with -x) if anyone is interested... Well, that concludes another edition of Joe's d-i insta

Re: 2003-06-02 Install failure report

2003-06-03 Thread Joe Nahmias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Martin Sjögren wrote: > tis 2003-06-03 klockan 06.44 skrev Joe Nahmias: > > 3) Finally, we have (yet another) segfault during base-installer. This > > one also occurs during the debootstrap run. It is caused by the get() > >

Re: 2003-06-02 Install failure report

2003-06-05 Thread Joe Nahmias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Chris Tillman wrote: > On Tue, Jun 03, 2003 at 09:04:10AM -0400, Joe Nahmias wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Martin Sj?gren wrote: > > > tis 2003-06-03 klockan 06.44 skrev Joe

Bug#199955: lilo-installer: typo in templates file breaks install to partition

2003-07-03 Thread Joe Nahmias
Package: lilo-installer Version: 0.0.15 (not installed) Severity: important Tags: patch Hello, There is a typo in debian/lilo-installer.templates that makes any attempt to install LILO to a partition (ie. not the MBR) fail. Patch below fixes this. Thanks, Joe Nahmias --- lilo-installer

Problem installing Potato: can't find HD

2001-03-01 Thread Joe Nahmias
a feeling that the stock kernel doesn't have support for the Highpoint controller since it's kind of on the new side... but let me know if this is the problem and what the workaround is. Thanks in advance for your help! Joe Nahmias PS - If you have any pointers or suggesti