isolinux failure [help, how to debug?]

2002-05-03 Thread Steve Haslam
e CDs fine (e.g. woody CD2, windows). SRH -- Steve Haslam http://www.arise.demon.co.uk/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux Maintainer [EMAIL PROTECTED] maybe the human race deserves to be wiped out msg03581/pgp

Re: isolinux failure [help, how to debug?] and other base-config/debconf pain

2002-05-03 Thread Steve Haslam
On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 09:02:47PM +0100, Steve Haslam wrote: > But that's my only problem with ISOLINUX. However, after that I had more > install problems. The main bit (before rebooting) was fine, but base-config > screwed up badly. It seems that db_fset commands were failing

Re: Bug#145904: install-doc: Document isolinux multiboot failure with SCSI cdrom (i386 only)

2002-05-07 Thread Steve Haslam
directly use > > Hm. There was no problem with Tekram controllers. Which chipset? My controller is a Tekram DC390-U (I think, I'm at work atm), and has a Symbios chipset, but doesn't boot the isolinux cd (as previously documented). SRH -- Steve Haslam http://www.arise.demon.co

Re: jigdo-lite failed with: Verbindung nach localhost:8080 zurückgewiesen.

2002-05-19 Thread Steve Haslam
ut a short hint to set > "use_proxy = off" in /etc/wgetrc or ~/.wgetrc if no > proxy is installed. ?!?! If the wget package assumes you have a proxy on localhost:8080 and doesn't work out-of-the-box, that's a bad wget bug. But I've never had trouble with it

Re: problem using JIGDO-EASY2WIN

2002-05-20 Thread Steve Haslam
nder- could a wgetrc.conf file be put in that jigdo-easy dir to set this up? If so, that could be done by the jigdo-easy script itself from a menu option... SRH -- Steve Haslam http://www.arise.demon.co.uk/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux Maintainer

Re: loop problem with woody cd pre 5

2002-05-22 Thread Steve Haslam
dy mirror and the loop problem was gone. In fact, I encountered no serious problems during the install system that I can remember, only problems getting packages configured. (e.g. not loading the USB mouse driver so X wouldn't start, fun fun fun). SRH -- Steve Haslam http://www.arise.demon.co.u

Re: Minimal Boot CD - Jigdo file?

2002-05-22 Thread Steve Haslam
e official set, preferably > produced by debian-cd, but that's not essential. I could produce some if I had a package list (which presumably is faily easy to work out), and upload the jigdo and template files to ntlworld.com or something. SRH -- Steve Haslam http://ww

Re: Woody Boot CD - wants floppy for SCSI disk drivers?

2002-05-22 Thread Steve Haslam
les to > install Woody on a SCSI machine? > > Is there a magic boot: parameter? Which SCSI controller? CD1 recognised my Tekram DC390U controller, it just didn't boot the CD from a SCSI CDROM drive :| SRH -- Steve Haslam http://www.arise.demon.co.uk/ [EMAIL PR

Re: Mini-ISO updated for bf 3.0.23

2002-05-22 Thread Steve Haslam
M ISO? I tried using your .packages file as a "TASK" file for "make list" and ended up with an ISO of over 300M... SRH -- Steve Haslam http://www.arise.demon.co.uk/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux Maintainer [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Minimal Boot CD - Jigdo file?

2002-05-22 Thread Steve Haslam
On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 04:34:47PM +0100, Steve Haslam wrote: > On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 12:53:34PM +0100, Philip Hands wrote: > > Has anyone got scripts sorted out for producing these --- it would be > > good to have them available as part of the official set, preferably > >

Re: custom boot cd

2002-05-22 Thread Steve Haslam
which is hackier but probably less buy-in :} SRH -- Steve Haslam http://www.arise.demon.co.uk/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux Maintainer [EMAIL PROTECTED] maybe the human race deserves to be wiped out msg03783/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Mini-ISO updated for bf 3.0.23

2002-05-22 Thread Steve Haslam
On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 02:10:30PM -0500, Chris Lawrence wrote: > On May 22, Steve Haslam wrote: > > How do you manage to persuade debian-cd to produce a 185M ISO? I tried using > > your .packages file as a "TASK" file for "make list" and ended up with an >

Re: Mini-ISO updated for bf 3.0.23

2002-05-22 Thread Steve Haslam
On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 03:07:04PM -0500, Chris Lawrence wrote: > On May 22, Steve Haslam wrote: > > OK, I'll poke around with what I've got at the moment and see if I can find > > out why these packages are being brought in... maybe I'll just drop a load &g

Re: Still no TeX in CD#1

2002-05-23 Thread Steve Haslam
to make the lists for the pre6 images. SRH -- Steve Haslam http://www.arise.demon.co.uk/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux Maintainer [EMAIL PROTECTED] but I won't admit to needing you I'll never say that's true, not to you

Re: custom boot cd

2002-05-23 Thread Steve Haslam
able to just configure isolinux to look at a different kernel. If you're not using an isolinux CD, then you need to pass the rescue image to boot with to mkisofs (you need to specify various options to mkisofs in any event, look for "boot" in the manpage: isolinux needs -no-emul-boot, i

Re: "official" Mini-ISOs?

2002-05-28 Thread Steve Haslam
jigdo file. SRH -- Steve Haslam http://www.arise.demon.co.uk/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux Maintainer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your heart has been ruptured and it will never heal To get another heart you'll have to steal[le

Re: Custom cd's

2002-05-30 Thread Steve Haslam
he woody-mini-i386-1.raw file I make with a cut-down packages list is 161Mb. I'm not sure what you'd do to get it down to 50. Go axe-happy on the package list though I guess :} SRH -- Steve Haslam http://www.arise.demon.co.uk/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux Maintainer

Re: Custom cd's

2002-05-30 Thread Steve Haslam
;s overkill. Especially since it has to cope with installing different kernels on different CD's etc.. which is just irrelevant for building small images. But I don't know any alternatives atm. SRH -- Steve Haslam http://www.arise.demon.co.uk/ [EMAIL