Re: GPG Error

2009-11-07 Thread Daniel Baumann
stephen_b_al...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: > I have re-read my last mail and still think I listed everything that I > did to resolve the matter. again, i cannot reproduce it, see attached log (using live-helper from git, but it's not different when using the one from sid). and for the last time, if yo

Re: squashfs failure debian live installer

2009-11-07 Thread Daniel Baumann
mictlan tecutli wrote: > however i've recently begun tinkering with d-i. it fails on the system > instalation step following disk partitioning with a squash filesystem > version error, which appears to be a version mismatch you need matching version of squashfs within the installer, either use squ

Re: adding a kernel from backports

2009-11-07 Thread Daniel Baumann
Rob Owens wrote: > In order to get a wireless card working, I need to install a kernel from > lenny backports. lenny backports as available from backports.org is not suitable for debian-live (missing modules). > Is there any reason not to do this on a live system? because it's useless? kernel se

Re: syslinux vs grub

2009-11-07 Thread Daniel Baumann
Rob Owens wrote: > What are the benefits of using syslinux vs grub on a live system? first, because it has better hardware compatibility, grub doesn't boot on a small subset of crappy/old/strange/weird machines where isolinux is able to boot. this might or might not be true for your use case. sec