Re: Why are the Squeeze images so much larger?

2011-02-08 Thread Jeff Crissman
I have seen other distros use a script to install OpenOffice postinstall saving about 300 mb on the CD; the idea being that the user mostly needs or wants to see if the distro works with the hardware and is to the users liking, not using it for long. Regards, Jeff O

Bug#544192: Building a case for the need for a debian-live pseudopackage

2011-02-08 Thread Don Armstrong
On Tue, 08 Feb 2011, Ben Armstrong wrote: > Aren't [installation-reports] used as an entry point and then > sometimes the bug is reassigned elsewhere? Or is a new, separate bug > filed when they find the root cause? They probably should be assigned elsewhere, but there are significant numbers of b

Bug#544192: Building a case for the need for a debian-live pseudopackage

2011-02-08 Thread Don Armstrong
On Tue, 08 Feb 2011, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Don Armstrong wrote: > > Pseudopackages are used as a place for bugs which have no other > > home. In these cases, there is a specific home for the bug > > (live-boot, live-build, live-magic, or perhaps some other package > > entirely). > > Sounds some

Bug#544192: Building a case for the need for a debian-live pseudopackage

2011-02-08 Thread Ben Armstrong
On 08/02/11 05:13 PM, Don Armstrong wrote: > Pseudopackages are used as a place for bugs which have no other home. > In these cases, there is a specific home for the bug (live-boot, > live-build, live-magic, or perhaps some other package entirely). I was thinking of something along the lines of in

Bug#544192: Building a case for the need for a debian-live pseudopackage

2011-02-08 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Don Armstrong wrote: > Pseudopackages are used as a place for bugs which have no other home. > In these cases, there is a specific home for the bug (live-boot, > live-build, live-magic, or perhaps some other package entirely). Sounds somewhat analogous to the case of debian-installer, which uses

boot iso from hd

2011-02-08 Thread Marius Stoica
Hi, What is the command that works with grub to boot a live debian iso image from hd? I tried adding these boot options when loading the kernel "boot=live union=aufs bootfrom=/path/to/iso" but it didn't work. Best regards, Marius

Bug#612506: live-boot: consider reporting IO errors to X users (now they see only green background and mouse cursor)

2011-02-08 Thread Timo Juhani Lindfors
Package: live-boot Version: 2.0.15-1 Severity: wishlist Steps to reproduce: 1) script -c 'set -x; ls -a; sudo lb config --packages "gnome wireless-tools wpasupplicant" -d squeeze -b usb-hdd -p standard-x11 -m http://apt-proxy:/debian --bootappend-live "live-config.keyboard-layouts=fi" --lin

Bug#544192: Building a case for the need for a debian-live pseudopackage

2011-02-08 Thread Don Armstrong
On Tue, 08 Feb 2011, Ben Armstrong wrote: > #612330 and #612359 provide more evidence a pseudopackage to collect > such reports is needed. Please note, Don, that after triaging, these > have been reassigned to the packages that need to be fixed, so it is > hard to do as you have asked, and give a l

Re: RFC untested patch to boot an iso image file from Gujin signature (ia32)

2011-02-08 Thread Etienne Lorrain
> > > The Gujin bootloader can simulate an El-Torito boot process (creating > > > a virtual BIOS disk with 2kbytes sectors) from an iso file image in a > > > E2/3/4FS or FAT filesystem (instead of a real CDROM). > > [...] > > > > > What are you thinking of this approach? > > > > sounds interesting.

Re: Q LOGIN TO DEBIAN LIVE 6

2011-02-08 Thread Daniel Baumann
On 02/08/2011 05:13 PM, hafez hafez wrote: > I DOWNLOAD FROM SOFTPEDIA A DEBIAN LIVE 6 VERSION > ASK FOR LOGIN AND PASS. I TRIED ROOT ,DEBIAN,TOOR,LIVE AND IT DOSN'T WORK > CAN ANY ONE HELP ME I AM NEW TO LINUX THX there's no root passwort, you can use sudo instead. -- Address:Daniel Ba

Re: Q LOGIN TO DEBIAN LIVE 6

2011-02-08 Thread Ben Armstrong
On 08/02/11 12:13 PM, hafez hafez wrote: > I DOWNLOAD FROM SOFTPEDIA A DEBIAN LIVE 6 VERSION > ASK FOR LOGIN AND PASS. I TRIED ROOT ,DEBIAN,TOOR,LIVE AND IT DOSN'T WORK > CAN ANY ONE HELP ME I AM NEW TO LINUX THX Which image? URL, please? Normally, autologin takes care of it so you don't have to

Re: Why are the Squeeze images so much larger?

2011-02-08 Thread Daniel Baumann
On 02/08/2011 04:32 PM, Phil Calvert wrote: > Indeed, that is the solution, and it is simpler than I expected. I just built > a Squeeze LXDE hybrid ISO, and the size is 462M. The prebuilt LXDE image is > 750M, and I was not expecting to see such a large difference. having automatical installatio

Q LOGIN TO DEBIAN LIVE 6

2011-02-08 Thread hafez hafez
I DOWNLOAD FROM SOFTPEDIA A DEBIAN LIVE 6 VERSION ASK FOR LOGIN AND PASS. I TRIED ROOT ,DEBIAN,TOOR,LIVE AND IT DOSN'T WORK CAN ANY ONE HELP ME I AM NEW TO LINUX THX

Bug#544192: Building a case for the need for a debian-live pseudopackage

2011-02-08 Thread Ben Armstrong
Hi, #612330 and #612359 provide more evidence a pseudopackage to collect such reports is needed. Please note, Don, that after triaging, these have been reassigned to the packages that need to be fixed, so it is hard to do as you have asked, and give a list of bugs that would be assigned today to t

Re: Why are the Squeeze images so much larger?

2011-02-08 Thread Phil Calvert
--- On Tue, 2/8/11, Daniel Baumann wrote: > if you need a cd sized image, you can always build one > yourself, see the > live-manual at http://live.debian.net/manual/ for more > information. Indeed, that is the solution, and it is simpler than I expected. I just built a Squeeze LXDE hybrid ISO,

Re: Why are the Squeeze images so much larger?

2011-02-08 Thread Ben Armstrong
On 08/02/11 06:58 AM, Daniel Baumann wrote: > if you need a cd sized image, you can always build one yourself, see the > live-manual at http://live.debian.net/manual/ for more information. In particular, check out this example where the topic of size reduction is explored: http://live.debian.net/

Re: Why are the Squeeze images so much larger?

2011-02-08 Thread Daniel Baumann
On 02/08/2011 11:49 AM, Phil Calvert wrote: > I see that, with the sole exception of the rescue image, they are too large > to fit on a CD-ROM. I am wondering why they are so much bigger. debian live desktop images consist of the packages selected by the respective desktop task from tasksel. this

Why are the Squeeze images so much larger?

2011-02-08 Thread Phil Calvert
I am looking at the Squeeze images located here... http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/release/current-live/i386/iso-hybrid/ ...and I see that, with the sole exception of the rescue image, they are too large to fit on a CD-ROM. I am wondering why they are so much bigger. I am fairly certain that a

Bug#612359: [general] Debian Live: some Boot menu options are invisible (Memory test)

2011-02-08 Thread Daniel Baumann
reopen 612359 reassign 612359 live-build severity 612359 normal retitle 612359 please use menu for d-i boot entries tag 612359 pending thanks this, like #612330, we already discussed on irc. -- Address:Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist Email: daniel.baum...@pa

Processed: Re: [general] Debian Live: some Boot menu options are invisible (Memory test)

2011-02-08 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > reopen 612359 Bug #612359 {Done: Julien Cristau } [general] [general] Debian Live: some Boot menu options are invisible (Memory test) > reassign 612359 live-build Bug #612359 [general] [general] Debian Live: some Boot menu options are invisible