Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-16 Thread Christian PERRIER
Quoting lee (l...@yun.yagibdah.de): > Package: installation-reports > Severity: wishlist > > Dear Maintainer, > > this is a feature request: It would be nice if users would have at > least a web browser like lynx and an irc client available while they > are using the installer. There has been/c

Re: Bug#684293: root cause of mount hang in installer [kernel bug]

2012-08-11 Thread Christian PERRIER
reassign 684293 linux severity 684293 critical thanks Quoting Brian Potkin (claremont...@gmail.com): > On Sat 11 Aug 2012 at 19:07:33 +0200, Christian PERRIER wrote: > > > Quoting M H (mh000...@yahoo.com): > > > After some googling I found out that the root caus

Re: Wireless USB Adapter Hardware for Debian 5.01

2009-08-02 Thread Christian Perrier
from -release) Quoting gene (gene3...@verizon.net): > Hi: > > I have tried Debian 5.0.1 and I liked it. However, I was disappointed > in that it doesn't seem to have any wireless configuration capability. > It only automatically configures a network cable card. > > This capability is import

Debian bugs #600000 and #1000000 contest

2008-11-30 Thread Christian Perrier
(originally sent to -devel-announce-publicity folks, that could deserve an entry in the DPN, maybe?) > As the bug #50 mark was turned on September 24th 2008, Debian > developers and contributors need a new challenge. > > So, again, a small contest has been set up. The principle is very >

Re: Beta-3 Etch install avoiding commandline?

2006-09-07 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Chris Lale ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > It does not seem possible to install a desktop system with a totally gui > interface using the beta-3 debian-installer. expertgui looks really > good, but tasksel 2.53 only has an option for 'Desktop environment'. > This may be broken > (http://bugs.deb

Re: Continuing problems with installer and Sager 9880

2005-06-14 Thread Christian Perrier
> Does anyone have any suggestions on next steps or how to get past this > impasse? In particularly, how might I diagnose at a finer granularity > why partman is failing. The only interesting messages in the logs are > these: I think that partman is not really failing. Your problem falls in

Re: Install troubles at school.

2004-12-14 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Geert Stappers ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > http://172.x.x.x:3128/ > > > > Do not forget the trailing slash, otherwise packages download will fail. > > Keep also in mind that the proxy may need a password > or another authentication enforced by the proxy. Sure. I didn't want to be too conf

Re: Install troubles at school.

2004-12-14 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting n.v.t n.v.t ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Hello folks, > > I downloaded one of the devel/debian-installer iso images. > I have the following issues after the instalation is finished,(the second > boot). the installler (base-config iguess) is asking me for a apt proxy, > i'm entering the informa

Debian Installer team seeking for translators : Serbian (sr), Croatian (hr), Hindi (hi), others

2004-04-08 Thread Christian Perrier
(reply set to -boot mailing list...feel free to forward this everywhere you may think appropriateas long as you point people back to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) We need YOU! :-) The Debian Installer currently supports 38 languages including English (26 100% translated in beta3 and 12 under work or com