Re: how to download boot-floppies package?

2004-06-16 Thread Leandro Guimaraens Faria Corsetti Dutra
Em Wed, 16 Jun 2004 10:30:12 +0200, cwinl escreveu: > apt-get source boot-floppies Try install for source. -- Leandro GuimarÃes Faria Corsetti Dutra +55 (11) 5685 2219 Av Sgto Geraldo Santana, 1100 6/71[EMAIL PROTECTED] 04.674-000 SÃo Paulo, SP

how to download boot-floppies package?

2004-06-16 Thread cwinl
hi all, i want to make my custom boot cd for debian. i exec 'apt-get source boot-floppies' and get: Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done E: Unable to find a source package for boot-floppies why? i know that package exists! -- P4/2.4B ELSA 528/128 512MB DDR333 240GB

[Woody] boot-floppies package?

2003-08-14 Thread Sylvain Briole
Hello all, I am currently using Debian Woody and I need to create my own "boot/root" floppies set in order to install it on an other computer. I have read the doc provided by : http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-kernel.en.html#s-custombootdisk But I can not find any &quo

Re: [Woody] boot-floppies package?

2003-08-14 Thread Sylvain Briole
Hello Karl, >> I am currently using Debian Woody and I need to create my own >> "boot/root" floppies set in order to install it on an other computer. >> But I can not find any "boot-floppies" package! >> Where is it? > At /debian/pool/main/b/boot-f

Re: [Woody] boot-floppies package?

2003-08-14 Thread Shaul Karl
n.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-kernel.en.html#s-custombootdisk > But I can not find any "boot-floppies" package! > > Where is it? > At /debian/pool/main/b/boot-floppies in your favorite mirror? -- Shaul Karl,shaulk @ actcom . net . il -- To UNSUBSCR

Re: boot-floppies package

2003-06-02 Thread Carel Fellinger
On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 04:50:58PM -0400, Haines Brown wrote: > Carel, > > Now I'm really getting worried, and trying to recall were I picked up > the suggestion to create a grub floppy (it wasn't my own idea). I was > from Linux Journal, but I can't seem to pin down the issue. I'm not sure I und

Re: boot-floppies package

2003-06-02 Thread Haines Brown
Carel, Now I'm really getting worried, and trying to recall were I picked up the suggestion to create a grub floppy (it wasn't my own idea). I was from Linux Journal, but I can't seem to pin down the issue. I also find a reference to doing so in the clone-HOWTO, section 5.3. Also http://www.mathe

Re: boot-floppies package

2003-06-02 Thread Carel Fellinger
On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 11:14:20AM -0400, Haines Brown wrote: ... > > I seriously doubt this is sane:) > > According to the grub.info (node: Images): > > > > While Stage 2 cannot generally be embedded in a fixed area as the > > size is so large, Stage 1.5 can be installed into the area r

Re: boot-floppies package

2003-06-02 Thread Haines Brown
> On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 06:06:08AM -0400, Haines Brown wrote: > ... > > If you do have a running system, then simply have root visit grub's > > working directory and copy the two stage files over to an unmounted > > floppy: > > > > # dd if=stage1 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1 > > # dd if=

Re: boot-floppies package

2003-06-01 Thread Carel Fellinger
On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 06:06:08AM -0400, Haines Brown wrote: ... > If you do have a running system, then simply have root visit grub's > working directory and copy the two stage files over to an unmounted > floppy: > > # dd if=stage1 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1 > # dd if=stage2 of=/dev/f

Re: boot-floppies package

2003-06-01 Thread Haines Brown
Floris, I have also found it advantageous to create a grub boot floppy. You can then select among kernels or fiddle with the bootloader configuration actually in the course of a boot. If you do have a running system, then simply have root visit grub's working directory and copy the two stage file

Re: boot-floppies package

2003-06-01 Thread Charles Roberts
Floris Bruynooghe wrote: Why can't I find the boot-floppies package anymore? Or is there an other way to make custom Debian boot-floppies. In the installation manual for Woody however they are still mentoined under the section `Chapter 10 - Technical Information on the Boot Floppies'

Re: R: boot-floppies package

2003-05-29 Thread Kevin Mark
On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 09:53, ..:: Athena - Joe Scaramucci ::.. wrote: > mkboot maybe is what you are looking for. > > Ciao > joe > -- have you considered: Knoppix or miniwoody (now called 'bonsai') or are you unable to boot from cd or are you specifically wanting to try a floppy based base in

R: boot-floppies package

2003-05-29 Thread ..:: Athena - Joe Scaramucci ::..
mkboot maybe is what you are looking for. Ciao joe --> -Messaggio originale- --> Da: Floris Bruynooghe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --> Inviato: mercoledi 28 maggio 2003 14.20 --> A: Debian Users --> Oggetto: boot-floppies package --> --> --> Why can't I f

boot-floppies package

2003-05-28 Thread Floris Bruynooghe
Why can't I find the boot-floppies package anymore? Or is there an other way to make custom Debian boot-floppies. In the installation manual for Woody however they are still mentoined under the section `Chapter 10 - Technical Information on the Boot Floppies'. (I could find the sour

Re: boot-floppies package

2001-04-28 Thread ktb
On Sun, Apr 29, 2001 at 01:28:09AM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I don't know if I should be posting this here or in debian-devel > > I wanted to install the boot floppies package so I can create > my own install scripts > > apt-get install boot-floppies

boot-floppies package

2001-04-28 Thread sjw
Hi, I don't know if I should be posting this here or in debian-devel I wanted to install the boot floppies package so I can create my own install scripts apt-get install boot-floppies told me it needed to install 22 new packages, of which 20 installed OK However, there were two error mes

Exploring the Debian boot-floppies package

2001-02-19 Thread Chris Fearnley
The Philadelphia Area Debian Society (PADS) (http://www.CJFearnley.com/pads/) Presents Exploring the Debian boot-floppies package When: Wednesday 21 February 2001, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Presenter

Re: boot-floppies package for hamm?

1998-01-24 Thread Norbert Veber
On Fri, Jan 23, 1998 at 10:43:11PM -0800, George Bonser wrote: > > I am really hurting for a set too. Is it safe to force the libc5-pic and > ncurses3.0-pic? hmm there is a libc6-pic and ncurses 3.4-pic, but as I have no idea what those are for, the answer to yer question is: I don't know :)

Re: boot-floppies package for hamm?

1998-01-24 Thread Norbert Veber
On Sat, Jan 24, 1998 at 01:30:18AM -0500, Steve Hsieh wrote: > > Can someone tell me if there is a boot-floppies package for hamm yet? The > current one depends on libc5-pic and ncurses3.0-pic -- neither of which > exist in hamm. not yet -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST

boot-floppies package for hamm?

1998-01-24 Thread Steve Hsieh
Can someone tell me if there is a boot-floppies package for hamm yet? The current one depends on libc5-pic and ncurses3.0-pic -- neither of which exist in hamm. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .