On Mon, Sep 07, 2020 at 10:24:52PM -0500, David Wright wrote:
> On Thu 20 Aug 2020 at 09:17:08 (-0400), Henning Follmann wrote:
> >
> > I have a strange one here.
> > I do have in my /etc/default/keyboard this option line:
> >
> > XKBOPTIONS="lv3:menu_switch,compose:ralt,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp,c
On Thu 20 Aug 2020 at 09:17:08 (-0400), Henning Follmann wrote:
>
> I have a strange one here.
> I do have in my /etc/default/keyboard this option line:
>
> XKBOPTIONS="lv3:menu_switch,compose:ralt,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp,ctrl:nocaps"
>
> for some time this works fine. I am talking about the las
Hello,
I have a strange one here.
I do have in my /etc/default/keyboard this option line:
XKBOPTIONS="lv3:menu_switch,compose:ralt,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp,ctrl:nocaps"
for some time this works fine. I am talking about the last option.
I do not want the caps lock, so I mapped it to ctrl.
But it
Quoting David Wright (2019-07-16 19:41:17)
> On Sat 11 May 2019 at 01:22:09 (+0200), Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> > > Den 2019-05-10 kl. 18:21, skrev David Wright:
> > > > For example, I append lines to /etc/console-setup/remap.inc to
> > > > do things like enhancing the navigation keys, and preventi
make an informed selection from the list of "Keyboard
> >> models" that could be relevant at all.
> >
> >I wasn't aware that dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration had
> >any decision-making abilities like that. I think it just turns
> >multiword descript
an informed selection from the list of "Keyboard
>> models" that could be relevant at all.
>
>I wasn't aware that dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration had
>any decision-making abilities like that. I think it just turns
>multiword descriptive lists into the pithy de
;
> If it was the other way around, the first choice, "Keyboard layout",
> could perhaps make an informed selection from the list of "Keyboard
> models" that could be relevant at all.
I wasn't aware that dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration had
any decision-mak
On Sat 11 May 2019 at 01:22:09 (+0200), Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> > Den 2019-05-10 kl. 18:21, skrev David Wright:
> > > For example, I append lines to /etc/console-setup/remap.inc to do
> > > things like enhancing the navigation keys, and preventing Alt-space
> > > from producing NO-BREAK SPACE (
ing it safe from now on.
But it also means I will have to stop testing things and instead find
for another mode of working with Debian.
After dpkg-reconfigure console-setup or keyboard-configuration?
Probably unrelated.
But you never know (full moons etc).
Best regards.
//Erik
; > Is this permanent (whenever you switch on) or just occasional?
> > Or did it start mid-session?
> > After dpkg-reconfigure console-setup or keyboard-configuration?
>
> or the really scary one: Does it happen only when the moon is full?
:)
But I have a problem with th
t;
> > Well, what comes out of one of the keyboards now is p.
>
> In response to your pressing keys, or spontaneously?
> Rapidly or intermittently?
> Is this permanent (whenever you switch on) or just occasional?
> Or did it start mid-session?
> After dpkg-re
p.
In response to your pressing keys, or spontaneously?
Rapidly or intermittently?
Is this permanent (whenever you switch on) or just occasional?
Or did it start mid-session?
After dpkg-reconfigure console-setup or keyboard-configuration?
Cheers,
David.
On 5/5/19 7:21 AM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
I don't know if there is a screw loose in your laptop, or
warewolves pissed on a USB plugs.
Well, what comes out of one of the keyboards now is p.
Could be warewolf p's, or baby drool.
It's magic either way.
//Erik
Den 2019-05-11 kl. 01:22, skrev Jonas Smedegaard:
Quoting Erik Josefsson (2019-05-11 00:51:38)
My original problem was that I could not figure out how to get both
Swedish and pipe "|" at all (which Jonas duly noted by removing "¦"
from the original subject line).
I edited the subject line in my
Quoting Erik Josefsson (2019-05-11 00:51:38)
> My original problem was that I could not figure out how to get both
> Swedish and pipe "|" at all (which Jonas duly noted by removing "¦"
> from the original subject line).
I edited the subject line in my posts unrelated to the content of the
threa
eep up with specifying keyboard
models, and who pays them?
Answers to questions like that might alleviate their dismay.
That's before you get into what DIY is all about. DIY can mean just
carrying out final assembly of a set of components that's been
tailored for just that process. OT
models of them all loaned to kernel and X developers in
a timely fashion?
. Are there people employed to keep up with specifying keyboard
models, and who pays them?
Answers to questions like that might alleviate their dismay.
That's before you get into what DIY is all about. DIY can mean just
c
on screen with one particular
keyboard (e.g. the Teres laptop)?
I guess more than two (which I now know is the case).
When the 105 and 102 options then gave the same result, it got
completely lost.
And I'm still kind of lost since I don't really understand what a
"Keyboa
board conventions.]
> When the 105 and 102 options then gave the same result, it got
> completely lost.
>
> And I'm still kind of lost since I don't really understand what a
> "Keyboard model" is. So already at the first menu choice of
> dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-c
" is. So already at the first menu choice of
dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration I don't really know what I'm
doing there.
In the dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration menu there are [193
different keyboard models] to choose from.
But two of them are the same, at least from th
Quoting David Wright (2019-05-05 16:26:26)
> On Sat 04 May 2019 at 21:16:25 (+0200), Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> > Quoting David Wright (2019-05-04 20:14:12)
> > > We British are used to having £ available, but US keyboards don't
> > > even have ¢.
> >
> > ¢ (ecu) is obsolete since many years.
>
>
On Sat 04 May 2019 at 21:16:25 (+0200), Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> Quoting David Wright (2019-05-04 20:14:12)
> > On Sat 04 May 2019 at 12:23:48 (-0400), Kenneth Parker wrote:
> > > On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 10:37 AM Erik Josefsson wrote:
> > >
> > > > And it works! Now I am just missing "|" and "¦".
erty" came up!
http://johanegustafsson.net/projects/swerty/
He says "Swerty for Linux" has been tested on Ubuntu 9.04, 9.10, 10.04,
and 12.04.
I guess this means I could file a whishlist bug for both "TERES-I
keyboard" as 'Keyboard model' and and "Swerty" as &#x
Quoting Erik Josefsson (2019-05-05 12:06:53)
> With some stickers to put onto the printed keys I'll be fine. Grateful
> for pointers to such.
Did you try search the web e.g. for "keyboard stickers"?
- Jonas
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right Ctrl) as
compose key.
So if you were to make a Danish Teres laptop, you'd make the following
choices in dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration?
Keyboard model: Generic 102-key PC (intl.)
Keyboard layout: Danish - (Win keys)
Key to function as AltGr: The defa
USB plugs. Or all those swedish solar flares...
Perhaps you'd better ask a mechanic, a veterinary, and an astronomer for
help, instead of this mailinglist!
> Please note that both myUSB keyboard and the Teres keyboard delivers
> identical output with the two dpkg-reconfigure keyb
Den 2019-05-05 kl. 04:31, skrev Doug:
What is on the last key on the right, directly above the right Enter
key? On a US keyboard, the is a back slant (unshifted) and the pipe,
shifted. You haven't mentioned that key at all.
The print on that physical key on the Teres laptop is backslash \ an
On 05/04/2019 08:59 PM, Erik Josefsson wrote:
Den 2019-05-04 kl. 18:23, skrev Kenneth Parker:
On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 10:37 AM Erik Josefsson wrote:
-> Generic 105-key PC (intl.)
-> Other
-> Swedish
-> Swedish
-> The default for the keyboard layout
-> No compose key
a Danish Teres laptop, you'd make the following
choices in dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration?
Keyboard model: Generic 102-key PC (intl.)
Keyboard layout: Danish - (Win keys)
Key to function as AltGr: The default for the keyboard layout
Compose key:
e other of the [keyboards listed] by dpkg-reconfigure
keyboard-configuration and the link to the hardware source don't say
either:
https://github.com/OLIMEX/DIY-LAPTOP/tree/master/HARDWARE/A64-TERES/TERES-PCB5-KEYBOARD
Problem is that you want a pipe key "|" reachable
Yes,
Den 2019-05-04 kl. 18:23, skrev Kenneth Parker:
On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 10:37 AM Erik Josefsson wrote:
-> Generic 105-key PC (intl.)
-> Other
-> Swedish
-> Swedish
-> The default for the keyboard layout
-> No compose key
-> Use Control+Alt+Backspace to terminate the
Quoting Jonas Smedegaard (2019-05-04 19:08:19)
> Quoting Kenneth Parker (2019-05-04 18:23:48)
> > On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 10:37 AM Erik Josefsson wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -> Generic 105-key PC (intl.)
> > > -> Other
> > > -> Swedish
> > > -> Swedish
> > > -> The default for the keyboard layout
> > >
Quoting David Wright (2019-05-04 20:14:12)
> On Sat 04 May 2019 at 12:23:48 (-0400), Kenneth Parker wrote:
> > On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 10:37 AM Erik Josefsson wrote:
> >
> > > And it works! Now I am just missing "|" and "¦".
> >
> > With US Keyboards, I see either of those characters, right of th
On Sat 04 May 2019 at 12:23:48 (-0400), Kenneth Parker wrote:
> On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 10:37 AM Erik Josefsson wrote:
>
> > And it works! Now I am just missing "|" and "¦".
>
> With US Keyboards, I see either of those characters, right of the "p" key.
> I was not aware that there were two, disti
Quoting Kenneth Parker (2019-05-04 18:23:48)
> On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 10:37 AM Erik Josefsson wrote:
>
>
> > -> Generic 105-key PC (intl.)
> > -> Other
> > -> Swedish
> > -> Swedish
> > -> The default for the keyboard layout
> > -> No compose key
> > -> Use Control+Alt+Backspace to terminate the
is used as a "Pipe" symbol, for
when I "pipe" the results of one command into another.
Which?
>
> I have tried "Generic 105-key PC (intl.)" and "Generic 102-key PC
> (intl.)" in the menue following the command 'dpkg-reconfigure
> keyboard-config
stall etckeeper
sudo apt install man
sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
-> Generic 105-key PC (intl.)
-> Other
-> Swedish
-> Swedish
-> The default for the keyboard layout
-> No compose key
-> Use Control+Alt+Backspace to terminate the X server?
sudo shutdown -h now
A
ard. It was
> obvious that the Fn function had been triggered somehow. I seriously
> thought the dogs did it... the FIRST time it happened.
>
> The immediate fix for THAT is to hit my Fn key along with the numlock
> one at the end of the top row. A painless pain... :)
>
> Rerun
ick those particular keys in the middle of the keyboard. It was
obvious that the Fn function had been triggered somehow. I seriously
thought the dogs did it... the FIRST time it happened.
The immediate fix for THAT is to hit my Fn key along with the numlock
one at the end of the top row. A painless
On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 12:05:51PM +0100, redmood wrote:
> Hello,
[...]
> Now, when I power on my computer, I have to type the decrypt
> password in bepo as well as my log in password,
Good.
> but once logged in,
> the layout is still set back to
Hello,
I just installed debian 9 on my laptop. I encrypted the disk, so I have
to type a keyphrase before accessing the data on the disk. I also have a
user account and have to type my password to log in. I have been trying
to set the french bepo keyboard, instead of the default azerty one. I
Quoting Thomas Schmitt (scdbac...@gmx.net):
> > But worse, the keyboard has gone american:
>
> Everybody should have a QWERTY and only use 7-bit ASCII.
> This would promote international understanding, world peace,
> and C programming.
:)
> > The output from dumpkeys -f is very different in
Hi,
in the main course of your endeavor i am overwhelmed,
i fear.
> Note that this bizarre behaviour only happens if X was running (on
> VC1) while I was dpkg-reconfiguring on VC2.
I had similar problems on a smaller scale when i
manipuladed keysyms with xmodmap and assigned meanings
to them at
s it shares configuration files
> > like /etc/default/keyboard.
>
> I understand from man 5 keyboard that this file is part of X.
> But /usr/bin/ckbcomp is a perl script which in its header
> talks of "loadkeys", which is a kernel thing.
I've added the following lines
Hi,
David Wright wrote:
> An important file is /etc/console-setup/cached_UTF-8_del.kmap.gz
> What I haven't worked out is: what puts this cache file together?
> It's obviously been constructed because near the end it says:
> # The content of this file will be appended to the keyboard layout.
> fol
As a result of the threads "How come i wrote a NO-BREAK SPACE in
xterm+bash" and "How to disable certain keys", I'm revisiting my
own keyboard configuration, starting with the VCs.
My jessie laptop's /etc/default/keyboard contains
XKBMODEL="latitude"
On Mon, 23 Dec 2013, Brian wrote:
All the information you have provided indicates that your setup is sane.
If the problem persists with xdm, lightdm etc you may start to think in
terms of a search with "evdev Logitech Unifying receiver". You have a
solution (which you rightly regard as unsatisfa
On Mon 23 Dec 2013 at 19:07:16 +0100, Pierre Frenkiel wrote:
> I don't have a .xsessionrc and my .xinitrc just calls fvwm. So, as the
> problem occurs
> with startx, it doesn't seem useful to look at session managers. Anyway,
> I'll
> try with xdm when coming back, in 2 weeks.
All the in
ess sake please post /etc/default/keyboard.
Here it is
# KEYBOARD CONFIGURATION FILE
# Consult the keyboard(5) manual page.
XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="gb"
XKBVARIANT=""
XKBOPTIONS="compose:ralt,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
On Mon 23 Dec 2013 at 14:29:23 +0100, Pierre Frenkiel wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Dec 2013, Brian wrote:
>
> >Following Andrei's suggestion wouldn't be a bad idea. 'service kdm stop'
> >first.
>
> as the problem occurs with startx, no session manager od display manager is
> involved.
> More, the pr
On Mon, 23 Dec 2013, Brian wrote:
Following Andrei's suggestion wouldn't be a bad idea. 'service kdm stop'
first.
as the problem occurs with startx, no session manager od display manager is
involved.
More, the problem already exists at the grub level: I checked that by lauching
the grub
On Mon 23 Dec 2013 at 11:47:49 +0100, Pierre Frenkiel wrote:
> As far as the 2 commands above are concerned, you are perfectly right, but
> the problem is that they change nothing for the keyboard actual
> behaviour, using the fvwm display manager or startx.
> As the Xorg.0.log is correct,
On Mon, 23 Dec 2013, Brian wrote:
X (whether started with a login manager or startx) gets information about
the keyboard from udev via evdev.
. . .
desktop:/home/brian# udevadm info --export-db | grep XKB
...
desktop:/home/brian# udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=input --action=change
. . .
On Sun 22 Dec 2013 at 18:41:11 +0100, Pierre Frenkiel wrote:
> The problem is that the actual layout is still "us", in the login
> greeting window as well as in xterm. I must then run, at each session start,
>setxkbmap -layout gb (that works)
> as the layout reverts to us when I logout
>
> Ca
On Du, 22 dec 13, 18:41:11, Pierre Frenkiel wrote:
>
>61.485] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
>[61.485] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
>[61.485] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "gb"
>
> The problem is that the actual layout is still "us", in the login
> greeting window as well as in
hi everybody,
I recently bought a Logitech wireless keyboard, and since it came from UK, its
layout is gb
I naïvely thought that I just had to replace, in /etc/default/keyboard:
XKBLAYOUT="us"
by
XKBLAYOUT="gb"
and reboot, but that works only for the console mode, although the keyboard
ma
Morten Bo Johansen writes:
> On 2013-07-15 Csanyi Pal wrote:
>
>> I have problem only in the console ( that is not in X Window System ).
>
>> There Midnight Commander ( mc )beeps every time when I use arrow keys,
>> and I heare beep when start mc too.
>
> If mc on the console is the only problem
On 2013-07-15 Csanyi Pal wrote:
> I have problem only in the console ( that is not in X Window System ).
> There Midnight Commander ( mc )beeps every time when I use arrow keys,
> and I heare beep when start mc too.
If mc on the console is the only problem remaining, then try to
use the Options
undefined,
>> Right key, I get message: M-[ c is undefined,
>> Up key, I get message: M-[ a is undefined,
>> Down key, I get message: M-[ b is undefined.
>
>> Does this tell to you something about this problem?
>
> No ideas directly, but since Squeeze the keyboar
, I get message: M-[ a is undefined,
> Down key, I get message: M-[ b is undefined.
> Does this tell to you something about this problem?
No ideas directly, but since Squeeze the keyboard configuration
for both X Window and console is handled by the
keyboard-configuration package.
You could try
Sven Joachim writes:
> On 2013-07-14 22:08 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote:
>
>> Sven Joachim writes:
>>
>>> The postinst does rewrite /etc/console-setup/cached_UTF-8_del.kmap.gz
>>> however, which might explain the problem. Does it help to move that
>>> file out of the way and recreate it with "setupc
On 2013-07-14 22:08 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote:
> Sven Joachim writes:
>
>> The postinst does rewrite /etc/console-setup/cached_UTF-8_del.kmap.gz
>> however, which might explain the problem. Does it help to move that
>> file out of the way and recreate it with "setupcon --save"?
>
> It doesn't help
Sven Joachim writes:
> On 2013-07-14 20:49 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote:
>
>> Sven Joachim writes:
>>
>>> On 2013-07-14 19:52 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote:
>>>
>>> What does "setupcon -v" print?
>>
>> It prints the followings:
>> Configuring /dev/tty1 /dev/tty2 /dev/tty3 /dev/tty4 /dev/tty5 /dev/tty6
>> T
On 2013-07-14 20:49 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote:
> Sven Joachim writes:
>
>> On 2013-07-14 19:52 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote:
>>
>> What does "setupcon -v" print?
>
> It prints the followings:
> Configuring /dev/tty1 /dev/tty2 /dev/tty3 /dev/tty4 /dev/tty5 /dev/tty6
> The charmap is UTF-8
> BackSpace is
Sven Joachim writes:
> On 2013-07-14 19:52 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote:
>
>> Sven Joachim writes:
>>
>>> On 2013-07-14 19:22 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote:
>>>
Hi,
my system is Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid).
In the file /etc/default/keyboard the followings setup is present:
On 2013-07-14 19:52 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote:
> Sven Joachim writes:
>
>> On 2013-07-14 19:22 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> my system is Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid).
>>>
>>> In the file /etc/default/keyboard the followings setup is present:
>>> XKBMODEL="pc105"
>>> XKBLAYOUT="hu,
Sven Joachim writes:
> On 2013-07-14 19:22 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> my system is Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid).
>>
>> In the file /etc/default/keyboard the followings setup is present:
>> XKBMODEL="pc105"
>> XKBLAYOUT="hu,hr,rs"
>> XKBVARIANT="nodeadkeys"
>> XKBOPTIONS="grp:rwin_
On 2013-07-14 19:22 +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote:
> Hi,
>
> my system is Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid).
>
> In the file /etc/default/keyboard the followings setup is present:
> XKBMODEL="pc105"
> XKBLAYOUT="hu,hr,rs"
> XKBVARIANT="nodeadkeys"
> XKBOPTIONS="grp:rwin_toggle,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp,grp_
Hi,
my system is Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid).
In the file /etc/default/keyboard the followings setup is present:
XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="hu,hr,rs"
XKBVARIANT="nodeadkeys"
XKBOPTIONS="grp:rwin_toggle,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp,grp_led:scroll"
BACKSPACE="guess"
This setup works sofar, but to
Brian!
eureka worked
thank you so much
Diác. Moretti
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On Wed 19 Jun 2013 at 14:05:33 -0300, "Diác. C.J.Moretti" wrote:
> If you have any more suggestions for me ...
Please look at the KMAP option in keyboard(5) and try
KMAP=/etc/console/boottime.kmap.gz
in /etc/default/keyboard.
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Hi Brian!
Using this command is actually saving my settings
with the exception of ((Ç and ç)), follows the order
of my answers to the command:
# dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
Generic 105-key (intl) PC
English (US) - English (US, alternative International )
Default
On Wed 19 Jun 2013 at 08:08:12 -0300, "Diác. C.J.Moretti" wrote:
> Does anyone have any help or clarification for me?
Please see what
dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
does for you.
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Hello!
Let's see if you guys can give me Judar:
I have installed Debian 7 Wheezy
I'm trying to change the keyboard layout.
The layout of my keyboard is no American accent.
I am switching to U.S. international accentuation
following a book I used the following commands:
# Apt-get install console-
On Tue 18 Dec 2012 at 15:13:52 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Brian wrote:
>
> > The correct way to supply a preseed file with auto=true is (I think) to
> > only use preseed/url= or url=. Now, is that glaringly obvious to you or
> > anyone else from section B.2.3. or elsewhere in the Manual?
>
> The
On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:00:02 +0100
Richard Owlett wrote:
> >What is a SIG?
>
> "Special Interest Group"
> Is it an Americanism?
Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft
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On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 2:18 PM, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Tom H wrote:
>> Richard Owlett wrote:
>> > Tom H wrote:
>> >> Andrei POPESCU wrote:
>> >>> What is a SIG?
>> >>
>> >> It's a Fedora-ism: special interest group.
>> >>
>> >> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:SIGs
>> >
>> > Sorry. Term preda
Richard Owlett wrote:
> It seems to have been lost in the shuffle, but do NOT have internet
> NOR high speed internet connectivity at home so all of my test
> installs are being done with a purchased set of Debian 6.0.5 DVDs
> with preseed.cfg on a USB stick.
Sorry. In order to be able to help yo
Brian wrote:
>auto url=file://mnt/,/preseed.cfg
> loaded by expanding file://mnt/,/preseed.cfg.
>auto=true url=file://mnt/,/preseed.cfg
I think there is a typo in the above. To perhaps save some grief for
someone reading the archives later I believe all of the above "/,/"
uses should have
Brian wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> > Press Down-Arrow to "Help". Observe the help message, "Display help
> > screens; type 'menu' at the boot prompt to return to this menu."
> > Press ENTER to select it. Press F3 to select "Boot methods for
> > special ways of using this netboot image". Observe
On Tue 18 Dec 2012 at 15:47:44 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Press Down-Arrow to "Help". Observe the help message, "Display help
> screens; type 'menu' at the boot prompt to return to this menu."
> Press ENTER to select it. Press F3 to select "Boot methods for
> special ways of using this netboot i
On Wed 19 Dec 2012 at 14:02:31 +, Brian wrote:
> On Tue 18 Dec 2012 at 17:22:34 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
>
> > where it is talking about "auto url=..." is definitely incorrect.
>
> Taking this and your other mail into account is persuading me back to
> readopting my original view on the matt
On Tue 18 Dec 2012 at 17:22:34 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Brian wrote:
> > Bob Proulx wrote:
> > The preseed file needn't be on the network, Being present in an ISO and
> > with url= pointing to it is sufficient. Or it could be on a USB stick.
>
> Ah, yes, I had forgotten about the file url synta
On Wed 19 Dec 2012 at 12:06:41 +, Brian wrote:
> I'm adding to the command line with
>
> auto=true url=file:///mnt/preseed.cfg
I'm having to adjust my mindset. :) That should be
auto=true url=file:///mnt/./preseed.cfg
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Bob Proulx wrote:
Brian wrote:
Bob Proulx wrote:
The preseed file needn't be on the network, Being present in an ISO and
with url= pointing to it is sufficient. Or it could be on a USB stick.
Ah, yes, I had forgotten about the file url syntax. But present in
the iso then doesn't *need* the ur
On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 06:53:26AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> >But the underlying problem is lack of manpower. How do you[1] expect to
> >solve it without getting involved?
> >
> >[1] and I mean you personally, the Debian
On Tue 18 Dec 2012 at 15:47:44 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Brian wrote:
>
> > Bob Proulx wrote:
> >
> > > How are you inserting the preseed data when booting "expert" mode? I
> > > can only think of being able to do that one the command line.
> >
> > Is this question directed at Richard?
>
> I
Brian wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> > Brian wrote:
> > > I think "auto" is a typo. It should be "auto=true".
You are right!
> > It is documented that "auto" is an alias for "auto-install/enable=true
> > priority=critical". I don't think it is a typo.
>
> I have had a change of mind after thinkin
Brian wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> The preseed file needn't be on the network, Being present in an ISO and
> with url= pointing to it is sufficient. Or it could be on a USB stick.
Ah, yes, I had forgotten about the file url syntax. But present in
the iso then doesn't *need* the url= to point to i
On Tue 18 Dec 2012 at 15:13:52 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Brian wrote:
> >
> > I think "auto" is a typo. It should be "auto=true".
>
> It is documented that "auto" is an alias for "auto-install/enable=true
> priority=critical". I don't think it is a typo.
I have had a change of mind after thin
On Tue 18 Dec 2012 at 15:13:52 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Brian wrote:
>
> > Here is what I focussed on when I started looking at the
> > auto-install process:
> >
> > > The auto parameter is an alias for auto-install/enable and
> > > setting it to true delays the locale and keyboard que
Brian wrote:
> [I couldn't sort the attributions out when snipping. Sorry.]
Things can get confusing! :-)
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> > > > > I just double checked by running a text mode expert install - that
> > > > > screen never appears.
>
> Richard wrote this. I didn't understand what he was getti
Brian wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> You are preseeding language and keymap from the command line so auto(?)
> or auto=true is not required because the first two questions concerned
> get answers immediately on booting.
Correct. Which is why in my case it is a little hard to observe
experimentally
[I couldn't sort the attributions out when snipping. Sorry.]
On Mon 17 Dec 2012 at 22:24:11 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> > > > I just double checked by running a text mode expert install - that
> > > > screen never appears.
Richard wrote this. I didn't understand what he was getting at first
time
On Mon 17 Dec 2012 at 22:24:11 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> I have those preseeds on the kernel command line through a PXE network
> boot.
>
> vga=788 initrd=debian-installer/i386/initrd.gz console-keymaps-at/keymap=us
> locale=en_US interface=auto hostname=$name domain=$domain auto
> url=http:
Tom H wrote:
> Richard Owlett wrote:
> > Tom H wrote:
> >> Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> >>> What is a SIG?
> >>
> >> It's a Fedora-ism: special interest group.
> >>
> >> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:SIGs
> >
> > Sorry. Term predates Linus Torvalds let alone Fedora ;)
> > IIRC I came across it
On Ma, 18 dec 12, 14:08:08, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Tuesday 18 December 2012 12:12:01 Brad Rogers wrote:
> > >True. But I suspected that I I was being gently chided for
> > >assuming everybody had the same same background as I.
> >
> > I didn't get that impression. But hey, it's not my rep that on t
On Lu, 17 dec 12, 18:30:35, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> >On Du, 16 dec 12, 06:53:26, Richard Owlett wrote:
> >>
> >>The response I had hoped for was on the lines of "there's a SIG for
> >>documentation which you can contact at ...".
> >
> >What is a SIG?
>
> "Special Interest
On Tuesday 18 December 2012 14:36:49 Brad Rogers wrote:
> >I did, I'm afraid! After all, it is easy enough to look SIG up on
> >acronymfinder and find out what it means. Andrei knows this perfectly
>
> True, but even within context, it's sometimes tricky pinpointing the
> right meaning. Possibly
On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:08:08 +
Lisi Reisz wrote:
Hello Lisi,
>I did, I'm afraid! After all, it is easy enough to look SIG up on
>acronymfinder and find out what it means. Andrei knows this perfectly
True, but even within context, it's sometimes tricky pinpointing the
right meaning. Poss
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