>CS> This is a known bug with all versions prior to v1.0.1. The problem is >with /usr/sbin/lrcfg.back, which was setting the actual backup device to >"fd0" and not "/dev/fd0" when you entered a custom backup target. The /dev/ >portion of all devices is not displayed to save screen space...
>Charles Steinkuehler <sheepish grin>Hmmm, maybe I was switching to 1.0.1 at the same time that I thought I "fixed" the problem.</sheepish grin> > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Todd Pearsall > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 9:48 AM > To: Tony; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Leaf-user] FYI on saving CD configs to floppy > > > I ran into the 1st half of your problem. To resolved it when booting from > CD I added a pkgpath.cfg to the floppy to tell it where the packages are. > For me the file contains: > > /dev/fd0:msdos,/dev/hda:iso9660 > > After adding that, the floppy drive was in the list back up destinations. > It's in the install instructions I just didn't realize it was needed for > backup logic. > > - Todd > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tony > > Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 9:24 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [Leaf-user] FYI on saving CD configs to floppy > > > > > > Bravo on the new CD release! > > > > I love this new release, it was quite easy to setup. I did > > however, run into a problem saving configs to floppy that I > > didn't see in any messages. I thought an FYI for the archives > > would be good idea. > > > > I have a Packard Hell computer, Packmate 6200 (stop laughing), > > and surprisingly, it boots from the CD, even though there is no > > setting for that in the BIOS. Anyway, if I had the BIOS set to > > try A then C, when I used the backup command in lrcfg to set a > > new destination for config files, it would not show the floppy as > > a choice. I had to use custom. It would ask for the destination > > and file system which default to fd0 and msdos, so far so good. > > Then when I tried to backup that package, it would error with > > "could not mount device". Yet, I could manually mount the floppy > > no problem. > > > > I don't know why, but I set the BIOS to boot only from the C > > drive, and when I tried to set a custom destination, the floppy > > showed up as an option, and everything is peachy. I looked at > > the lrcfg.back code and tried to see why it would give me gas > > about not finding the device, but I couldn't see why it would > > error. It works just fine now, with no problems. > > > > Hope that helps someone. > > > > Later > > > > Tony > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Charles > > > Steinkuehler > > > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 11:07 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [Leaf-user] Announcing official release of Dachstein-CD > > > > > > > > > The official release (v1.0.1) of Dachstein-CD is now > > > available for download > > > from the usual places: > > > slow: > > > http://lrp.steinkuehler.net/files/diskimages/dachstein-CD/ > > > fast: > > > http://lrp1.steinkuehler.net/files/diskimages/dachstein-CD/ > > > http://lrp2.steinkuehler.net/files/diskimages/dachstein-CD/ > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leaf-user mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > > > _______________________________________________ > Leaf-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
