[Cooker] Cooker install: Caching name server
After installing cooker the caching nameserver fails to resolve after the first successul resolve. eg. service named restart Stopping named: [ OK ] Starting named: [ OK ] [root@tornado root]# host nine nine.orbiscom.com has address 192.168.0.140 [root@tornado root]# host nine Host nine not found: 3(NXDOMAIN) [root@tornado root]# Removing the nameserver 127.0.0.1 from the /etc/resolv.conf fixes things (obviously) -- John Allen, Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] MandrakeClub Silver Member.
Re: [Cooker] Cooker install still broken with ReiserFS format
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Fox) writes: > Just tried to install the latest Cooker and it appears the script error > for formatting a ReiserFS partition is still broke - as reported many > moons ago. > > Given the fact that there are no new disk images, I'm assuming there is > not much activity on the installation front right now. true. But expect things to come back to live in a not so far future :)
[Cooker] Cooker install still broken with ReiserFS format
Just tried to install the latest Cooker and it appears the script error for formatting a ReiserFS partition is still broke - as reported many moons ago. Given the fact that there are no new disk images, I'm assuming there is not much activity on the installation front right now. Thx, R.Fox
[Cooker] Cooker install issue - reiserfs.
Sync'd from cooker tonight and did an base install + snf on my machine. When doing the install I selected an already existing partition that had a previous 8.2/Cooker install that was formatted as reiserfs. I selected to reformat the partition but it failed the reiser formatting. I selected ext3 and it formatted fine. -randy
Re: [Cooker] cooker install March 01.
On Sat, 2002-03-02 at 19:56, Randy Welch wrote: > > > Pixel wrote: > > > Randy Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > >>1. I have W2K installed on this system and have also let windows create it's > >>own raid out of my SCSI disks. The disk configuration shows this in green ( > >>swap ) but fortunately does not provide you an option to format them... > >> > > > > i don't understand. You're talking about W2K software raid? It is showing as > > swap? > > > Yes I'm talking about W2K software raid. It shows the disks > as green ( swap ). It correctly puts the right partition in > for swap so it's not trying to actually use the w2k software > raid for swap. > > > -randy > > you can check from time to time evms.sf.net they plan to add support for win2k/winXP volumes
Re: [Cooker] cooker install March 01.
Randy Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>1. I have W2K installed on this system and have also let windows create it's > >>own raid out of my SCSI disks. The disk configuration shows this in green ( > >>swap ) but fortunately does not provide you an option to format them... > >> > > i don't understand. You're talking about W2K software raid? It is showing as > > swap? > > > Yes I'm talking about W2K software raid. It shows the disks as green ( swap > ). It correctly puts the right partition in for swap so it's not trying to > actually use the w2k software raid for swap. ok, it must be the 0x42 entry. I've renamed it to "Windows Dynamic Partition"
Re: [Cooker] cooker install March 01.
Pixel wrote: > Randy Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>2. When I created a boot floppy it decided to create it on my Jaz drive >>instead of my floppy drive. I would think it would want to go to the floppy >>first? >> > > can you give your /proc/scsi/scsi or /proc/ide/hd*/model ? Here's both: /proc/scsi/scsi: Attached devices: Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: IBM Model: DDYS-T36950N Rev: S96H Type: Direct-AccessANSI SCSI revision: 03 Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00 Vendor: IBM Model: DDYS-T36950N Rev: S96H Type: Direct-AccessANSI SCSI revision: 03 Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 04 Lun: 00 Vendor: HP Model: T20 Rev: 3.01 Type: Sequential-AccessANSI SCSI revision: 02 Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00 Vendor: iomega Model: jaz 1GB Rev: H.72 Type: Direct-AccessANSI SCSI revision: 02 Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00 Vendor: YAMAHA Model: CRW2200S Rev: 1.0D Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02 ide: IC35L060AVER07-0 IC35L060AVER07-0 Pioneer DVD-ROM ATAPIModel DVD-105S 013 > > by the way, how are jazz's working? does it work with supermount? > does it work with ide-floppy or ide-scsi (or even ide-disk) ? > It doesn't seem to work with supermount ( though I actually didn't have media in the drive during install, if that makes a difference) Though it does seem to be fine manually mounting it. (One might expect some more SNF after I do a reinstall to see if the new kernel fixes my initial configuration issue...) -randy
Re: [Cooker] cooker install March 01.
Pixel wrote: > Randy Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>1. I have W2K installed on this system and have also let windows create it's >>own raid out of my SCSI disks. The disk configuration shows this in green ( >>swap ) but fortunately does not provide you an option to format them... >> > > i don't understand. You're talking about W2K software raid? It is showing as > swap? Yes I'm talking about W2K software raid. It shows the disks as green ( swap ). It correctly puts the right partition in for swap so it's not trying to actually use the w2k software raid for swap. -randy
Re: [Cooker] cooker install March 01.
÷ óÂÔ, 02.03.2002, × 14:17, Pixel ÎÁÐÉÓÁÌ: > > by the way, how are jazz's working? does it work with supermount? > does it work with ide-floppy or ide-scsi (or even ide-disk) ? > Jaz on ppa works just fine read-only. The same read-write resulted in reproducible kernel oops, I do not have time to check it again with newer kernel.
Re: [Cooker] cooker install March 01.
Randy Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 2. When I created a boot floppy it decided to create it on my Jaz drive > instead of my floppy drive. I would think it would want to go to the floppy > first? can you give your /proc/scsi/scsi or /proc/ide/hd*/model ? by the way, how are jazz's working? does it work with supermount? does it work with ide-floppy or ide-scsi (or even ide-disk) ?
Re: [Cooker] cooker install March 01.
Randy Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 1. I have W2K installed on this system and have also let windows create it's > own raid out of my SCSI disks. The disk configuration shows this in green ( > swap ) but fortunately does not provide you an option to format them... i don't understand. You're talking about W2K software raid? It is showing as swap? > > 2. When I created a boot floppy it decided to create it on my Jaz drive > instead of my floppy drive. I would think it would want to go to the floppy > first? yeah, i'm currently having a look (i don't have a Jaz, but it seems like the same happens with USB zips)
[Cooker] cooker install March 01.
Couple of notes on my install on my 'big' box. (Tyan Thunder i860 with built in SCSI + Adaptec 2930, Matrox G450, Viewsonic PS790 ) A couple of minor install items really. 1. I have W2K installed on this system and have also let windows create it's own raid out of my SCSI disks. The disk configuration shows this in green ( swap ) but fortunately does not provide you an option to format them... 2. When I created a boot floppy it decided to create it on my Jaz drive instead of my floppy drive. I would think it would want to go to the floppy first? 3. This is actually a bug that goes back to 8.1. It seems that the X configuration get's the display size for my Graphics card/monitor incorrect. The geometry is calculated to be 363x272 ( on my old P3 system with a G400 the geometry was calculated to be 549x406 ). As is the titles and menus in kde are all out of proportion. Otherwise this looks pretty good on this box sound works and it sees all the devices I have attached! -randy
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install 20020227
Nelson Bartley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I would like to say this was a good install, but I'm afraid I've got bad > news. > > 1. Firstly, the network install disk image would not mount Ext3. (Had to > install from hd.img floppy) > > 2. Secondly, several packages are missing from cooker but are picked for > install. (I unfortunately did not write these down as I was trying to > restore my system). These two reports are plain useless if you don't provide debugging stuff e.g. /root/drakx/report.bug.gz (not to me, to the list). [...] > Finally, can you PLEASE update gnomeICU. they have released .98.1 and it > has a BUNCH of improvements making it worth updating. [gc@bi ~] ch /RPMS/gnomeicu* |head -1 * Wed Feb 27 2002 Geoffrey Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 0.98.2-1mdk -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://www.frozen-bubble.org/
[Cooker] Cooker Install 20020227
I would like to say this was a good install, but I'm afraid I've got bad news. 1. Firstly, the network install disk image would not mount Ext3. (Had to install from hd.img floppy) 2. Secondly, several packages are missing from cooker but are picked for install. (I unfortunately did not write these down as I was trying to restore my system). 3. I selected to have my computer boot in init 5, however when it boots up, it begins to go into init 5, the stops, returns to a login prompt, and switches itself to mode 3, however when I log into the command line, I can startx just fine. The really strange part is before it switches to mode 3, it has not loaded ANY services. once it switches over to mode 3 it loads eth0, webmin, etc... 4. Evolution: Unknow what's up with this, however I coppied over my old saved evolution directory over the new installs evolution directory. Every previous time I've done this, it has restored all my settings, and filters, however when I downloaded my e-mail it did not sort it, I had to recreate all filters (though the old ones were still there, just not working) to filter my messages. It appears the cooker has become VERY unstable in the last few days, I hope it cleans up soon. Finally, can you PLEASE update gnomeICU. they have released .98.1 and it has a BUNCH of improvements making it worth updating. Nelson
Re: [Cooker] cooker install
Yes. I got that too. I think that someone forgot to update the hdlist.cz file on the mirror. -Dave On Tuesday 01 January 2002 08:53, you wrote: > report.bug(only errors and warnings) > > * ddebug.log > *** >* * warning: rm of /usr/share/locale failed: No such file or directory * > warning: rm of /usr/share/locale_special failed: No such file or directory > * getFile > Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/share/locale_special/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/libDrakX.mo: * > FTP: 550 file unavailable > * errorOpeningFile > Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/share/locale_special/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/libDrakX.mo * > getFile > Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/share/locale_special/en/LC_MESSAGES/libDrakX.mo: * > FTP: 550 file unavailable > * errorOpeningFile > Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/share/locale_special/en/LC_MESSAGES/libDrakX.mo * > getFile VERSION: > > * starting step `selectLanguage' > * getFile > Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/share/locale_special/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/libDrakX.mo: * > FTP: 550 file unavailable > * errorOpeningFile > Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/share/locale_special/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/libDrakX.mo * > getFile > Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/share/locale_special/en/LC_MESSAGES/libDrakX.mo: * > FTP: 550 file unavailable > * errorOpeningFile > Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/share/locale_special/en/LC_MESSAGES/libDrakX.mo > > * starting step `doPartitionDisks' > * warning: bad magic number at > /usr/bin/perl-install/partition_table_empty.pm line 31. * found a dos > partition table on /dev/hda at sector 0 > > * missing module floppy > > * warning: rm of /mnt/var/lib/rpm failed: No such file or directory > * warning: can't open /etc/raidtab for reading: No such file or directory > > * starting step `choosePackages' > * getFile Mandrake/base/hdlists: > * trying to read hdlist.cz for medium 1 > * getFile Mandrake/base/hdlist.cz: > * read 2115 headers in hdlist.cz > * trying to read hdlist2.cz for medium 2 > * getFile Mandrake/base/hdlist2.cz: > * ignoring package arts-3.0-0.beta1.6mdk.i586 already present in > distribution with different version or release * ignoring package > kdevelop-2.1-0.beta1.1mdk.i586 already present in distribution with > different version or release * replacing old package with package > drakx-autoinstall-doc-8.1.1-1mdk.noarch with better arch: noarch * ignoring > package kdevelop-static-devel-2.1-0.beta1.1mdk.i586 already present in > distribution with different version or release * ignoring package > kpl2-2.3.0-1mdk.i586 already present in distribution with different version > or release * read 1310 headers in hdlist2.cz > * psUsingHdlists read 3420 headers on 2 hdlists > * getFile Mandrake/base/depslist.ordered: > * getFile Mandrake/base/provides: > * inconsistency in position for drakx-autoinstall-doc-8.1.1-1mdk.noarch in > depslist and hdlist * ignoring arts-3.0-0.beta1.6mdk.i586 in depslist > mismatch version in hdlist * ignoring kdevelop-2.1-0.beta1.1mdk.i586 in > depslist mismatch version in hdlist * ignoring > kdevelop-static-devel-2.1-0.beta1.1mdk.i586 in depslist mismatch version in > hdlist * ignoring kpl2-2.3.0-1mdk.i586 in depslist mismatch version in > hdlist * warning: depslist.ordered mismatch against hdlist files at > /usr/bin/perl-install/pkgs.pm line 565, line 3425. > > reboot.
[Cooker] cooker install
report.bug(only errors and warnings) * ddebug.log * warning: rm of /usr/share/locale failed: No such file or directory * warning: rm of /usr/share/locale_special failed: No such file or directory * getFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/share/locale_special/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/libDrakX.mo: * FTP: 550 file unavailable * errorOpeningFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/share/locale_special/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/libDrakX.mo * getFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/share/locale_special/en/LC_MESSAGES/libDrakX.mo: * FTP: 550 file unavailable * errorOpeningFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/share/locale_special/en/LC_MESSAGES/libDrakX.mo * getFile VERSION: * starting step `selectLanguage' * getFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/share/locale_special/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/libDrakX.mo: * FTP: 550 file unavailable * errorOpeningFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/share/locale_special/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/libDrakX.mo * getFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/share/locale_special/en/LC_MESSAGES/libDrakX.mo: * FTP: 550 file unavailable * errorOpeningFile Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/share/locale_special/en/LC_MESSAGES/libDrakX.mo * starting step `doPartitionDisks' * warning: bad magic number at /usr/bin/perl-install/partition_table_empty.pm line 31. * found a dos partition table on /dev/hda at sector 0 * missing module floppy * warning: rm of /mnt/var/lib/rpm failed: No such file or directory * warning: can't open /etc/raidtab for reading: No such file or directory * starting step `choosePackages' * getFile Mandrake/base/hdlists: * trying to read hdlist.cz for medium 1 * getFile Mandrake/base/hdlist.cz: * read 2115 headers in hdlist.cz * trying to read hdlist2.cz for medium 2 * getFile Mandrake/base/hdlist2.cz: * ignoring package arts-3.0-0.beta1.6mdk.i586 already present in distribution with different version or release * ignoring package kdevelop-2.1-0.beta1.1mdk.i586 already present in distribution with different version or release * replacing old package with package drakx-autoinstall-doc-8.1.1-1mdk.noarch with better arch: noarch * ignoring package kdevelop-static-devel-2.1-0.beta1.1mdk.i586 already present in distribution with different version or release * ignoring package kpl2-2.3.0-1mdk.i586 already present in distribution with different version or release * read 1310 headers in hdlist2.cz * psUsingHdlists read 3420 headers on 2 hdlists * getFile Mandrake/base/depslist.ordered: * getFile Mandrake/base/provides: * inconsistency in position for drakx-autoinstall-doc-8.1.1-1mdk.noarch in depslist and hdlist * ignoring arts-3.0-0.beta1.6mdk.i586 in depslist mismatch version in hdlist * ignoring kdevelop-2.1-0.beta1.1mdk.i586 in depslist mismatch version in hdlist * ignoring kdevelop-static-devel-2.1-0.beta1.1mdk.i586 in depslist mismatch version in hdlist * ignoring kpl2-2.3.0-1mdk.i586 in depslist mismatch version in hdlist * warning: depslist.ordered mismatch against hdlist files at /usr/bin/perl-install/pkgs.pm line 565, line 3425. reboot. -- 8:46pm up 6 days, 7:56, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 O // <==-} ->.--._.-^-(.} )'/{( \d ./\, ) -._.- > / / `\/' GNU -=LFS*1482=- I am not 31337. But I can use the Vi editor... ;-0
[Cooker] Cooker install and SMP.
Ok I was able to do a clean install today. There seems to be a problem with 2.4.12-3 kernel and SMP. If I boot with the SMP kernel it fails Intializing CPU#0 at the "Cross quad port I/o vaddr 0xe880 len 0004" output. If I boot with the up kernel there is no problem. Robin Cook
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install.
Am Samstag, 15. September 2001 23:05 schrieben Sie: > On 15 Sep 2001, Pixel wrote: > > Yura Gusev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > and also rmatind hd not formating hda1..5 > > > > rmatind?? > > rmating hd and after 2 or 3 partitiongs it was ok. @Pixel: he wants to say formatting regards Burkhard
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install.
On 15 Sep 2001, Pixel wrote: > Yura Gusev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > and also rmatind hd not formating hda1..5 > > rmatind?? rmating hd and after 2 or 3 partitiongs it was ok. -- 5:04pm up 22 days, 6:07, 3 users, load average: 0.10, 0.08, 0.08 __ | / \ |Iouri Goussev// \\ \_\\ //_/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] _\\()//_ .'/()\'. Foo-Bar / // \\ \ jgs\\ // http://foobar.irc-unix.net| \__/ | I am not 31337. But I can use the Vi editor... ;-0
[Cooker] Cooker Install.
2 small things. I can'`t press left and right buttoms at the stame time (PS/2 wheel) and also rmatind hd not formating hda1..5 -- 7:55pm up 21 days, 8:59, 3 users, load average: 0.01, 0.08, 0.08 __ | / \ |Iouri Goussev// \\ \_\\ //_/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] _\\()//_ .'/()\'. Foo-Bar / // \\ \ jgs\\ // http://foobar.irc-unix.net| \__/ | I am not 31337. But I can use the Vi editor... ;-0
[Cooker] Cooker install problems
Hi, I just installed the latest cooker(20mins old), and theres a couple issues I incountered. 1:HD install freezes in vga mode. I had to use text install. 2:Individual package selection doesn't work. Packages you select and unselect have no effect. 3.Once installed rpm segfaults. Anyone know how to fix this? ex: [root@pimpstation acid]# rpm -qa Segmentation fault [root@pimpstation acid]# rpm --rebuilddb Segmentation fault Machine Specs: 2.4.8-11mdksmp Dual PIII 1Ghz 512mb Ram Abit VP6 MB. Nvidia GF2 Pro 64 Maxtor 27G HD Western Digital 10G HD Sound Blaster Live
Re: [Cooker] Cooker install
On Wednesday 13 June 2001 11:59 am, Peter Ruskin opined: > On Wednesday 13 June 2001 14:51, Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > > michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Today's cooker install, recommended, went fine until Network > > > Setup when > > [···] > > > > "kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 21:05". > > > > This seems to be /dev/hde5. Please verify that the kernel correctly >> number - I've often wondered about these messages. [root@euler root]# ls -la /dev/hde5 brw-rw1 root disk 33, 5 Apr 14 03:06 /dev/hde5 [root@euler root]# I'm resyncing now and will attempt a fresh install. Maybe I shouldn't use recommended- seems like some have got it working. I keep cooker in hda7/cooker and install it in dev/hde5. It usually works. Thanks for the help! -- -m-
Re: [Cooker] Cooker install
On Wednesday 13 June 2001 22:16, Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > Peter Ruskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Wednesday 13 June 2001 14:51, Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > > > michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > [···] > > > > "kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 21:05". > > > > > > This seems to be /dev/hde5. Please verify that the kernel correctly > > > > [20:54 peter@penguin:~]$ ls -la /dev/hde5 > > brw-rw1 root disk 33, 5 Apr 14 12:06 /dev/hde5 > > > > Pardon me for butting in, but would someone please explain where the "21" > > comes from? It looks as if the 05 after the colon is the minor number - > > I've often wondered about these messages. > > [gc@obiwan ~] printf "%d\n" 0x21 > 33 > > Here's the code which prints the dev in readable format: > const char * kdevname(kdev_t dev) > { > static char buffer[32]; > sprintf(buffer, "%02x:%02x", MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev)); > return buffer; > } Thanks very much, Guillaume - now it's crystal clear and I feel silly for asking. -- Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586 Linux 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, KDE: 2.1.2, Qt: 2.3.0 Uptime 1 day 1 hour 2 minutes
Re: [Cooker] Cooker install
Peter Ruskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wednesday 13 June 2001 14:51, Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > > michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Today's cooker install, recommended, went fine until Network Setup when > [···] > > > "kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 21:05". > > > > This seems to be /dev/hde5. Please verify that the kernel correctly > > [20:54 peter@penguin:~]$ ls -la /dev/hde5 > brw-rw1 root disk 33, 5 Apr 14 12:06 /dev/hde5 > > Pardon me for butting in, but would someone please explain where the "21" > comes from? It looks as if the 05 after the colon is the minor number - I've > often wondered about these messages. [gc@obiwan ~] printf "%d\n" 0x21 33 Here's the code which prints the dev in readable format: const char * kdevname(kdev_t dev) { static char buffer[32]; sprintf(buffer, "%02x:%02x", MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev)); return buffer; } -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker install
On Wednesday 13 June 2001 14:51, Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Today's cooker install, recommended, went fine until Network Setup when [···] > > "kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 21:05". > > This seems to be /dev/hde5. Please verify that the kernel correctly [20:54 peter@penguin:~]$ ls -la /dev/hde5 brw-rw1 root disk 33, 5 Apr 14 12:06 /dev/hde5 Pardon me for butting in, but would someone please explain where the "21" comes from? It looks as if the 05 after the colon is the minor number - I've often wondered about these messages. -- Linux Mandrake release 8.0 (Traktopel) for i586 Linux 2.4.3-20mdk-win4lin-pnr, KDE: 2.1.2, Qt: 2.3.0 Uptime 22 hours 12 minutes
Re: [Cooker] Cooker install
michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Today's cooker install, recommended, went fine until Network Setup when > it said I had "no ethernet adapter has been detected". I skipped it. > Then after reboot, > "kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 21:05". This seems to be /dev/hde5. Please verify that the kernel correctly detects your disk as "hde", by looking at the lines it prints out (no "quiet" option). This could be the problem. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
[Cooker] Cooker install
Today's cooker install, recommended, went fine until Network Setup when it said I had "no ethernet adapter has been detected". I skipped it. Then after reboot, "kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 21:05". OK! The GTK loop is gone!!! -- "It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious." ANW
Re: [Cooker] Cooker install under User Mode Linux
Arnd Bergmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Are there so far any official plans to support UML in the near future? humm maybe i tried yesterday but haven't go further. > It would IMHO be a really good thing because it would let you e.g. > - Test cooker on a production machine without system outage > - Run Cooker/Mandrake8.1 inside a completely different distribution > - Support UML users with another installer besides SlackWare > - Test some aspects of the installer more easily > These are my experiences why it fails so far: > - Missing features: > * Support for ubd as installation medium (adapt from cdrom version) > * Support for ubd devices in first stage install mount.o (trivial) > * UML host network devices for network install (not important) > * Skipping Hardware detection for devices not present in UML > * ubd target devices instead of harddrive partitions > * Remote drakX display, e.g. through Xnest (even less important, but cool) > - Bugs encountered > * Detection of memory size fails (possibly bug in UML) > * Mounting fails when mem != 2^n MB (probably UML bug) > * Installation fails when kernel modules are missing, this prevents > installing with a user supplied kernel, e.g. on a different distro thanks, but BTW: patches package is welcome :-) -- MandrakeSoft Inc http://www.chmouel.org --Chmouel
[Cooker] Cooker install under User Mode Linux
I have recently experimented a bit with installing Cooker in the User Mode Linux that comes with the latest 2.4.3-ac kernels. In short, it fails terribly, but I have so far hacked it up enough to get to the disk partitioning step, where I am at the end of my little perl skills for now ;-) Are there so far any official plans to support UML in the near future? It would IMHO be a really good thing because it would let you e.g. - Test cooker on a production machine without system outage - Run Cooker/Mandrake8.1 inside a completely different distribution - Support UML users with another installer besides SlackWare - Test some aspects of the installer more easily These are my experiences why it fails so far: - Missing features: * Support for ubd as installation medium (adapt from cdrom version) * Support for ubd devices in first stage install mount.o (trivial) * UML host network devices for network install (not important) * Skipping Hardware detection for devices not present in UML * ubd target devices instead of harddrive partitions * Remote drakX display, e.g. through Xnest (even less important, but cool) - Bugs encountered * Detection of memory size fails (possibly bug in UML) * Mounting fails when mem != 2^n MB (probably UML bug) * Installation fails when kernel modules are missing, this prevents installing with a user supplied kernel, e.g. on a different distro Arnd <><
[Cooker] [cooker] Cooker install with Token-Ring PB
Hi, The installation of cooker occurs without problem but on the configuration network my card IBM Token Ring is not recognized, it is not either in the list of the cards network. The module for IBM Token-Ring cards are OLYMPIC (IBM PCI), IBMTR (IBM ISA), IBMTR_CS ( for PCMIA IBM Token) Vincent GUARDIOLA TSC Micro / Lan Server Support & IBM Linux Help Center France -- RedHat Certified Engineer - RHCE Microsoft Certified Engineer - MCSE E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel :(71)5975 Fax : (71)4618
[Cooker] Cooker install.
I've tried to install cooker over network for a few days now. It doesn't work to well. First I had problems with wrong version numbers on the packages. Today perl gives up because of wrong kernelversion. I boot from DOS with loadlin and vmlinuz and network.rdz for boot/ Is this something that is going to be fixed in the near future, or should I just wait a couple of weeks? seb
Re: [[Cooker] Cooker install - network.img]
Robin Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > The install is getting better but there seems to be problem at the > bootloader stage. > > I selected Grub and set the console to start at 1280x1024 but it > installed Lilo and there is no setting for the console. > > Can someone tell me what line needs to be in lilo.conf to set the > console to 1280x1024 as I didn't save it off last time and don't > remember it. > Extract from /usr/share/doc/Aurora-7.3/README: Available vide-mode numbers are listed in the file /usr/share/doc/HOWTO/HTML/en/Framebuffer-HOWTO.html, for VESA cards (most graphic-cards), the modes are: Resolution 640x400 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200 Colours +- 4 bits |? ? 0x302 ?? ? 8 bits | 0x300 0x301 0x3030x3050x307 0x31C 15 bits |? 0x310 0x3130x3160x319 0x31D 16 bits |? 0x311 0x3140x3170x31A 0x31E 24 bits |? 0x312 0x3150x3180x31B 0x31F 32 bits |? ? ??? ? You will have to do a little conversion from hex to decimal. e.g. in my case 0x31A becomes 794, and the grub line (similar for lilo, just append the vga=794): title linux kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.0-9mdk root=/dev/hda1 vga=794 =-= kk1 Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1
Re: [[Cooker] cooker install - network.img]
Robin Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > Once installed there were a few problems > > I formated the partitions to reiserfs and on boot it is saying that > it is missing fsck.reiserfs. > > Jan 28 03:18:38 audragon last message repeated 2 times > Jan 28 03:18:38 audragon fsck: fsck: fsck.reiserfs: not found > Jan 28 03:18:38 audragon fsck: fsck: Error 2 while executing fsck.reiserfs for /dev/hdb6 > Yep, it is a little bogus line in the init script. It tries to start fsck.. One of the main advantage of reiserfs is that it does not need to be checked like that, even after is dirty unmount. You can safely ignore this message and I am sure it'll be fixed soon. > Also I had to comment out the two include statements in > /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf that loaded the mod_ssl files. > > Jan 28 03:19:07 audragon httpd: Syntax error on line 1 of /etc/httpd/conf/ssl/mod_ssl.conf: Right, I already reported that earlier. You need to rebuild the mod_ssl rpm. You will need to install apache-devel and openssl-devel. If you don't know how to do that, download the src rpm and run rpm --rebuild Good luck, =-= kk1 Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1
[Cooker] cooker install - network.img
Hello, Once installed there were a few problems I formated the partitions to reiserfs and on boot it is saying that it is missing fsck.reiserfs. Jan 28 03:18:38 audragon last message repeated 2 times Jan 28 03:18:38 audragon fsck: fsck: fsck.reiserfs: not found Jan 28 03:18:38 audragon fsck: fsck: Error 2 while executing fsck.reiserfs for /dev/hdb6 Also I had to comment out the two include statements in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf that loaded the mod_ssl files. Jan 28 03:19:07 audragon httpd: Syntax error on line 1 of /etc/httpd/conf/ssl/mod_ssl.conf: Jan 28 03:19:07 audragon httpd: Cannot load /usr/lib/apache/libssl.so into server: /usr/lib/apache/libssl.so: undefined symbol: sk_X509_NAME_value Jan 28 03:19:07 audragon httpd: §hide§ httpd startup §end§ httpd startup failed Jan 28 03:19:12 audragon httpd: Syntax error on line 1 of /etc/httpd/conf/ssl/mod_ssl.conf: Jan 28 03:19:12 audragon httpd: Cannot load /usr/lib/apache/libssl.so into server: /usr/lib/apache/libssl.so: undefined symbol: sk_X509_NAME_value Jan 28 03:19:12 audragon httpd: §hide§ httpd startup §end§ httpd startup failed Jan 28 03:19:18 audragon httpd: Syntax error on line 1 of /etc/httpd/conf/ssl/mod_ssl.conf: Jan 28 03:19:18 audragon httpd: Cannot load /usr/lib/apache/libssl.so into server: /usr/lib/apache/libssl.so: undefined symbol: sk_X509_NAME_value Jan 28 03:19:18 audragon httpd: §hide§ httpd startup §end§ httpd startup failed -- Best regards, Robin mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Cooker] Cooker install - network.img
Hello, The install is getting better but there seems to be problem at the bootloader stage. I selected Grub and set the console to start at 1280x1024 but it installed Lilo and there is no setting for the console. Can someone tell me what line needs to be in lilo.conf to set the console to 1280x1024 as I didn't save it off last time and don't remember it. -- Best regards, Robin mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install - network.img
Mike & Tracy Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What happened to 'expert' install? As of 1/21/01, it's not there. Customized and Expert have been merged. I don't know yet for the naming that will be chosen, for the moment it's called "Customized" but could be called "Expert" in the future. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install - network.img
What happened to 'expert' install? As of 1/21/01, it's not there. Mike Robin Cook wrote: > Hello Guillaume, > > I usually use the Expert mode but it just had recommended and custom > for the install. > > Sunday, January 21, 2001, 5:20:50 PM, you wrote: > > GC> Robin Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>> Hello, >>> >>> Just tried doing a clean ftp install of cooker with a mirror of >>> sunsite.uio.no as of 01-20-2001 5:30 GMT-6. But it failed, the >>> network.img boots and connect to the ftp server but when it get to >>> the point of selecting packages it fails. It gives the list of >>> packages which I selected all of them as well as the select >>> individual packages but it then jumps to the screen where it asks the >>> percentage to install and I run it up to 100% (it will go to 101%) >>> and then it says on 34 megs will be installed then dies. >> > > GC> I just tried with build 391, it seems to install the packages fine. I > GC> tried in recommended mode. >
Re[2]: [Cooker] Cooker Install - network.img
Hello Guillaume, I usually use the Expert mode but it just had recommended and custom for the install. Sunday, January 21, 2001, 5:20:50 PM, you wrote: GC> Robin Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Hello, >> >> Just tried doing a clean ftp install of cooker with a mirror of >> sunsite.uio.no as of 01-20-2001 5:30 GMT-6. But it failed, the >> network.img boots and connect to the ftp server but when it get to >> the point of selecting packages it fails. It gives the list of >> packages which I selected all of them as well as the select >> individual packages but it then jumps to the screen where it asks the >> percentage to install and I run it up to 100% (it will go to 101%) >> and then it says on 34 megs will be installed then dies. GC> I just tried with build 391, it seems to install the packages fine. I GC> tried in recommended mode. -- Best regards, Robinmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install - network.img
Robin Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello, > > Just tried doing a clean ftp install of cooker with a mirror of > sunsite.uio.no as of 01-20-2001 5:30 GMT-6. But it failed, the > network.img boots and connect to the ftp server but when it get to > the point of selecting packages it fails. It gives the list of > packages which I selected all of them as well as the select > individual packages but it then jumps to the screen where it asks the > percentage to install and I run it up to 100% (it will go to 101%) > and then it says on 34 megs will be installed then dies. I just tried with build 391, it seems to install the packages fine. I tried in recommended mode. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
[Cooker] Cooker Install - network.img
Hello, Just tried doing a clean ftp install of cooker with a mirror of sunsite.uio.no as of 01-20-2001 5:30 GMT-6. But it failed, the network.img boots and connect to the ftp server but when it get to the point of selecting packages it fails. It gives the list of packages which I selected all of them as well as the select individual packages but it then jumps to the screen where it asks the percentage to install and I run it up to 100% (it will go to 101%) and then it says on 34 megs will be installed then dies. -- Best regards, Robin mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Cooker] cooker install
Seems during the graphical install of X config the X server rpm is assumed under /Mandrake/RPM ... you should change to the correct location (given during the hd.img install query) or create a "ln -s" from the correct location to /Mandrake/RPM Regards, Keith FOR YOUR INFORMATION National Grid USA has now changed the format of Internet email addresses. They are now [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emails using the old format will continue to be delivered until December 31, 2000. This e-mail and any files transmitted with it, are confidential to National Grid and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please contact the National Grid USA help desk on 508-389-3375.
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Yes, but in my case my computer is dual-boot, and most of my old data is on that windows partition. Previous versions would recognise the windows partition, and default to a mount point of /mnt/windows. The current installer will bomb with that, but is fine if the mount point is left blank - so that the partition is ignored. It would be nice if the windows partition CAN be mounted - just not formatted. Vinny
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Johan, > My point is that you shouldn't choose to mount the windows partions at all, > that way you don't give the installer the chance to format them. Your point remains totally lost on me. The sentence above makes no sense, sorry! You seem to this writer to probably have some basic miscomprehension of what mounting is. I hope it clears up. Mounting is an operating system software function, not a hardware function. -- Regards, Ron. [AU]
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
On Wednesday 10 January 2001 01:38, you wrote: > Johan Rehnberg wrote: > > I also lost my windows partition. But that shouldn't scare you off, just > > make sure you don't mount the windows partition(s) (/mnt/win_c etc.) the > > next time you install cooker. > > The Windows partition is destroyed when you UNcheck the installer's > 'format hda1' (ie Windows) checkbox (if that is what you are very > unclearly attempting to talk about?). My point is that you shouldn't choose to mount the windows partions at all, that way you don't give the installer the chance to format them. Johan
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Ron Stodden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > No, better that the installer keeps its grubby fingers out of > partitions which have not been given to it to write in. Just why on > earth did the cooker installer give you checkboxes to format each of > your FAT32 (Windows) partitions? because we can do it! As for me i don't want to boot windows to have some fat partitions... > > You must realise that you do not OWN the machine you are installing > on, only the partition(s) explicitly given you to install in. That > they did not own the world was a hard lesson for MicroSoft to > eventually begin to learn ... sob... that's what you get trying to help :'-( Anyway, i've tried in expert/beginner and can't reproduce the "format windows partition even when not asked".
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > Today chmouel installed and there was no such problems. Thanks. > But anyway cooker is said to not be stable, I would suggest to never > install it on a machine where you have partitions on which there is > significant amount of "not to loose" data.. No, better that the installer keeps its grubby fingers out of partitions which have not been given to it to write in. Just why on earth did the cooker installer give you checkboxes to format each of your FAT32 (Windows) partitions? You must realise that you do not OWN the machine you are installing on, only the partition(s) explicitly given you to install in. That they did not own the world was a hard lesson for MicroSoft to eventually begin to learn ... -- Regards, Ron. [AU]
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > > exact filesize should be enough, no? Not at all! Imagine if just the value of some important constant had been changed? That will not change the size of the object, but will change the timestamp. A watertight approach would also include an md5sum match. rsync in effect checks all three to detect differences, therefore so should we. Military precision is the only safe approach. -- Regards, Ron. [AU]
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Johan Rehnberg wrote: > I also lost my windows partition. But that shouldn't scare you off, just make > sure you don't mount the windows partition(s) (/mnt/win_c etc.) the next time > you install cooker. The Windows partition is destroyed when you UNcheck the installer's 'format hda1' (ie Windows) checkbox (if that is what you are very unclearly attempting to talk about?). -- Regards, Ron. [AU]
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
On Tuesday 09 January 2001 03:08, you wrote: > Pixel wrote: > > it should be fixed now. at least with > > > > Mandrake/base: > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11859052 Jan 6 22:22 mdkinst_stage2.gz > > We need the GMT offset of this date/time and an assurance that > timestamps are handled across timezones with the integrity that rsync > uses during the developer-reference machine-primary mirror- mirrors > process. > > For example, I am in GMT+1100 and I see (Konqueror): > > Mandrake/base: > > [ron@small base]$ ls -l mdkinst_stage2.gz > -rw-r--r--1 ron ron 11859052 Jan 7 08:22 > mdkinst_stage2.gz > > This shows a +10 hour time difference. The size and 22 minutes in > both cases looks encouraging. > > Your email is GMT+1, so if that is also the tz of your reference > mirror, all is explained. > > But the KDE2.1 Konqueror Properties on it shows a size of 12,936,351 > ??? > > I believe what the command line says! > > Interestingly, the KDE panel Show Desktop button leaves this > Properties dialog showing - KDE2 is certainly not quite there yet ... > > However, today's cooker rsync download shows: > > -rw-r--r--1 ron ron 11910195 Jan 9 05:21 > mdkinst_stage2.gz > > Summary: > > After losing my Windows partition at the last Cooker install I > attempted, I am not inclined to try another Cooker install until I > receive multiple trusted assurances that such things will not happen > again. I also lost my windows partition. But that shouldn't scare you off, just make sure you don't mount the windows partition(s) (/mnt/win_c etc.) the next time you install cooker. Johan
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Udo Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > Hi, > I can't install over network because Tokenring and Thinkpad is not supported > in the plain installation-subtree (each Thinkpad-type has different settings > for the ibmtr_cs). > > Anyway until now I always installed the cooker from a mirrored HD-partition > but this don't works anymore. > Until now I always needed only the following directorys for successful install: > > Mandrake/RPMS and Mandrake/base > Is it true that I need now also Mandrake/mdkinst ? What is the purpose of the > Mandrake/base/mdkinst_stage2.gz ? Ok now the latest version is capable of launching the installation with the ramdisk on Mandrake/base -- to sum up, it would be the same as before for you. You can reach it before any appearance of mirrors, here: http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/hd.img This one has the following md5sum: 93c408ed5283b03d049e11d4ff7ee180 -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Udo Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > Hi, > I can't install over network because Tokenring and Thinkpad is not supported > in the plain installation-subtree (each Thinkpad-type has different settings > for the ibmtr_cs). > > Anyway until now I always installed the cooker from a mirrored HD-partition > but this don't works anymore. > Until now I always needed only the following directorys for successful install: > > Mandrake/RPMS and Mandrake/base > Is it true that I need now also Mandrake/mdkinst ? What is the purpose of the > Mandrake/base/mdkinst_stage2.gz ? Okay after some talks here it appears that supporting the second stage ramdisk is required at least when installing from a vfat partition (problems of symlinks on the vfat partitions, for example). So I'll implement that right now. When done, you'll need, as before, only /RPMS and /base, if you have more than 52 Mbytes, to do an hd.img install. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Ron Stodden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > After losing my Windows partition at the last Cooker install I > attempted, I am not inclined to try another Cooker install until I > receive multiple trusted assurances that such things will not happen > again. Today chmouel installed and there was no such problems. But anyway cooker is said to not be stable, I would suggest to never install it on a machine where you have partitions on which there is significant amount of "not to loose" data.. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Ron Stodden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Pixel wrote: > > > > it should be fixed now. at least with > > > > Mandrake/base: > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11859052 Jan 6 22:22 mdkinst_stage2.gz > > We need the GMT offset of this date/time and an assurance that > timestamps are handled across timezones with the integrity that rsync exact filesize should be enough, no? -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > Udo Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > [...] > > > Hi Guillaume, > > Hi and thanks for testing the new stuff :-). > > > > I have the same prob. > > In the past I have installed cooker x times with success. > > What exactly is expected at the prompt > > "Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake Installation" > > (a) Directory > > (a) ? > > > > I have the cooker-tree on /cooker (all latest mirrored) on a dos-partition > > it contains /cooker/boot , /cooker/mandrake/base, /cooker/Mandrake/RPMS > > -> something missing ? or is there something wrong with Mandrake/base ? > > Basically, answers "cooker", "/cooker", and "/cooker/" should work. I have > tested on a vfat partition (up until DiskDrake ate my windows partition a > couple of days ago) and it seemed to work properly.. > > > > I tryed several combinations, in my mind I should say > > /cooker > > but this don't works for me ! > > " > Error! I can't find the Linux-Mandrake Installation in the specified > > directory. " > > Any suggestions ? > > I test the existence of "Mandrake/mdkinst" relatively to the location you > point. Are you sure that "partition:/cooker/Mandrake/mdkinst" exists? > > Basically if the message is not "Directory could not be found on > partition", it's very likely that "Mandrake/mdkinst" does not exist. > It successfully accessed the specified directory. > > [If you can try a network boot (you need grub-compiled-with-your-netcard, > a dhcp server and a tftp server) you can try out my initrd with sash in > order to visit the appropriate directories] > > -- > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ Hi, I can't install over network because Tokenring and Thinkpad is not supported in the plain installation-subtree (each Thinkpad-type has different settings for the ibmtr_cs). Anyway until now I always installed the cooker from a mirrored HD-partition but this don't works anymore. Until now I always needed only the following directorys for successful install: Mandrake/RPMS and Mandrake/base Is it true that I need now also Mandrake/mdkinst ? What is the purpose of the Mandrake/base/mdkinst_stage2.gz ? Udo
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Pixel wrote: > > it should be fixed now. at least with > > Mandrake/base: > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11859052 Jan 6 22:22 mdkinst_stage2.gz We need the GMT offset of this date/time and an assurance that timestamps are handled across timezones with the integrity that rsync uses during the developer-reference machine-primary mirror- mirrors process. For example, I am in GMT+1100 and I see (Konqueror): Mandrake/base: [ron@small base]$ ls -l mdkinst_stage2.gz -rw-r--r--1 ron ron 11859052 Jan 7 08:22 mdkinst_stage2.gz This shows a +10 hour time difference. The size and 22 minutes in both cases looks encouraging. Your email is GMT+1, so if that is also the tz of your reference mirror, all is explained. But the KDE2.1 Konqueror Properties on it shows a size of 12,936,351 ??? I believe what the command line says! Interestingly, the KDE panel Show Desktop button leaves this Properties dialog showing - KDE2 is certainly not quite there yet ... However, today's cooker rsync download shows: -rw-r--r--1 ron ron 11910195 Jan 9 05:21 mdkinst_stage2.gz Summary: After losing my Windows partition at the last Cooker install I attempted, I am not inclined to try another Cooker install until I receive multiple trusted assurances that such things will not happen again. -- Regards, Ron. [AU]
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
stephen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > "Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake Installation" > > "Please enter the directory containing the > Linux-Mandrake (Install) Distribution" Okay, I use now: Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake Distribution. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> "Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake Installation" "Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake (Install) Distribution" srp
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Udo Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > Hi Guillaume, Hi and thanks for testing the new stuff :-). > I have the same prob. > In the past I have installed cooker x times with success. > What exactly is expected at the prompt > "Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake Installation" > (a) Directory > (a) ? > > I have the cooker-tree on /cooker (all latest mirrored) on a dos-partition > it contains /cooker/boot , /cooker/mandrake/base, /cooker/Mandrake/RPMS > -> something missing ? or is there something wrong with Mandrake/base ? Basically, answers "cooker", "/cooker", and "/cooker/" should work. I have tested on a vfat partition (up until DiskDrake ate my windows partition a couple of days ago) and it seemed to work properly.. > I tryed several combinations, in my mind I should say > /cooker > but this don't works for me ! > " > Error! I can't find the Linux-Mandrake Installation in the specified > directory. " > Any suggestions ? I test the existence of "Mandrake/mdkinst" relatively to the location you point. Are you sure that "partition:/cooker/Mandrake/mdkinst" exists? Basically if the message is not "Directory could not be found on partition", it's very likely that "Mandrake/mdkinst" does not exist. It successfully accessed the specified directory. [If you can try a network boot (you need grub-compiled-with-your-netcard, a dhcp server and a tftp server) you can try out my initrd with sash in order to visit the appropriate directories] -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Mon, 08 Jan 2001, Pixel wrote: > > > > > it should be fixed now. at least with > > > > > > Mandrake/base: > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11859052 Jan 6 22:22 mdkinst_stage2.gz > > > > yes...that working fine now, with one tiny drawback...when it asks what hd > > and then what partition one wishes to use for the installation, it is not > > entirely clear that it is asking where one wishes to install from rather than > > to...a minor point, but one that could cause confusion... > > Oh, I guess this one is for me -- you mean you used the newest "hd.img" > which did not use newt but text only, right? > > If that's the case, you talk about the message, which is: > > "Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake Installation" > > I find this message clear -- but what do you suggest to make it clearer? > > -- > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ Hi Guillaume, I have the same prob. In the past I have installed cooker x times with success. What exactly is expected at the prompt "Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake Installation" (a) Directory (a) ? I have the cooker-tree on /cooker (all latest mirrored) on a dos-partition it contains /cooker/boot , /cooker/mandrake/base, /cooker/Mandrake/RPMS -> something missing ? or is there something wrong with Mandrake/base ? I tryed several combinations, in my mind I should say /cooker but this don't works for me ! " > Error! I can't find the Linux-Mandrake Installation in the specified directory. " Any suggestions ? Thx Udo
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, 08 Jan 2001, Pixel wrote: > > > it should be fixed now. at least with > > > > Mandrake/base: > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11859052 Jan 6 22:22 mdkinst_stage2.gz > > yes...that working fine now, with one tiny drawback...when it asks what hd > and then what partition one wishes to use for the installation, it is not > entirely clear that it is asking where one wishes to install from rather than > to...a minor point, but one that could cause confusion... Oh, I guess this one is for me -- you mean you used the newest "hd.img" which did not use newt but text only, right? If that's the case, you talk about the message, which is: "Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake Installation" I find this message clear -- but what do you suggest to make it clearer? -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
On Mon, 08 Jan 2001, Pixel wrote: > it should be fixed now. at least with > > Mandrake/base: > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11859052 Jan 6 22:22 mdkinst_stage2.gz yes...that working fine now, with one tiny drawback...when it asks what hd and then what partition one wishes to use for the installation, it is not entirely clear that it is asking where one wishes to install from rather than to...a minor point, but one that could cause confusion... frank
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Salane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > any hope yet for this to be fixed > 2001-01-07 it should be fixed now. at least with Mandrake/base: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11859052 Jan 6 22:22 mdkinst_stage2.gz [...] > > > After formatting partitions, the install program gives the error message: > > > > > >An error occurred > > > mount failed: no such device
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
any hope yet for this to be fixed 2001-01-07 On Wednesday 03 January 2001 08:25 am, you wrote: > "Thomas M. Beaudry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > My local copy of cooker is up-to-date as of 3 Jan., 2001 1130UTC. > > > > After formatting partitions, the install program gives the error message: > > > >An error occurred > > mount failed: no such device > > still need fixed :-( > > i'm kind of half-waiting the new stage1, but ok, i'll try to upload > something that works... -- Salane
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (andre) writes: [...] > If this is the case (that installing is a good way to remove windows) > wouldn't it be advisable to say something like this in the > installation-program. Something like don't do this, it can't be done, > use instead 7.2 and upgrade that to full cooker status No because it's a bug, not a feature! :-), I mean, it's not meant to last.. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
RE: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> > > yes...cooker is rather useless if it cannot be installed for > testing...hope > > > this one is a priority item... > > > > Actually, some internal changes are processed currently, you > can count the > > merge of customized and expert modes with creation of > "advanced" versions > > of many single items and kernel-2.4 ; so priority currently is not heavy > > testing but, let's say, "developping".. > > > > > > > > -- > > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ > > > > > If this is the case (that installing is a good way to remove > windows) wouldn't it be advisable to say something like this in > the installation-program. Something like don't do this, it can't > be done, use instead 7.2 and upgrade that to full cooker status Well that would also be a problem since 7.2 and cooker are incompatible.
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> > frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Fri, 05 Jan 2001, Mike & Tracy Holt wrote: > > > > > Me too! I also lost my existing linux partitions trying to use the hd.img > > > to install - any chance of seeing a fix this weekend? I'm dying to check > > > out cooker but just can't figure out how to get it installed > > > > yes...cooker is rather useless if it cannot be installed for testing...hope > > this one is a priority item... > > Actually, some internal changes are processed currently, you can count the > merge of customized and expert modes with creation of "advanced" versions > of many single items and kernel-2.4 ; so priority currently is not heavy > testing but, let's say, "developping".. > > > > -- > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ > > If this is the case (that installing is a good way to remove windows) wouldn't it be advisable to say something like this in the installation-program. Something like don't do this, it can't be done, use instead 7.2 and upgrade that to full cooker status
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> > > > You could do a rpm -ivh --root /cooker install. Only problem is > > the installation-image does do some magic things like making a > > rpm-datebase. > > > Hello Andre, > > Ahh... tell me more! Question ~ could I just do rpm --rebuilddb (I think > that's the syntax?) after the one you suggest above and all things would > then be fixed? It sounds too simple, would it work? > > Mike > > > Sadly, i don't think so. cooker-rpms are for rpm-4 and 7.2-rpms are rpm-3 and rpm-4 are not forwards compatiable with the rpm-3 program. You could build rpm-4 from source for 7.2(do i wouldn't upgrade rpm-3, Beter is to install it in your home-dir and run it from there). Secondly i think you have to do some foo for you can do a rpm --root /cooker --initdb and last i think that you have to do it in a curtain order but i'm not sure about that.
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, 05 Jan 2001, Mike & Tracy Holt wrote: > > > Me too! I also lost my existing linux partitions trying to use the hd.img > > to install - any chance of seeing a fix this weekend? I'm dying to check > > out cooker but just can't figure out how to get it installed > > yes...cooker is rather useless if it cannot be installed for testing...hope > this one is a priority item... Actually, some internal changes are processed currently, you can count the merge of customized and expert modes with creation of "advanced" versions of many single items and kernel-2.4 ; so priority currently is not heavy testing but, let's say, "developping".. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
RE: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> You could do a rpm -ivh --root /cooker install. Only problem is > the installation-image does do some magic things like making a > rpm-datebase. Hello Andre, Ahh... tell me more! Question ~ could I just do rpm --rebuilddb (I think that's the syntax?) after the one you suggest above and all things would then be fixed? It sounds too simple, would it work? Mike
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
On Fri, 05 Jan 2001, Mike & Tracy Holt wrote: > Me too! I also lost my existing linux partitions trying to use the hd.img > to install - any chance of seeing a fix this weekend? I'm dying to check > out cooker but just can't figure out how to get it installed yes...cooker is rather useless if it cannot be installed for testing...hope this one is a priority item... frank
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> > > > > I did loose a windows partition thanks to the cooker > > installer yesterday. > > > > > > > > Be careful. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ > > > > > > Me too! I also lost my existing linux partitions trying to use > > the hd.img > > > to install - any chance of seeing a fix this weekend? I'm > > dying to check > > > out cooker but just can't figure out how to get it installed > > > > Basically it should be possible if you don't have any windows (vfat) > > partitions. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ > > > When I run the hd.img, I get up to the point where it asks me where the > Mandrake/base and /RPMS are located then after I enter the info, it says > something to the effect: "no cooker tree found" or something like that. I > then enter the info again and it says "mount failed; no such device". When > I try to boot back into Linux - I can't get in. I've already lost the > windows partition and didn't want to mess with reinstalling it so I've made > subsequent tries after loading only Linux. With the time it takes to > reinstall, I'm afraid to try again. I've tried using the script on your > site for making two iso images but end up with the install iso image that's > 636MB and the 'ext' cd being 766MB (a little too big). When trying to boot > from the cdrom, the installer hangs on not being able to find a driver for > the cdrom and won't except any of the options given and after reboot, leaves > me (again) with an unuseable system. > > Anyway, I've been stumped ~ I can't seem to think of ANY way to get cooker > loaded, I've failed every time. > > Thanks, Mike > > > You could do a rpm -ivh --root /cooker install. Only problem is the installation-image does do some magic things like making a rpm-datebase.
RE: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> > > I did loose a windows partition thanks to the cooker > installer yesterday. > > > > > > Be careful. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ > > > > Me too! I also lost my existing linux partitions trying to use > the hd.img > > to install - any chance of seeing a fix this weekend? I'm > dying to check > > out cooker but just can't figure out how to get it installed > > Basically it should be possible if you don't have any windows (vfat) > partitions. > > > > > -- > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ When I run the hd.img, I get up to the point where it asks me where the Mandrake/base and /RPMS are located then after I enter the info, it says something to the effect: "no cooker tree found" or something like that. I then enter the info again and it says "mount failed; no such device". When I try to boot back into Linux - I can't get in. I've already lost the windows partition and didn't want to mess with reinstalling it so I've made subsequent tries after loading only Linux. With the time it takes to reinstall, I'm afraid to try again. I've tried using the script on your site for making two iso images but end up with the install iso image that's 636MB and the 'ext' cd being 766MB (a little too big). When trying to boot from the cdrom, the installer hangs on not being able to find a driver for the cdrom and won't except any of the options given and after reboot, leaves me (again) with an unuseable system. Anyway, I've been stumped ~ I can't seem to think of ANY way to get cooker loaded, I've failed every time. Thanks, Mike
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
"Mike & Tracy Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I did loose a windows partition thanks to the cooker installer yesterday. > > > > Be careful. > > > > > > -- > > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ > > Me too! I also lost my existing linux partitions trying to use the hd.img > to install - any chance of seeing a fix this weekend? I'm dying to check > out cooker but just can't figure out how to get it installed Basically it should be possible if you don't have any windows (vfat) partitions. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
RE: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> I did loose a windows partition thanks to the cooker installer yesterday. > > Be careful. > > > -- > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ Me too! I also lost my existing linux partitions trying to use the hd.img to install - any chance of seeing a fix this weekend? I'm dying to check out cooker but just can't figure out how to get it installed Thanks, Mike
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
"Thomas M. Beaudry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > My local copy of cooker is up-to-date as of 3 Jan., 2001 1130UTC. > > > > > > After formatting partitions, the install program gives the error message: > > > > > >An error occurred > > > mount failed: no such device > > > > still need fixed :-( > > > > i'm kind of half-waiting the new stage1, but ok, i'll try to upload > > something that works... > > Still not working as of 05 Jan., 2001 0610UTC. Any idea when there may be a > fix? Or at least a work-around? > > Also, why was the install program attempting to mount the Windows partions? > This makes me a bit nervous with the reports here of disappearing Windows > partions. I did loose a windows partition thanks to the cooker installer yesterday. Be careful. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> > My local copy of cooker is up-to-date as of 3 Jan., 2001 1130UTC. > > > > After formatting partitions, the install program gives the error message: > > > >An error occurred > > mount failed: no such device > > still need fixed :-( > > i'm kind of half-waiting the new stage1, but ok, i'll try to upload > something that works... Still not working as of 05 Jan., 2001 0610UTC. Any idea when there may be a fix? Or at least a work-around? Also, why was the install program attempting to mount the Windows partions? This makes me a bit nervous with the reports here of disappearing Windows partions. Thanks. -- Thomas M. Beaudry - k8la/ys1ztm [EMAIL PROTECTED] File not found. Should I fake it? (Y/N)
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
"Thomas M. Beaudry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > My local copy of cooker is up-to-date as of 3 Jan., 2001 1130UTC. > > After formatting partitions, the install program gives the error message: > >An error occurred > mount failed: no such device still need fixed :-( i'm kind of half-waiting the new stage1, but ok, i'll try to upload something that works...
[Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
My local copy of cooker is up-to-date as of 3 Jan., 2001 1130UTC. After formatting partitions, the install program gives the error message: An error occurred mount failed: no such device and returns to the partitioning screen. A check of VT3 shows a failure to load module VFAT and an error on the attempt to mount the Windows partition. (BTW: why does the install program even need to mount the Windows partition???) -- Thomas M. Beaudry - k8la/ys1ztm [EMAIL PROTECTED] Never trust a computer you can't lift. - Stan Masor
[Cooker] cooker install prob with timezones
trying to install cooker on a new machine ... Abit kt7-raid, 256mb RAM, AMD tb 800, asus v7100T GeForce2 MX 32, and 30.7Gb IBM Deskstar Ultra ATA100. I did manage to install once without really specifing many options. Only problem I had with this was with the ISA Adaptec 1505 SCSI card. Used to work great with 0x140,11,7,1 but now a no go ... look at this one later. Then I decided to try another install and pick what I wanted. This is where I ran into trouble. In the meantime I'd run rsync again to update cooker on my machine I do the NFS install from. Now I'm can only get as far as the timezone config. Keep seeing the error "An error occurred cannot list the available zoneinfo." I'm pulling my cooker from ftp.sunet.se. Greg
[Cooker] Cooker Install Fails
I'm trying to do a cooker install via network. It doesn't appear this matters though because I get the same results if I use the hd.img, cdrom.img, or the network.img. The installation fails at the point where the install program tries to detect the hard drive. Below is the information from each tty. 1. Install program gui throws an error "Error occurred insmod'ing module ide-cd failed" Output of relevant lines on tty1 (F1) Entering step hard drive detection Output of relevant lines on tty3 (F3) running: packdrake -x /lib/modules.cz /tmp ide-cd.o running: insmod_2> /dev/tty5 -f /tmp/ide-cd.o warning: indmod'ing module ide-cd failed at /usr/bin/perl-install/modules.pm line 486. Output of relevant lines on tty5 (F5) tmp/ide-cd.o: unresolved symbol cdrom_mode_select tmp/ide-cd.o: unresolved symbol register_cdrom tmp/ide-cd.o: unresolved symbol cdrom_mode_sense tmp/ide-cd.o: unresolved symbol unregister_cdrom tmp/ide-cd.o: unresolved symbol cdrom_get_last_written tmp/ide-cd.o: unresolved symbol init_cdrom_command tmp/ide-cd.o: unresolved symbol cdrom_number_of_slots tmp/ide-cd.o: unresolved symbol cdrom_fops I'm not sure why it's looking at the cdrom at this point unless this just happens during the ide probe for hard drives. I'm not trying to install via cdrom or hd. I am using the network.img file at this time, but the same thing occurs with the other images as well. It doesn't look like cooker can be installed until this is fixed. Hope this helps to track the problem down. Thanks, Terry begin:vcard n:Nelms;Terry tel;cell:601-668-8508 tel;fax:601-939-1848 tel;work:601-939-4889 x-mozilla-html:TRUE url:http://www.nfusen.com org:nfusen, Inc. version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Senior Network Engineer adr;quoted-printable:;;2506 Lakeland Drive=0D=0ASuite 603;Jackson;MS;39208;US x-mozilla-cpt:;25408 fn:Terry Nelms end:vcard
[Cooker] Cooker install 20001117
I've just done an hd expert developer installation which went very smoothly until I rebooted. There were lots of error messages - I haven't followed them all up yet, so there'll probably be a follow-up mail. perl: warning: Setting locale failed. perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings: LANGUAGE = "en_GB:en", LC_ALL = (unset), LC_CTYPE = "en_GB", LC_COLLATE = "en_GB", LC_TIME = "en_GB", LC_MESSAGES = "en_GB", LC_MONETARY = "en_GB", LC_NUMERIC = "en_GB", LANG = "en" are supported and installed on your system. perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C"). The default kernel has no MS-DOS support, so I started by rebuilding the kernel. The locale warning appeared again but the kernel built OK (with MS-DOS support) - except it didn't, or wasn't - after running lilo and rebooting, still no MS-DOS support in this kernel. How can this be? KDE2 looks a bit better (I'd lost the icons but restored them following Chris' advice to run update-menu as root - I had to do rpm --rebuilddb first). No sound whatsoever. DrakConf complained about version of modutils, so I went to do the usual for my AWE64, that is sndconfig - guess what? no sndconfig. So I copied modules.conf and isapnp.conf from 7.2 (before kernel make dep), expecting sound after reboot - nada. I'll add some lines from /var/log/messages - perhaps that'll give someone a clue... Original kernel: Nov 17 12:57:33 penguin kernel: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k vfat, errno = 2 Nov 17 12:57:33 penguin kernel: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k eth0, errno = 2 Nov 17 12:57:33 penguin kernel: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k ppp0, errno = 2 Nov 17 12:55:22 penguin depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.2.17-25mdk/pcmcia/pcilynx_cb.o Nov 17 12:57:35 penguin kernel: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k lockd, errno = 2 Nov 17 12:57:36 penguin keytable: Loading keymap: uk succeeded Nov 17 12:57:42 penguin netconf: /sbin/netconf: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.1-2.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Nov 17 12:57:45 penguin kernel: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k char-major-6, errno = 2 Nov 17 12:57:45 penguin last message repeated 5 times Nov 17 12:57:45 penguin kernel: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k char-major-4, errno = 2 Nov 17 12:57:45 penguin last message repeated 67 times Nov 17 12:57:45 penguin kernel: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k char-major-180, errno = 2 Nov 17 12:57:56 penguin kernel: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k char-major-10-175, errno = 2 Nov 17 12:59:04 penguin kernel: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k binfmt-, errno = 2 Nov 17 12:59:17 penguin kernel: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k char-major-14, errno = 2 Nov 17 14:40:50 penguin modprobe: execvp: No such file or directory Nov 17 14:40:50 penguin sound: Unloading sound module (sb) failed Nov 17 14:40:50 penguin modprobe: execvp: No such file or directory Nov 17 14:40:50 penguin sound: Unloading midi module (awe_wave) failed Rebuilt kernel: Nov 17 14:45:42 penguin isapnp: Board 1 has Identity d6 06 ea d5 ce c5 00 8c 0e: CTL00c5 Serial No 116053454 [checksum d6] Nov 17 14:45:42 penguin isapnp: CTL00c5/116053454[0]{Audio }: Ports 0x220 0x330 0x388; IRQ5 DMA1 DMA5 --- Enabled OK Nov 17 14:45:42 penguin isapnp: CTL00c5/116053454[1]{Game}: Port 0x200; --- Enabled OK Nov 17 14:45:42 penguin isapnp: CTL00c5/116053454[2]{WaveTable }: Ports 0x620 0xA20 0xE20; --- Enabled OK Nov 17 14:45:42 penguin rc.sysinit: Setting up ISA PNP devices: succeeded Nov 17 14:45:46 penguin : Loading module: vfat Nov 17 14:45:47 penguin mount: mount: fs type vfat not supported by kernel Nov 17 14:47:48 penguin sound: Loading sound module (sb) failed Nov 17 14:47:48 penguin modprobe: execvp: No such file or directory Nov 17 14:47:48 penguin sound: Loading midi module (awe_wave) failed Nov 17 14:48:02 penguin netconf: /sbin/netconf: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.1-2.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Nov 17 14:48:08 penguin kernel: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k char-major-6, errno = 2 Nov 17 14:48:08 penguin kernel: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k char-major-4, errno = 2 Nov 17 14:48:08 penguin kernel: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k char-major-10-175, errno = 2 Nov 17 14:48:08 penguin kernel: kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k char-major-180, errno = 2 Sorry about the length. Hope someone can help? -- Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, UK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Preferred desktop environment KDE 1.1.2 KDE 2.0 still
[Cooker] cooker install failed
rsync'ed cooker on sat 04 nov. Tried to do expert update and got past selecting kernel/security options and then got the following.. deplist.ordered mismatch against hdlist files ask_from_list : empty list /usr/bin/perl-instal/interactive.pm line 114, <> line 7
[Cooker] Cooker install problems
Ok, this weekend I purchased a shiny new SCSI hard drive, and tried installing Cooker on it, with some mixed success. Note these are more bug reports than support requests -- I've surmounted most of the problems already. I'm always willing to learn if I've missed something, though. ;) First of all, the Mandrake install always fails at mounting the root partition (errmsg: "mount failed: No Such file or dir at /usr/bin/perl-install/fs.pm line 218") if a language other than US English (or at least of the ones I tried) is selected at the beginning. I tested UK English, Canadian French and Japanese (why not?). Secondly, the default 2.2.17-22mdk kernel installed by the current Cooker (FTP installed from ftp.ciril.fr) doesn't seem to include reiserfs support, or something else is wrong with it. After an unremarkable installation, the system reboots, and the kernel panics when it tries to mount the (reiserfs-formatted) root fs. Any ideas? Thirdly, and this is prehaps not related at all to Mandrake, neither Grub nor Lilo seem happy trying to load off my SCSI hard drive. I was only able to make it work by booting stage1 from the IDE drive, and stage2 from the SCSI drive. Go figure. If anyone has encountered something similar before, I'd like to hear from you, but I won't go into more detail as it's not really Mandrake-related. -- Graeme Lennon -=- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=- Montreal, Canada ... deadening the flow of relentless biography ...
Re: [Cooker] cooker install comments
On Thu, Sep 21, 2000 at 05:08:23AM -0700, Ben Reser wrote: > When I tried to do a network configuration from linuxconf I get: > Error message from remadmin :X Error of failed request: BadWindow (invalid > Window parameter) > Error message from remadmin : Major opcode of failed request: 61 > (X_ClearArea) > Error message from remadmin : Serial number of failed request: 7008 > Error message from remadmin : Current serial number in output stream: 9806 > And then it hangs. Still broken. -- Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://ben.reser.org "EXTREMELY SERIOUS WARNING: Unless you are as smart as Johann Karl Friedrich Gauss, savvy as a half-blind Calcutta bootblack, tough as General William Tecumseh Sherman, rich as the Queen of England, emotionally resilient as a Red Sox fan, and as generally able to take care of yourself as the average nuclear missile submarine commander, you should have never been allowed near this document. Please dispose of it as you would any piece of high-level radioactive waste and then arrange with a qualified surgeon to amputate your arms at the elbows and gouge your eyes from their sockets" - Neal Stephenson, Crytonomicon
Re: [Cooker] cooker install comments
On Sun, Sep 24, 2000 at 03:28:22AM -0700, Ben Reser wrote: > * pageup/pagedown don't work. > * items ending in a colon don't have "baloon help" e.g. wu-ftupd: > * the items ending in colons also seem to be in the wrong sort order too. > * xinetd shows twice All appears to be fixed but if you use the arrow keys you still can have diffculty with the wrap arround. I know so I'm picky... :) > Other things that are new or that I haven't listed yet: > kcontrol has no screensavers listed in the box. > They are installed. But they aren't showing in the box. Fixed! > When running the install it gets to the network setup part. It tells me it's > already been done on this machine. I choose Done. It prompts me for the type > of card. I hit cancel. It *appears* to go on. Asks me about my timezone and > system clock. Then I'm right back at the network setup telling me the network > has been setup. It keeps doing this until I select a card. But the install > does work. Fixed. -- Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://ben.reser.org "EXTREMELY SERIOUS WARNING: Unless you are as smart as Johann Karl Friedrich Gauss, savvy as a half-blind Calcutta bootblack, tough as General William Tecumseh Sherman, rich as the Queen of England, emotionally resilient as a Red Sox fan, and as generally able to take care of yourself as the average nuclear missile submarine commander, you should have never been allowed near this document. Please dispose of it as you would any piece of high-level radioactive waste and then arrange with a qualified surgeon to amputate your arms at the elbows and gouge your eyes from their sockets" - Neal Stephenson, Crytonomicon
Re: [Cooker] cooker install comments
I did a new install from sunsite.uio.no rsynch. And here are my new comments. I've included some of my previous comments when I'm modifying what I thought before... This is an expert development install with everything. On Thu, Sep 21, 2000 at 05:08:23AM -0700, Ben Reser wrote: > The list of daemons to start is also really hard to use. The scrolling "wraps" > around. I.E. if you scroll to the bottom it will keep scrolling back to the > top. Which makes it really confusing. Especially if you're trying to use Page > Up etc to get around. Well it isn't doing this now but I have a few new issues. * pageup/pagedown don't work. * items ending in a colon don't have "baloon help" e.g. wu-ftupd: * the items ending in colons also seem to be in the wrong sort order too. * xinetd shows twice > I selected the 1280x1024 resolution but got 1024x768 after the install. :( > No matter what I do I can't get 1280x1024, used to work just fine under 7.1. > I'm running XF86 4.01 and this is in a Gateway Solo 9100 laptop so it's an ATI > video card. > This is with XF86 4.01 -18mdk Okay I figured this issue out on my own. My internal LCD screen wasn't "off" like it was supposed to be. I'd had my bios set to not turn it on. I'm not sure why it was back on. Weirdness... linuxconf is still messed up as referenced in another thread. > On my desktop I have a link to a zip drive but I don't have a zip drive hooked > up and there is no /mnt/zip still there. Other things that are new or that I haven't listed yet: kcontrol has no screensavers listed in the box. They are installed. But they aren't showing in the box. When running the install it gets to the network setup part. It tells me it's already been done on this machine. I choose Done. It prompts me for the type of card. I hit cancel. It *appears* to go on. Asks me about my timezone and system clock. Then I'm right back at the network setup telling me the network has been setup. It keeps doing this until I select a card. But the install does work. Good work guys it is getting better :) -- Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://ben.reser.org "Heuristics are bug ridden by definition. If they didn't have bugs, then they'd be algorithms."
Re: [Cooker] cooker install comments
Reinstalled tonight from sunsite.uio.no. It works now so whatever the problem was has been solved. On Thu, Sep 21, 2000 at 05:38:54PM +0200, Till Kamppeter wrote: > Ben Reser wrote: > > > > This is with cups-1.1.3-2mdk, cups-devel-1.1.3-2mdk and > > cups-drivers-0.3.6-12mdk > > > > I was unable to get my LaserJet6P to work with either CUPS or lpd during the > > install. I haven't tried after the install. This is a printer that's hooked > > up to a Netgear PS104 printer server. Which supports both lpd and smb printer > > protocols I tried both. > > > > If the server supports a socket mode this would be the easiest way of > connection. KUPS has a possibility to scan for socket printers. > > KUPS also scans for SMB printers, but you must have the SMB packages > installed and restart the CUPS daemon and KUPS after installing the SMB > packages. > > In the LPD mode of the server you have to configure manually. The queue > name on the server is mostly "lp". User "Remote LPD printer" or similar > in the CUPS configuration programs (KUPS, printerdrake, CUPS web > interface). > >Till > -- Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://ben.reser.org "Heuristics are bug ridden by definition. If they didn't have bugs, then they'd be algorithms."
Re: [Cooker] cooker install comments
Ben Reser wrote: > > This is with cups-1.1.3-2mdk, cups-devel-1.1.3-2mdk and > cups-drivers-0.3.6-12mdk > > I was unable to get my LaserJet6P to work with either CUPS or lpd during the > install. I haven't tried after the install. This is a printer that's hooked > up to a Netgear PS104 printer server. Which supports both lpd and smb printer > protocols I tried both. > If the server supports a socket mode this would be the easiest way of connection. KUPS has a possibility to scan for socket printers. KUPS also scans for SMB printers, but you must have the SMB packages installed and restart the CUPS daemon and KUPS after installing the SMB packages. In the LPD mode of the server you have to configure manually. The queue name on the server is mostly "lp". User "Remote LPD printer" or similar in the CUPS configuration programs (KUPS, printerdrake, CUPS web interface). Till
[Cooker] cooker install comments
This was on an expert install of everything. While I did ask for everything. I really do agree with the other people that there should be some defaults. It came with identd and xidentd selected. This is illogical. Now granted I can turn it off but please set some logical defaults. The list of daemons to start is also really hard to use. The scrolling "wraps" around. I.E. if you scroll to the bottom it will keep scrolling back to the top. Which makes it really confusing. Especially if you're trying to use Page Up etc to get around. Also it asks which printer system I want to use. That's nice but it really should ask that before it asks what I want to start so that way it can start out with logical defaults. I.E. if I choose CUPS then it shouldn't start lpd unless I tell it otherwise. Others may disagree this is just my personal preference. This is with cups-1.1.3-2mdk, cups-devel-1.1.3-2mdk and cups-drivers-0.3.6-12mdk I was also impressed when I made the "Auto install floppy" that it worked flawlessly with my SuperDisk in my laptop which in the past floppies have not worked very well with! I was unable to get my LaserJet6P to work with either CUPS or lpd during the install. I haven't tried after the install. This is a printer that's hooked up to a Netgear PS104 printer server. Which supports both lpd and smb printer protocols I tried both. I selected the 1280x1024 resolution but got 1024x768 after the install. :( No matter what I do I can't get 1280x1024, used to work just fine under 7.1. I'm running XF86 4.01 and this is in a Gateway Solo 9100 laptop so it's an ATI video card. This is with XF86 4.01 -18mdk Wahoo clicking on the floppy icon when no floppy is in my superdisk drive doesn't hang the machine like it did in 7.0 and 7.1. When I tried to do a network configuration from linuxconf I get: Error message from remadmin :X Error of failed request: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) Error message from remadmin : Major opcode of failed request: 61 (X_ClearArea) Error message from remadmin : Serial number of failed request: 7008 Error message from remadmin : Current serial number in output stream: 9806 And then it hangs. Also of note you get a dialog that pops up when you start linuxconf that says: Incompaitble module /usr/lib/linuxconf/modules/pppoe.so.1.18.0 get a new one or recompile it against a recent linuxconf-devel package. Excpect API revision 16, got 15. This is with: linuxconf-devel-1.21r1-2mdk linuxconf-lib-1.21r1-2mdk linuxconf-1.21r1-2mdk On my desktop I have a link to a zip drive but I don't have a zip drive hooked up and there is no /mnt/zip Well that's it for me for now. -- Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://ben.reser.org "Heuristics are bug ridden by definition. If they didn't have bugs, then they'd be algorithms."
Re: [Cooker] Cooker install in VMWare
On 31 Aug 2000, Pixel wrote: > Jan Niehusmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > * found a empty partition table on /dev/hda at sector 0 > > * partitioning wizard log: > > >>wizlog>>Not enough free space to allocate new partitions > > wow, i don't understand why there is not enough space to allocate new partitions > on a empty disk!? > Bug in VMWare maybe? -- Francis Galiegue, [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Programming is a race between programmers, who try and make more and more idiot-proof software, and universe, which produces more and more remarkable idiots. Until now, universe leads the race" -- R. Cook
Re: [Cooker] Cooker install in VMWare
Jan Niehusmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > * found a empty partition table on /dev/hda at sector 0 > * partitioning wizard log: > >>wizlog>>Not enough free space to allocate new partitions oups, found a bug there. Will upload new drakx...
Re: [Cooker] Cooker install in VMWare
Jan Niehusmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * found a empty partition table on /dev/hda at sector 0 > * partitioning wizard log: > >>wizlog>>Not enough free space to allocate new partitions wow, i don't understand why there is not enough space to allocate new partitions on a empty disk!?
[Cooker] Cooker install in VMWare
I just created a cooker install cd, and tried to install cooker in a vmware virtual machine. I observed two problems: 1) Mandrake started the console based installer, not the graphical one. 2) The installer has problems with the empty disk: "DiskDrake failed to read correctly the partition table. Continue at your own risk!" Then after pressing OK: "An error occurred ask_from_list: empty list." And after pressing OK again, I get back to the first message. On console 3 it writes: * found a empty partition table on /dev/hda at sector 0 * partitioning wizard log: >>wizlog>>Not enough free space to allocate new partitions >>wizlog>>There is no existing partition to use >>wizlog>>There is no FAT partitions to resize or to use as loopback (or not enough >space left) * warining: ask_from_list: empty list at /usr/bin/perl-install/interactive.pm line 109 I even tried to create a partition manually, but I still get the same message. (created 500MB Partition ID 83 on console 2, and rebootet) I'm using VMware 2.0.2 build-621. Jan
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install
Ron Stodden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > With the current RPMs, if install of KDE1 is to be possible, the i remove the KDE1 choice. thanks, Pixel.
[Cooker] Cooker Install
An attempt to make a fresh custom developer install from the current cooker (rsync from the aarnet mirror) caused both KDE1 and KDE2 to be listed to be installed. My understanding is that Cooker had changed over to KDE2 as default and dropped KDE1. It is my further understanding that KDE1 and KDE2 cannot both be installed unless they are installed in different places and a logon selection of one or the other provided. With the current RPMs, if install of KDE1 is to be possible, the choice of one at install time should by some mechanism deactivate install of the other. Regards, Ron. [AU]
[Cooker] Cooker install
Hi, What sort of state is Cooker in at the moment? I'm considering doing a complete install via nfs/ftp and was wondering whether this is likely to work without lots of tweaking. All the best, -Karl -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Karl Mitchell=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- | Dept. of Geomatic Engineering |Secretary, ISPRS WG IV/5 | | University College London | "Extraterrestrial Mapping"| | Gower Street, LONDON WC1E 6BT | +44 (0)20 7504-2744| [EMAIL PROTECTED]=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [Cooker] cooker install as of Sat apr 05 7:45 am
"Lord And Master;)" wrote: > I reinstalled this morning and much to my dismay i am having a dissiing > amount of problems. > > problem one. no sound!! , sndconfig is now defunct? and missing from the > cooker distrib. lorthar/kudzu dose NOT detect my AWE 64 .. sndconfig > detected the card perfect and installed the modules correctly. > > problem two, /usr/bin/esd* needs to be chmod a+x in order for a lot of > the gnome sounds and enlightement sounds to function correctly as a > normal user. this is not a new problem , but a persistant one , as soon > as I log in I must imidetly chmod a+x /usr/bin/esd* > > problem three during the install after deslecting a lot of the "groups" > (expert install/server) no matter how many i desslect it still clamins > that the install will take 2047 megs and complains that it will attempt > to contiue but not all the packages will be able to installed due to > disk space limitations.. once in the package selction , everything goes > fine.. > > problem four , I must reiderate that we need to replace qt 2.0.1 with qt > 2.1 , as licq is the only program we use that requires qt 2. (besides > kde 2 (wich needs 2.1 as well) and there is just no reson to contuie to > use the 2.01 since it causes some serious and minor bugs to apear in > licq ! > > problem five apon bootup , i have no X, gdm attempts to start, and then > imiedtly shuts down over and over again, after getting the machine into > runlevel 3, i started X manuly and descovered that X is deniing gdm > access to the display 0.0 invalid magic cookie... cookies! hehe. but non > the less it has rendered gdm unsusalbe, and I am unable to get to > function no matter how much i play with the X/gdm/xdm configuration > problems, asl i noticed that on starting gnome-session manualy I get the > following error msg's > wolvesden.dhs.org:/tmp/.ICE-unix/14428,tcp/darkangel.wolvesden.dhs.org:1067 > > Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1 > /bin/sh: /usr/bin/esd: Permission denied > Xlib: extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display ":0.0". > Xlib: extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display ":0.0". > getting servant data 0x81f24c0 from window 0x81c0a18 > GNOME Help-DEBUG: CORBA user exception: > IDL:omg.org/CosNaming/NamingContext/NotFound:1.0. > > > Note the Xlib erros. i get something to that affect i do beleave also > when starting gdm only it is to do with the securitiy or something like > that. > > problem five on boot up i recieved and error msg about the httpd server > starting with ssl, no such file or directory ssl.so or something to that > affect, I installed the ssl mods (acroding to the instalation anyway. so > there is a prolly a configuration problem when doing the > /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf > > problem six using linuxconf now , when you exit and ask it to display > changes it has to do , it crashes and brings up the gnome crash dialog > box, (simply aplying changes dose not crash it) > > the installation was as I stated before done under expert, (hd.img) > server instalation, packages were installed using package selection > screen, with auto deps unchecked (so it would display the information > about what it was installing.. btw I love that new option!!) securtity > level normal(medium?) was chosen, using X 4 server that comes with the > distrib, no modifiactions except for custom XFree86config-4 file, though > it was haveing problems before this was used. X was set to start at > boot, though it is now running in level 3 , to get around the gdm > problem.. I will attempt to install kdm now and get back to you on > wherether or not that functions. (no kde programs are currently > installed except for kdesu (for the mandrake dekstop options.. hey guys > why don't we use gsu for the gnome desktop instead?? ) > > -DarkWlf well I have installed kdm and it functions normaly, gdm will not function and can not get access to the display it is refused connection. anyone have any ideas?
Re: [Cooker] cooker install as of Sat apr 05 7:45 am
"Lord And Master;)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > problem three during the install after deslecting a lot of the "groups" > (expert install/server) no matter how many i desslect it still clamins > that the install will take 2047 megs and complains that it will attempt > to contiue but not all the packages will be able to installed due to > disk space limitations.. once in the package selction , everything goes > fine.. ok, i'll have a look, thanks. [...] > Xlib: extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display ":0.0". Should be fixed now.
[Cooker] cooker install as of Sat apr 05 7:45 am
I reinstalled this morning and much to my dismay i am having a dissiing amount of problems. problem one. no sound!! , sndconfig is now defunct? and missing from the cooker distrib. lorthar/kudzu dose NOT detect my AWE 64 .. sndconfig detected the card perfect and installed the modules correctly. problem two, /usr/bin/esd* needs to be chmod a+x in order for a lot of the gnome sounds and enlightement sounds to function correctly as a normal user. this is not a new problem , but a persistant one , as soon as I log in I must imidetly chmod a+x /usr/bin/esd* problem three during the install after deslecting a lot of the "groups" (expert install/server) no matter how many i desslect it still clamins that the install will take 2047 megs and complains that it will attempt to contiue but not all the packages will be able to installed due to disk space limitations.. once in the package selction , everything goes fine.. problem four , I must reiderate that we need to replace qt 2.0.1 with qt 2.1 , as licq is the only program we use that requires qt 2. (besides kde 2 (wich needs 2.1 as well) and there is just no reson to contuie to use the 2.01 since it causes some serious and minor bugs to apear in licq ! problem five apon bootup , i have no X, gdm attempts to start, and then imiedtly shuts down over and over again, after getting the machine into runlevel 3, i started X manuly and descovered that X is deniing gdm access to the display 0.0 invalid magic cookie... cookies! hehe. but non the less it has rendered gdm unsusalbe, and I am unable to get to function no matter how much i play with the X/gdm/xdm configuration problems, asl i noticed that on starting gnome-session manualy I get the following error msg's wolvesden.dhs.org:/tmp/.ICE-unix/14428,tcp/darkangel.wolvesden.dhs.org:1067 Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1 /bin/sh: /usr/bin/esd: Permission denied Xlib: extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display ":0.0". getting servant data 0x81f24c0 from window 0x81c0a18 GNOME Help-DEBUG: CORBA user exception: IDL:omg.org/CosNaming/NamingContext/NotFound:1.0. Note the Xlib erros. i get something to that affect i do beleave also when starting gdm only it is to do with the securitiy or something like that. problem five on boot up i recieved and error msg about the httpd server starting with ssl, no such file or directory ssl.so or something to that affect, I installed the ssl mods (acroding to the instalation anyway. so there is a prolly a configuration problem when doing the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf problem six using linuxconf now , when you exit and ask it to display changes it has to do , it crashes and brings up the gnome crash dialog box, (simply aplying changes dose not crash it) the installation was as I stated before done under expert, (hd.img) server instalation, packages were installed using package selection screen, with auto deps unchecked (so it would display the information about what it was installing.. btw I love that new option!!) securtity level normal(medium?) was chosen, using X 4 server that comes with the distrib, no modifiactions except for custom XFree86config-4 file, though it was haveing problems before this was used. X was set to start at boot, though it is now running in level 3 , to get around the gdm problem.. I will attempt to install kdm now and get back to you on wherether or not that functions. (no kde programs are currently installed except for kdesu (for the mandrake dekstop options.. hey guys why don't we use gsu for the gnome desktop instead?? ) -DarkWlf