Re: German translation of dbootstrap po file
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 06:02:37PM -0600, Roland Bauerschmidt wrote: > I updated the German translation of the dbootstrop po file. There were > only few new, untranslated items. Do you want me to commit it to CVS? > Or, Michael or Hartmut, do you want me to send you a diff? commit it. Gruss Grisu -- Michael Bramer - a Debian Linux Developer http://www.debian.org PGP: finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Linux Sysadmin -- Use Debian Linux "Every use of Linux is a proper use of Linux." -- John "Maddog" Hall, Keynote at the Linux Kongress in Cologne PGP signature
cvs commit to boot-floppies/documentation/fr by ericvb
Repository: boot-floppies/documentation/fr who:ericvb time: Wed Feb 21 15:08:12 PST 2001 Log Message: Contribution from Marc SCHAEFER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Files: changed:rescue-boot.sgml -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: debian-installer and devfs
If you run devfsd then symlinks are created from the old names to the new names: davidw@meow:~$ ls -la /dev/hda1 lr-xr-xr-x1 root root 33 Feb 21 20:14 /dev/hda1 -> ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 davidw@meow:~$ So programs like libparted can find the device they were looking for. I believe libparted would work fine. I just got it to print a partition table: (parted) print Disk geometry for /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc: 0.000-1222.593 megabytes Disk label type: msdos MinorStart End Type Filesystem Flags 1 0.031238.218 primary ext2boot 2238.219269.718 primary linux-swap 3269.719 1000.125 primary ext2 4 1000.125 1222.593 primary (parted) But I haven't tried any more complicated operations. David Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 11:26:06PM -0700 wrote: > In reference to a message from David Whedon, dated Feb 21: > > I've been playing with devfs. I'm considering it on the install system for the > > do things like libparted work with devfs? > > randolph > -- > Debian Developer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.TauSq.org/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: debian-installer and devfs
David Whedon wrote: > I've been playing with devfs. I'm considering it on the install system for the > following reasons: I've been leaning toward using it too. Same reasons. > Does anyone have a feeling for whether or not we should include devfsd? My gut > feeling is no, as it will cost 20-30k. I think we can simply create the > symlinks we need a boot in a smaller script, though the installer will be a bit > more flexible with devfsd. I don't know enough about devfsd (even though I run devfs on half my systems now). If it just does the compatability links, we can do without. It it also handles hotplugging of usb and so on, we might need to keep it. -- see shy jo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: debian-installer and devfs
On Wed Feb 21, 2001 at 10:12:58PM -0800, David Whedon wrote: > I've been playing with devfs. I'm considering it on the install system for the > following reasons: > - allow for entire root filesystem on read-only media (cdrom) > - cleaner way to build install disks, don't need to be root and mknod or copy > form /dev > - it is a saner naming scheme. > - anything else? > > Does anyone have a feeling for whether or not we should include devfsd? My gut > feeling is no, as it will cost 20-30k. I think we can simply create the > symlinks we need a boot in a smaller script, though the installer will be a bit > more flexible with devfsd. > > Anyway, I'll see if I can get a floppy to boot with it and we can move on from > there. > Right now, busybox init doesn't work with devfs. I have not looked into what changes are needed to make it work. I agree though, that if we do go this route, we really want to avoid the cost of devfsd, -Erik -- Erik B. Andersen email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] --This message was written using 73% post-consumer electrons-- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: debian-installer and devfs
In reference to a message from David Whedon, dated Feb 21: > I've been playing with devfs. I'm considering it on the install system for the do things like libparted work with devfs? randolph -- Debian Developer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.TauSq.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba by zw
Repository: debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba who:zw time: Wed Feb 21 21:59:06 PST 2001 Log Message: Batch processing: Added initial Makefile. Clean up corba_text method in text servant. Add comment header in dcf.idl. Yow, batch processing is ugly but too many commit messages make me nerves. ;) Files: changed:.cvsignore corba.c dcf-text.c dcf-textimpl.c dcf.idl added: Makefile -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
debian-installer and devfs
I've been playing with devfs. I'm considering it on the install system for the following reasons: - allow for entire root filesystem on read-only media (cdrom) - cleaner way to build install disks, don't need to be root and mknod or copy form /dev - it is a saner naming scheme. - anything else? Does anyone have a feeling for whether or not we should include devfsd? My gut feeling is no, as it will cost 20-30k. I think we can simply create the symlinks we need a boot in a smaller script, though the installer will be a bit more flexible with devfsd. Anyway, I'll see if I can get a floppy to boot with it and we can move on from there. Thoughts? David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba by zw
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cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba by zw
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cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/debian by tausq
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cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf by tausq
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cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src by tausq
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cvs commit to boot-floppies/documentation/fr by ericvb
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cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/udpkg/debian by tausq
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cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba by zw
Repository: debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba who:zw time: Wed Feb 21 18:31:03 PST 2001 Log Message: Totally broken! Try enable CosNaming service. Doing corba_text method. BTW, what's the difference between _text and _string? Files: changed:corba.c -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba by zw
> Totally broken! Try enable CosNaming service. Doing corba_text method. > BTW, what's the difference between _text and _string? you may want to read the debconf spec :) string is one line, text is multiline. randolph -- Debian Developer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.TauSq.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba by zw
Repository: debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba who:zw time: Wed Feb 21 18:27:57 PST 2001 Log Message: Totally broken! text cdebconf frontend by a corba servant. Files: added: dcf-text.c dcf-textimpl.c -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/cdebconf/src/modules/frontend/corba by zw
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Re: [salimma1@yahoo.co.uk: Re: Request for addition: USB mass storage support]
-- Cormac McGuinness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I think what Eric means is that you have a hard > disk, you can put the > rescue.bin and root.bin etc into a DOS directory, > along with loadlin > and the complete base_2.2.tgz (or whatever the file > is called). The > simple .bat file (which you can find in the debian > archives) will then > boot you into Linux, and you have immediate access > to root.bin and can > merrily install ... (you have to boot into plain Well, that at least does not work . For some reason LILO doesn't load at all - froze after 'Uncompressing Linux'. > DOS first (or Windows > 9x command line as it is now known)) > Read the install manual, it will give you more > details on this > method - which is far easier than using floppy disks > in my opinion > and should be highlighted more - If you do not > already have some kind of > DOS/Windows partition then my suggestion is of > little help... I still have a WinMe partition which I plan to remove. But the idea occur that I can boot using a custom boot disk (the rescue/root combo won't work - see below), use it to put a root image on the to-be-swap partition, boot using the rescue disk pointing to that said partition, and let the drum rolls... > > Of course, to use the USB floppy, you may need to > download a > new kernel, I believe the complete 2.2.18 has all > the USB stuff > backported into it Nah, the USB floppy cannot be coerced to work unless both SCSI and USB Mass Storage are compiled as modules (weird, that). And since modules are loaded *from* the root disk, obviously that precludes loading root from that floppy. Bugger. Let's hope the Debian Installer project will produce: 1. Rescue/InitRD in one floppy like other distros, or 2. A mini rescue/initrd in conjunction with normal floppies, for extreme cases like mine. Will actually volunteer to do this, once I get through reading all those Debian docs, start an attempt at package maintenance and try my luck at the new maintainers queue :p Regards, Michel Salim Best of luck with the Woody floppies! Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Testing woody boot/install process
On 17 Feb 2001, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Ah! I think I understand. I was using the compact image, because it was > > the only one I could get to download from your web page. (I tried the more > > obvious, like the 1.44 images, and never got a complete image file to > > download. The download would always quit before the whole image arrived.) > > Did you try the one on people.d.o/~aph/current/ ? That's where I was getting them from. The browser acted as though the file transfer completed correctly, but the file size was always different, and less than a complete image file. > > > They all use the same root filesystem (well, at least I only get the one > > from the main subdirectory) and are built differently. > > No, they all have different root.bins: OK, I'll try to make sure they match ;-) > > pwd > /home/aph/dists/potato/main/disks-i386/current/images-1.44 > > md5sum root.bin compact/root.bin idepci/root.bin > 2b228775ec67c0a964f7979bbee2579c root.bin > 984508d9768c5c09eb630b172306dd9f compact/root.bin > ed54cbb1331d9f26f1d402ae8c9bcfc3 idepci/root.bin > > > I suspect these may be the SCSI drivers that are built into the > > larger images, but compact is probably built with them as modules > > and the install file system doesn't have them. > > I don't know, I don't think that's it... > > > I saw this last release as well, and while it is annoying, it doesn't > > cause installation problems. > > Yes, would be nice to fix, the little things are important. To quote TTMNT "If it's not one thing, it's a whole bunch of things." They all add up ;-) Further Progress: I've worked all the way through the base install, and got all the way to the "create a boot floppy" when VMware collapsed. Once I put a disk in the floppy drive, and pressed enter, VMware locked up with the following message: VMware Workstation PANIC BUG F(554) 1806 bugNr=2771 Have you seen this yet? Is it possible that this is the result of a flawed floppy disk? Everything else looks OK, with the exception of all the references to 2.2, which is, of course, the previous release. I assume this will fix itself, once Motd is up-to-date? How are the license donations going? One of the sales managers has asked how the evaluation is going, and I gave him some feedback on the product. I'm not sure just how long this license will work. It perports to be a one month license, but I think I've already overrun that time period... Waiting is, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "The Debian Linux User's Guide" _-_-_-_-_-_- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (850) 656-9769 Flexible Software 11000 McCrackin Road e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tallahassee, FL 32308 _-_-_-_-_-_- See www.linuxpress.com for more details _-_-_-_-_-_-_- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jumbo patch for documentation
Here is my jumbo patch for documentation. It isn't that big. However because it fixes a few space problems in tt tables, I send it attached, compressed with gzip. - table issue (English, German, French) - table issue for German accentuations CH/DE (German) - small fix to French hardware display - using the new additional-lilo-image; entity in German too. The patch is relative to current CVS (or today's). diff.gz
German translation of dbootstrap po file
I updated the German translation of the dbootstrop po file. There were only few new, untranslated items. Do you want me to commit it to CVS? Or, Michael or Hartmut, do you want me to send you a diff? Roland -- Roland Bauerschmidt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/kdetect by bug1
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cvs commit to debian-installer/tools/kdetect by bug1
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Re: corba cdebconf frontend
In reference to a message from zhaoway, dated Feb 21: > Hi, I'm doing a corba frontend for cdebconf. It's at the very, very > begining. 0.0.0.0.1alpha0.0.0.1 I mean. ;-) Please, may I commit it to > under d-i/tools/cdebconf/modules/frontend/corba ? Because, a) I hope > to listen to others ideas with this, b) I'm also doing linux fs hack, > so I'd like commit asap. ;-) Thanks anyway! go ahead and commit it; we won't enable it by default (at least not in the udeb) but having it in cvs to play with is perfectly fine. randolph -- Debian Developer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.TauSq.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
corba cdebconf frontend
Hi, I'm doing a corba frontend for cdebconf. It's at the very, very
begining. 0.0.0.0.1alpha0.0.0.1 I mean. ;-) Please, may I commit it to
under d-i/tools/cdebconf/modules/frontend/corba ? Because, a) I hope
to listen to others ideas with this, b) I'm also doing linux fs hack,
so I'd like commit asap. ;-) Thanks anyway!
After awhile, I'd like to write a gtk servant with it. ;-)
/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
module Debconf {
exception Failure {
string reason;
};
interface Frontend {
typedef sequence selects;
boolean Boolean(in string prompt) raises (Failure);
unsigned long long Multiselect(in unsigned short count,
in selects choices)
raises (Failure);
oneway void Note(in string note) raises (Failure);
string Password(in string prompt) raises (Failure);
unsigned short Select(in unsigned short count,
in selects choices)
raises (Failure);
string String(in string prompt) raises (Failure);
string Text(in string prompt) raises (Failure);
};
};
#include "common.h"
#include "template.h"
#include "question.h"
#include "frontend.h"
#include "database.h"
#include "strutl.h"
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include "dcf.h"
#define UIDATA(f) ((struct uidata *)(f)->data)
#define EXCEPTION(ev) \
if ((ev)->_major != CORBA_NO_EXCEPTION) { \
if ((ev)->_major == CORBA_USER_EXCEPTION) { \
CORBA_char *buffer; \
buffer = CORBA_exception_id(ev); \
if (strcmp (buffer, "Debconf_Frontend_Failure")) {\
fprintf(stderr, "dcf_corba: user exception: %s\n", \
(CORBA_exception_value(ev))->reason); \
return DC_NOTOK;\
} else { \
fprintf(stderr, "dcf_corba: unknown exception raised!!\n"); \
return DC_NOTOK;\
} \
} else {\
fprintf(stderr, "dcf_corba: System exception: %s\n", \
CORBA_exception_id(ev)); \
return DC_NOTOK; \
} \
}
/* Private variables */
struct uidata {
CORBA_Environment *ev;
CORBA_Object *serv;
};
static int corba_boolean(struct frontend *f, struct question *q) {
struct uidata *uid = UIDATA(f);
CORBA_Environment *ev = uid->ev;
CORBA_boolean ans = Debconf_Frontend_Boolean(*uid->serv, "yes/no", ev);
EXCEPTION(ev);
return DC_OK;
}
static int corba_multiselect(struct frontend *f, struct question *q) {
struct uidata *uid = UIDATA(f);
CORBA_Environment *ev = uid->ev;
CORBA_boolean ans = Debconf_Frontend_Multiselect(*uid->serv, "yes/no", ev);
EXCEPTION(ev);
return DC_OK;
}
static int corba_note(struct frontend *f, struct question *q) {
struct uidata *uid = UIDATA(f);
CORBA_Environment *ev = uid->ev;
CORBA_boolean ans = Debconf_Frontend_Note(*uid->serv, "yes/no", ev);
EXCEPTION(ev);
return DC_OK;
}
static int corba_password(struct frontend *f, struct question *q) {
struct uidata *uid = UIDATA(f);
CORBA_Environment *ev = uid->ev;
CORBA_boolean ans = Debconf_Frontend_Password(*uid->serv, "yes/no", ev);
EXCEPTION(ev);
return DC_OK;
}
static int corba_select(struct frontend *f, struct question *q) {
struct uidata *uid = UIDATA(f);
CORBA_Environment *ev = uid->ev;
CORBA_boolean ans = Debconf_Frontend_Select(*uid->serv, "yes/no", ev);
EXCEPTION(ev);
return DC_OK;
}
static int corba_string(struct frontend *f, struct question *q) {
struct uidata *uid = UIDATA(f);
CORBA_Environment *ev = uid->ev;
CORBA_boolean ans = Debconf_Frontend_String(*uid->serv, "yes/no", ev);
EXCEPTION(ev);
return DC_OK;
}
static int corba_text(struct frontend *f, struct question *q) {
struct uidata *uid = UIDATA(f);
CORBA_Environment *ev = uid->ev;
CORBA_boolean ans = Debconf_Frontend_Text(*uid->serv, "yes/no", ev);
EXCEPTION(ev);
question_setvalue(q, (ans ? "true" : "false"));
return DC_OK;
}
/***
Fwd: Re: Request for addition: USB mass storage support
Note: forwarded message attached. Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie --- Nate Duehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 04:53:40AM +, Mich?l > Alexandre Salim wrote: > What he's saying is that you can create a small DOS > partition and copy > a few things in there (including a batch file, and a > kernel, and the > tar.gz files from the installer, and a syslinux > loader script...) and > you can install without using floppy or CD-ROM. > > It's documented in the install documentation. I did > it with the laptop > I'm typing to you on. (No CD-ROM drive, no floppy > drive, one bored > afternoon...) > Ah, yes. Kludgey though, having the DOS partition around... oh wait, you can delete it *during* the install. Interesting... but since I am putting XFS on anyway, I might as well tinker with the install floppies too. Will anyone be interested in the modifications? Regards, Michel Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie
Re: Request for addition: USB mass storage support
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:> Note that this would also work for those few of us > that use bootable IDE > LS-120 drives and no legacy floppy (and can't write > the 2.88MB image to > the LS-120 yet, of course.). > > -- Ferret So to summarise: In the kernel: - USB mass storage - PCMCIA That should take care of most unusual cases. Or perhaps parport IDE too? :p The boot script on the rescue disc will have to be changed - right now it searches for the root disk in the /dev/fd0 only. Another solution will be to use an initrd for the root disk, on the same first floppy. Most distributions nowadays do *not* use two floppies to kick-start the install program. Off now building my custom kernel 2.4-based installer with XFS support... Regards, Michel Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: newbie tester
At 0:08 -0600 2/21/01, ktb wrote: >I sent this to debian-testing and was sent to this list there was >also another individual on d-testing that was looking for the same >info - > >I saw Anthony Towns' email calling for volunteers to test woody >boot-floppies on linuxtoday. I read debian FAQ 12 and sifted though >some of the archives in debian-testing but don't see any documentation >on how to get started. Is there a special place from which to download >the boot images or just use the closest public mirror? If bugs are >found do you send to the bug tracking system or is there another venue? >Basically I need some information on how to get started. Are there any >docs regarding this process? >Thanks, >kent > Hope you already some exprience with Debian and it's installation procedure. Install the debian package 'boot-floppies' and the packages on which it relies. Read the document /usr/share/doc/boot-floppies/README mir:/usr/share/doc $ cd boot-floppies/ mir:/usr/share/doc/boot-floppies $ ls README changelog.gz copyright mir:/usr/share/doc/boot-floppies $ less README This package allows you to create a Debian installation system on floppy disk or other media, for bootstrapping Debian onto a new system. Most users will simply download the disk images to do this, so the boot-floppies package will generally only be used by advanced Debian maintainers. When not building, but just testing, you can get ready images at http://people.debian.org/~aph/current/ Groet Geert Stappers - Hit the right key to continue -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: newbie tester
Hello, On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 12:08:47AM -0600, ktb wrote: > Basically I need some information on how to get started. Are there any > docs regarding this process? The best way I have found, regarding docs, is using the cvs tree for debian-installer. Just give a look to the developer's corner on the debian site, and browse the cvs tree. If all you want is some images to test, there is a net-1440.img here : http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/debian-installer/net-1440.img But i have not tested it, and I might be wrong ;) Cheers, -- Thierry LARONDE, Centre de Ressources Informatiques, Archamps - France http://www.cri74.org PingOO, serveur de com sur distribution GNU/Linux: http://www.pingoo.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: hardware detection
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 09:34:59AM +1100, Glenn McGrath wrote: > > My personal opinion about how hardware detection should work is that it > should be done by two seperate complemetary stages/programs. [interesting stuff skipped] I agree with your way. In my mind, once the detection (via /proc, and via complementary tools) is done, the result has to be in a well defined format, so that, one day, this kind of description could be passed to a kind of "build daemon" building the ad hoc pieces for this machine, and simple to parse. But I must still explore all the work that you've already done in order to understand correctly where I can help. Regards, -- Thierry LARONDE, Centre de Ressources Informatiques, Archamps - France http://www.cri74.org PingOO, serveur de com sur distribution GNU/Linux: http://www.pingoo.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
