Limiting the scope of iso-scan's search for an install ISO
I'm trying to create a grub file for an install with the ISO on a local hard disk. I know exactly which file is to be used but I have been unable to figure out how to keep iso-scan from scanning everywhere. Is there a method to do this? I have tried iso-scan/filename=/path/to/ISO without success. I think the problem is that I don't know what the root of the path for the filename should be. Thanks -- This electronic communication and the information and any files transmitted with it, or attached to it, are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged, protected by privacy laws, or otherwise restricted from disclosure to anyone else. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, copying, distributing, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please return the e-mail to the sender, delete it from your computer, and destroy any printed copy of it. smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
Bug#889673: Successfull: Jessie on Olimex A20-Olinuxino Micro Rev. J
Package: installation-reports Severity: normal -- Package-specific info: Boot method: USB Stick Image version: http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-armhf/current/images/hd-media/hd-media.tar.gz https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/armhf/iso-cd/debian-9.3.0-armhf-xfce-CD-1.iso Date: 2018-01-20 Machine: Olimex A20-Olinuxino Micro Rev. J Partitions: 2018-01-24 $ df -Tl Dateisystem Typ 1K-Blöcke Benutzt Verfügbar Verw% Eingehängt auf udev devtmpfs492424 492424 0 100% /dev tmpfs tmpfs 102156 10516 91640 11% /run /dev/mapper/schubert--vg-root ext4 170783032 3001084 1590369882% / tmpfs tmpfs 510768 05107680% /dev/shm tmpfs tmpfs 5120 0 51200% /run/lock tmpfs tmpfs 510768 05107680% /sys/fs/cgroup /dev/sda1 ext2240972 147771 80760 65% /boot tmpfs tmpfs 102152 01021520% /run/user/1000 Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [O] Detect network card:[O] Configure network: [E] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [O] Clock/timezone setup: [O] User/password setup:[O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Install base system:[O] Install tasks: [ ] Install boot loader:[ ] Overall install:[O] Comments/Problems: Network did not work because of a kernel issue with hardware Revision J. see https://www.olimex.com/forum/index.php?topic=5839.msg24167#msg24167 -- Please make sure that the hardware-summary log file, and any other installation logs that you think would be useful are attached to this report. Please compress large files using gzip. Once you have filled out this report, mail it to sub...@bugs.debian.org. == Installer lsb-release: == DISTRIB_ID=Debian DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Debian GNU/Linux installer" DISTRIB_RELEASE="9 (stretch) - installer build 20170615+deb9u2+b1" X_INSTALLATION_MEDIUM=hd-media == Installer hardware-summary: == uname -a: Linux schubert 4.9.0-4-armmp #1 SMP Debian 4.9.65-3 (2017-12-03) armv7l GNU/Linux usb-list: usb-list: Bus 01 Device 01: EHCI Host Controller [1d6b:0002] usb-list:Level 00 Parent 00 Port 00 Class 09(hub ) Subclass 00 Protocol 00 usb-list:Manufacturer: Linux 4.9.0-4-armmp ehci_hcd usb-list:Interface 00: Class 09(hub ) Subclass 00 Protocol 00 Driver hub usb-list: usb-list: Bus 02 Device 01: MUSB HDRC host driver [1d6b:0002] usb-list:Level 00 Parent 00 Port 00 Class 09(hub ) Subclass 00 Protocol 01 usb-list:Manufacturer: Linux 4.9.0-4-armmp musb-hcd usb-list:Interface 00: Class 09(hub ) Subclass 00 Protocol 00 Driver hub usb-list: usb-list: Bus 03 Device 01: Generic Platform OHCI controller [1d6b:0001] usb-list:Level 00 Parent 00 Port 00 Class 09(hub ) Subclass 00 Protocol 00 usb-list:Manufacturer: Linux 4.9.0-4-armmp ohci_hcd usb-list:Interface 00: Class 09(hub ) Subclass 00 Protocol 00 Driver hub usb-list: usb-list: Bus 03 Device 02: USB Receiver [046d:c512] usb-list:Level 01 Parent 01 Port 00 Class 00(>ifc ) Subclass 00 Protocol 00 usb-list:Manufacturer: Logitech usb-list:Interface 00: Class 03(HID ) Subclass 01 Protocol 01 Driver usbhid usb-list:Interface 01: Class 03(HID ) Subclass 01 Protocol 02 Driver usbhid usb-list: usb-list: Bus 04 Device 01: EHCI Host Controller [1d6b:0002] usb-list:Level 00 Parent 00 Port 00 Class 09(hub ) Subclass 00 Protocol 00 usb-list:Manufacturer: Linux 4.9.0-4-armmp ehci_hcd usb-list:Interface 00: Class 09(hub ) Subclass 00 Protocol 00 Driver hub usb-list: usb-list: Bus 05 Device 01: Generic Platform OHCI controller [1d6b:0001] usb-list:Level 00 Parent 00 Port 00 Class 09(hub ) Subclass 00 Protocol 00 usb-list:Manufacturer: Linux 4.9.0-4-armmp ohci_hcd usb-list:Interface 00: Class 09(hub ) Subclass 00 Protocol 00 Driver hub lsmod: Module Size Used by lsmod: xts 3443 2 lsmod: gf128mul8527 1 xts lsmod: dm_crypt 18980 1 lsmod: dm_mod103409 9 dm_crypt lsmod: md_mod121064 0 lsmod: jfs 174500 0 lsmod: btrfs1146390 0 lsmod: xor 4718 1 btrfs lsmod: zlib_deflate 20290 1 btrfs lsmod: raid6_pq 87373 1 btrfs lsmod: fuse 89119 0 lsmod: smsc3309 1 lsmod: dwmac_sunxi 2431 0 lsmod: stmmac_platform 5044 1 dwmac_sunxi lsmod:
Bug#868892: tasksel: Unexpected mass package removal with no way to cancel
On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 01:45:42PM -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > But with the patch, at least there is now an "exit" button when it is > run in standalone mode... Yes, that appears to work for me in standalone mode. I'm not in a good position to test it within d-i.
Bug#868892: tasksel: Unexpected mass package removal with no way to cancel
Package: tasksel Version: 3.39 Severity: normal I was trying to help someone in #debian who wanted to install the Standard set of packages after his netinst had failed to do so due to a lack of network connection at the time. I thought that perhaps he could use tasksel to achieve this, so I tried it on my own computer first. I ran "sudo tasksel", and was given the dialog, without any "Standard" task to choose. So be it. I reported that to the user. But then there was no obvious way for me to escape from tasksel. There is no Cancel button -- just an OK button. Ctrl-C did not work. So I did what seemed obvious at the time -- I unselected all the tasks (only one had been selected; I think it was ssh server), and then selected OK. Instead of just letting me out, it started deleting packages. It happened extremely quickly (on this computer), with no prompt, no warning of any kind. Ctrl-C still did not work. When tasksel finally exited on its own, there was a long string of ^C^C^C^C^C^C^C... on the terminal. The only way to figure out what happened, then, is to check the logs. $ grep remove /var/log/dpkg.log 2017-07-07 11:52:38 startup packages remove 2017-07-07 11:52:48 startup packages remove 2017-07-07 11:52:48 remove exim4:all 4.89-2+deb9u1 2017-07-19 10:05:49 startup packages remove 2017-07-19 10:05:50 remove python-docutils:all 0.13.1+dfsg-2 2017-07-19 10:05:50 remove docutils-common:all 0.13.1+dfsg-2 2017-07-19 10:05:50 remove docutils-doc:all 0.13.1+dfsg-2 2017-07-19 10:05:50 remove libsoftware-license-perl:all 0.103012-1 2017-07-19 10:05:50 remove libdata-section-perl:all 0.26-1 2017-07-19 10:05:50 remove libmro-compat-perl:all 0.12-1 2017-07-19 10:05:50 remove libclass-c3-perl:all 0.32-1 2017-07-19 10:05:50 remove libalgorithm-c3-perl:all 0.10-1 2017-07-19 10:05:50 remove libarchive-extract-perl:all 0.80-1 2017-07-19 10:05:50 remove libasprintf0c2:amd64 0.19.3-2 2017-07-19 10:05:50 remove libpod-readme-perl:all 1.1.2-1 2017-07-19 10:05:50 remove libnamespace-autoclean-perl:all 0.28-1 2017-07-19 10:05:51 remove libnamespace-clean-perl:all 0.27-1 2017-07-19 10:05:51 remove libb-hooks-endofscope-perl:all 0.21-1 2017-07-19 10:05:51 remove libclass-c3-xs-perl:amd64 0.14-1+b1 2017-07-19 10:05:51 remove libmoox-handlesvia-perl:all 0.001008-2 2017-07-19 10:05:51 remove libmoo-perl:all 2.002005-1 2017-07-19 10:05:51 remove libdata-perl-perl:all 0.002009-1 2017-07-19 10:05:51 remove librole-tiny-perl:all 2.05-1 2017-07-19 10:05:51 remove libclass-method-modifiers-perl:all 2.12-1 2017-07-19 10:05:51 remove libclass-xsaccessor-perl:amd64 1.19-2+b7 2017-07-19 10:05:51 remove libcpan-changes-perl:all 0.42-1 2017-07-19 10:05:51 remove libmodule-build-perl:all 0.422000-1 2017-07-19 10:05:51 remove libcpan-meta-perl:all 2.150010-1 2017-07-19 10:05:51 remove libgetopt-long-descriptive-perl:all 0.100-1 2017-07-19 10:05:51 remove libsub-exporter-perl:all 0.986-1 2017-07-19 10:05:51 remove libdata-optlist-perl:all 0.110-1 2017-07-19 10:05:51 remove libdevel-lexalias-perl:amd64 0.05-1+b4 2017-07-19 10:05:52 remove libdevel-caller-perl:amd64 2.06-1+b4 2017-07-19 10:05:52 remove libdevel-globaldestruction-perl:all 0.14-1 2017-07-19 10:05:52 remove libtype-tiny-perl:all 1.05-1 2017-07-19 10:05:52 remove liblist-moreutils-perl:amd64 0.416-1+b1 2017-07-19 10:05:52 remove libexporter-tiny-perl:all 0.042-1 2017-07-19 10:05:52 remove libfile-slurp-perl:all .19-6 2017-07-19 10:05:52 remove libimport-into-perl:all 1.002005-1 2017-07-19 10:05:52 remove libintl-xs-perl:amd64 1.26-2+b1 2017-07-19 10:05:52 remove libintl-perl:all 1.26-2 2017-07-19 10:05:52 remove libio-stringy-perl:all 2.111-2 2017-07-19 10:05:52 remove libisccc90:amd64 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u10 2017-07-19 10:05:52 remove libisc95:amd64 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u10 2017-07-19 10:05:52 remove libjasper1:amd64 1.900.1-debian1-2.4+deb8u3 2017-07-19 10:05:52 remove libterm-ui-perl:all 0.46-1 2017-07-19 10:05:52 remove liblog-message-simple-perl:all 0.10-2 2017-07-19 10:05:52 remove liblog-message-perl:all 0.8-1 2017-07-19 10:05:53 remove liblwres90:amd64 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u10 2017-07-19 10:05:53 remove libparams-validate-perl:amd64 1.26-1 2017-07-19 10:05:53 remove libpackage-stash-perl:all 0.37-1 2017-07-19 10:05:53 remove libmodule-implementation-perl:all 0.09-1 2017-07-19 10:05:53 remove libmodule-load-conditional-perl:all 0.68-1 2017-07-19 10:05:53 remove libmodule-pluggable-perl:all 5.2-1 2017-07-19 10:05:53 remove libmodule-runtime-perl:all 0.014-2 2017-07-19 10:05:53 remove libmodule-signature-perl:all 0.81-1 2017-07-19 10:05:53 remove libpackage-constants-perl:all 0.06-1 2017-07-19 10:05:53 remove libpackage-stash-xs-perl:amd64 0.28-3+b1 2017-07-19 10:05:53 remove libpadwalker-perl:amd64 2.2-2+b1 2017-07-19 10:05:53 remove libpango1.0-0:amd64 1.40.5-1 2017-07-19 10:05:53 remove libpangox-1.0-0:amd64 0.0.2-5+b2 2017-07-19 10:05:53 remove libpangoxft-1.0-0:amd64 1.40.5-1 2017-07-19
Bug#800111: Unsuccessful GRUB installation 8.2.0
Package: installation-reports Boot method: DVD-1 os "jesse" (Debian 8.2.0 i386 Image version: debian-8.2.0-DVD-1 (bittorrent) Date: 2015-09-27 Machine: Dell Dimension 4550 Processor: Pentium 4 Memory: 2 Gb in dos terminology: Partitions: Disk1: 100 GBytes, C:, and D: primary partitions (/dev/sda) NTFS Disk2: 240 Gbytes, E: primary NTFS Dos extended: 200 Gbytes sdb5 F: logical NTFS sdb6 2GB swap sdb7 160 Gb for linux Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn): N/A Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [ ] Detect network card:[ o] Configure network: [ o] Detect CD: [ o] Load installer modules: [ o] Detect hard drives: [ o] Partition hard drives: [ o] Install base system:[ o] Clock/timezone setup: [ o] User/password setup:[ o] Install tasks: [ ] Install boot loader:[ E] Overall install:[ E] Comments/Problems: Hardware has two IDE drives, a breathing XP system occupies first drive with two partitions and more NTFS partitions on second drive, with room at the back for linux. From Windows, the DVD installed the win32-loader and then proceeded to install, normal install (I've done several on similar situations wrt disks). Reassured that I could write to Master Boot Record for GRUB, which I agreed to. The reboot could not occur: " error no such device -e5f573e4---" grub-rescue> I tried a few times with recueCD, did 'grub-install /dev/sda' got complaints. All attempts to fix to no avail, had to get windows recovery console and "fixmbr" worked (but gave me dire warnings of possible bad consequences). Upon reboot, the windows multi-boot gives me the two options, the windows system is ok as before but the debian system seems to be back in the initial state, without keyboard map, etc. I was going to have to enter the basic information, even though the install went through almost entirely (yet not enough to have an /sbin/init for when I tried to start it directly from RescueCD).
Bug#737750: debian-installer: Netboot initrd does not download ata-modules or sata-modules udebs
I'm not sure what is going on, but I can't get it to fail again. I made ZERO changes to the PXE configuration or preseed files between my previous message and starting work on this tonight, but for some reason it's working again. I've been working on this for the last 4 hours and all of the units that would not detect hard drives via have been reliably detecting and installing without any issue. (tested with and without preseed files, with and without the CD, and with several different mirrors.) The only thing that I can think of is that the PXE server somehow cached the kernel and initrd.gz files and was still using the old files during my testing yesterday, and that cache expired at some point in the interim. (For the record, we updated from the 04/24/2014 netboot build to 01-05-2015/current as part of our diagnostics yesterday morning.) I'm going to try and roll those files back after these are all installed and issued, and test to see if the issue comes back. (just to confirm that it was an outdated kernel that caused the problem.) Greg On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 7:50 PM, Cyril Brulebois k...@debian.org wrote: Greg Bell greg.b...@artemech.com (2015-02-12): I would like to mention that I've just hit this bug. I've got a handful of dell laptops here that will install perfectly via DVD, but the netboot image fails to load the drivers for the sata controller. I've confirmed that the network is functional, and watched a tcpdump of the installer downloading the installer components from three different mirrors. Great, please attach /var/log/syslog from both a DVD-based install and from a netboot-based install. Please mention the netboot files you're serving as well (even if the relevant information should be in syslog already, that wouldn't hurt). Mraw, KiBi. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/caam-sbvsunb-5wcotj0yfouiw95ehokqfjac+kznbzv9r34...@mail.gmail.com
Bug#737750: debian-installer: Netboot initrd does not download ata-modules or sata-modules udebs
I would like to mention that I've just hit this bug. I've got a handful of dell laptops here that will install perfectly via DVD, but the netboot image fails to load the drivers for the sata controller. I've confirmed that the network is functional, and watched a tcpdump of the installer downloading the installer components from three different mirrors. The netboot images are completely missing a handful of drivers according to this link: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26524888/debian-missing-firmware-with-pxe-installation And it appears that the drivers are not being downloaded from the mirror for some reason. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/54dd492a.6040...@artemech.com
Bug#695048: installation-reports: Must manually reboot into non-EFI mode
Package: installation-reports Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, * What led up to the situation? The machine was delivered to me with Windows XP Professional installed, and I must keep that on the machine, and bootable. So I booted the DVD, selected manual partitioning, and shrunk the NTFS partition. In the free space left over, I created a swap partition, and then an ext4 partition for the root file system. The installed told me there was No EFI partition found. This was greatly confusing as it is the first time I have ever heard of EFI, and I had no way to know what I was supposed to do about it, if anything. * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or ineffective)? Following advice from IRC, I rebooted the machine and found a BIOS option to disable booting the DVD in EFI mode. With that disabled, the DVD would be forced to boot in Legacy mode. (This BIOS did not allow me to rearrange the order of those options, so disabling EFI was the only choice.) * What was the outcome of this action? I rebooted the installation DVD again, and this time got a different menu. I created the same swap and ext4 partitions in the free space, and this time the installation proceeded without any confusing messages about EFI. * What outcome did you expect instead? 09:36 babilen greycat: Anyway, it sounds as if you are on the right track. I would consider this a bug/problem with the installer btw (forcing GPT when started via EFI even if disk is using MBR) 09:36 babilen greycat: Would you mind filing a bugreport/installation report after you are done with the installation? -- Package-specific info: Boot method: CD Image version: debian-wheezy-DI-b4-amd64-netinst.iso (Nov 18 mtime) Date: Date and time of the install Machine: HP Compaq Elite 8300 Small Form Factor Partitions: df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [O] Detect network card:[O] Configure network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Clock/timezone setup: [O] User/password setup:[O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [E] Install base system:[O] Install tasks: [O] Install boot loader:[O] Overall install:[E] Comments/Problems: The installation went well except for the EFI/Legacy boot mode issue described above. Once I knew that I had to boot the DVD in Legacy mode, everything worked. -- Please make sure that the hardware-summary log file, and any other installation logs that you think would be useful are attached to this report. Please compress large files using gzip. Once you have filled out this report, mail it to sub...@bugs.debian.org. == Installer lsb-release: == DISTRIB_ID=Debian DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=Debian GNU/Linux installer DISTRIB_RELEASE=7.0 (wheezy) - installer build 20121114 X_INSTALLATION_MEDIUM=cdrom == Installer hardware-summary: == uname -a: Linux wooledg 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.32-1 x86_64 GNU/Linux lspci -knn: 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller [8086:0150] (rev 09) lspci -knn: Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3397] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel lspci -knn: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0152] (rev 09) lspci -knn: Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3397] lspci -knn: 00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller [8086:1e31] (rev 04) lspci -knn: Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3397] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd lspci -knn: 00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:1e3a] (rev 04) lspci -knn: Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3397] lspci -knn: 00:16.3 Serial controller [0700]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family KT Controller [8086:1e3d] (rev 04) lspci -knn: Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3397] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: serial lspci -knn: 00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection [8086:1502] (rev 04) lspci -knn: Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3397] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: e1000e lspci -knn: 00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 [8086:1e2d] (rev 04) lspci -knn: Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3397]
VLAN support in Squeeze Installer
Hi all, I was looking into VLAN support for some on-site reinstall work I'm involved in. I can see posts from around Aug 2010 discussing adding such support to the the D-I installer (it seems to have been marked Done in this post: http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2011/07/msg00362.html). What I can't find is any docs on how to use it. Is it preseed only (as was being discussed) and if so, what are the preseed keys to use it? Is it available in some form of the squeeze installer, or is this a wheezy-only thing? Sorry if I've missed something obvious from elsewhere. Regards, Greg -- Greg Sutcliffe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAE=3ySDc_hDzpZjHBMDrgp4sE=R_=-qwmcazmp3y9wcxpdg...@mail.gmail.com
Bug#635657: Consider adding link to Debian Installation Guide in win32-loader.txt
That looks good to me. Thanks for the quick patch. Best wishes, Greg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110803.122006.1374226021897058203.gr...@riseup.net
Bug#635657: Consider adding link to Debian Installation Guide in win32-loader.txt
Package: win32-loader Severity: wishlist As win32-loader may be the first encounter many users have with Debian and its installer, it may be beneficial to add a link to the Installation Guide in win32-loader.txt so they may print it, etc. This would be especially helpful for the network version (and sites like Goodbye-Microsoft), since they don't display the install discs' usual web browser welcome message. -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.2 APT prefers stable APT policy: (990, 'stable'), (650, 'testing'), (500, 'stable-updates') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages win32-loader depends on: ii base-files 6.0squeeze2 Debian base system miscellaneous f win32-loader recommends no packages. Versions of packages win32-loader suggests: ii wine 1.0.1-3.1 Windows API implementation - stand -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110727225315.3329.70699.report...@aomori.ampthill.us
Bug#611713: installation-reports: Installation issue grub mixup between sata disk and pata disk
Package: installation-reports Severity: important Tags: d-i Box has one pata drive, master on primary ide controller, one sata drive. Installed Squeeze to pata drive, not sure of the desigation by the installer first drive in the list. When asked to installl grub okayed the installation to the mbr.Grub installed to the mbr of the sata drive, not the pata drive where the root file ystem was. On a reboot no grub found. Booted into rescue mode and ran grub-install, wrote grub into the mbr of the sata drive. -- Package-specific info: Boot method: network Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/squeeze_di_rc2/i386/iso-cd/debian-squeeze-di-rc2-i386-netinst.iso Date: Date and time of the install Machine: Custom: AMD64x2, 3Gb memory: Nvidia Quadro video. Partitions: df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [ ] Detect network card:[ ] Configure network: [ ] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Install base system:[ ] Clock/timezone setup: [ ] User/password setup:[ ] Install tasks: [ ] Install boot loader:[ ] Overall install:[ ] Comments/Problems: Description of the install, in prose, and any thoughts, comments and ideas you had during the initial install. -- Please make sure that the hardware-summary log file, and any other installation logs that you think would be useful are attached to this report. Please compress large files using gzip. Once you have filled out this report, mail it to sub...@bugs.debian.org. == Installer lsb-release: == DISTRIB_ID=Debian DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=Debian GNU/Linux installer DISTRIB_RELEASE=6.0 (squeeze) - installer build 20100614-00:07 X_INSTALLATION_MEDIUM=cdrom == Installer hardware-summary: == uname -a: Linux myetch 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Jun 1 04:34:03 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux lspci -knn: 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: ATI Technologies Inc RX780/RX790 Chipset Host Bridge [1002:5957] lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8353] lspci -knn: 00:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc RD790 PCI to PCI bridge (external gfx0 port A) [1002:5978] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: pcieport lspci -knn: 00:0a.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc RD790 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port F) [1002:597f] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: pcieport lspci -knn: 00:11.0 SATA controller [0106]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [1002:4391] lspci -knn: Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [1002:4391] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: ahci lspci -knn: 00:12.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397] lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8389] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd lspci -knn: 00:12.1 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller [1002:4398] lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8389] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd lspci -knn: 00:12.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396] lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8389] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd lspci -knn: 00:13.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397] lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8389] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd lspci -knn: 00:13.1 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller [1002:4398] lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8389] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd lspci -knn: 00:13.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396] lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8389] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd lspci -knn: 00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller [1002:4385] (rev 3c) lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8389] lspci -knn: 00:14.1 IDE interface [0101]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 IDE Controller [1002:439c] lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8389] lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: pata_atiixp lspci -knn: 00:14.2 Audio device [0403]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) [1002:4383] lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:836c] lspci -knn: 00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller [1002:439d] lspci -knn: Subsystem:
Bug#603087: amd64 squeeze install success - Dell R815
Package: installation-reports Boot method: CD (squeeze beta 1 netinst) Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/squeeze_di_beta1/amd64/iso-cd/debian-squeeze-di-beta1-amd64-netinst.iso Date: 2010-11-10 Machine: Dell PowerEdge R815 Processor: multiple Opteron 6128 Memory: 4 GB Partitions: defaults using guided LVM, but I'm modifying them Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn): 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: ATI Technologies Inc RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (external gfx0 port A) [1002:5a13] (rev 02) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0445] 00:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port B) [1002:5a16] Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:03.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port C) [1002:5a17] Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port D) [1002:5a18] Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:09.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port H) [1002:5a1c] Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:11.0 SATA controller [0106]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [IDE mode] [1002:4390] Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0445] Kernel driver in use: ahci 00:12.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397] Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0445] Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd 00:12.1 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller [1002:4398] Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0445] Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd 00:12.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396] Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0445] Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd 00:13.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397] Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0445] Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd 00:13.1 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller [1002:4398] Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0445] Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd 00:13.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396] Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0445] Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd 00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller [1002:4385] (rev 3d) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0445] Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus 00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller [1002:439d] Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0445] 00:14.4 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge [1002:4384] 00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration [1022:1200] 00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map [1022:1201] 00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller [1022:1202] 00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control [1022:1203] 00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control [1022:1204] 00:19.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration [1022:1200] 00:19.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map [1022:1201] 00:19.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller [1022:1202] 00:19.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control [1022:1203] 00:19.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control [1022:1204] 00:1a.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration [1022:1200] 00:1a.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map [1022:1201] 00:1a.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller [1022:1202] 00:1a.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control [1022:1203] 00:1a.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control [1022:1204] 00:1b.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration [1022:1200] 00:1b.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map [1022:1201] 00:1b.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller [1022:1202] 00:1b.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control [1022:1203] 00:1b.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control [1022:1204] 01:00.0 Ethernet
Re: USB-floppy install problem
Frans Pop wrote: On Monday 11 June 2007 02:51, Greg Flynn wrote: I'm trying to install debian 4.0r0 via the floppy images. The laptop is a Averatec 3200 series laptop with AMD Athlon XP-m 2000+, 256MB RAM, a dead DVD-ROM/CD-RW (will not work at all), Via chipset(not sure exactly which) and Via-rhine II ethernet. The floppy drive i'm trying to install from is an external USB floppy. Because of the size of the kernel, installing from a USB floppy drive is not supported for Etch (the USB driver modules just do not fit on the boot floppy anymore). If you have no alternatives, we suggest you try installing Sarge instead and upgrade afterwards. Note that installing Sarge is not really straightforward at the moment. The problem is that the installer does not really support installing oldstable'. As far as we know, it should be possible to work around any problems. We are working to improve that with the next point release for Sarge. Cheers, FJP I tried sarge back in the day and it has the same issue with the usb, after the boot floppy, it won't be able to find any other one -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
USB-floppy install problem
I'm trying to install debian 4.0r0 via the floppy images. The laptop is a Averatec 3200 series laptop with AMD Athlon XP-m 2000+, 256MB RAM, a dead DVD-ROM/CD-RW (will not work at all), Via chipset(not sure exactly which) and Via-rhine II ethernet. The floppy drive i'm trying to install from is an external USB floppy. my BIOS boot the floppy fine to the Debian boot floppy, but after it starts trying to load the kernel, i hit the error: floppy0: no floppy controllers found cannot load floppy and then it just hangs after that. I have installed debian before on this laptop when the CD drive has seen better days and never had the USB working initially after an install. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#369249: installation-report hp-compaq nc6220 notebook
Package: installation-reportsBoot method: CDImage version: 05/27/2006 10:29 AM 128,841,728 debian-testing-i386-netinst.isoDate: 05/27/2006 13:00Machine: HP-Compaq nc6220 notebookProcessor: Centrino Pentium M 2.00 GHzMemory: 1 GBPartitions: (I had partitioned the disk earlier with knoppix) - I multi-boot winXP and linux - I put lilo on MBR with no problems.# fdisk -lDisk /dev/hda: 60.0 GB, 60011642880 bytes 16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 116280 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System/dev/hda1 1 2712713671976+ 17 Hidden HPFS/NTFS Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary./dev/hda2 27128 29065 976752 17 Hidden HPFS/NTFSPartition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary./dev/hda3 * 29066 48441 97655047 HPFS/NTFS Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary./dev/hda4 48442 116280341908255 ExtendedPartition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary./dev/hda5 48442 50379 976720+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda6 50380 56192 2929720+ 83 Linux/dev/hda7 56193 60067 1952968+ 71 Unknown/dev/hda8 60068 11628028331320+ 71 UnknownOutput of lspci and lspci -n: # lspci:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 03):00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 03) :00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 03):00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03) :00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03):00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03) :00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03):00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03):00: 1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03):00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev d3):00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03) :00:1e.3 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03):00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03):00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) IDE Controller (rev 03) :02:04.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2915ABG MiniPCI Adapter (rev 05):02:06.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus Controller:02:06.3 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx21 Integrated FlashMedia Controller :02:06.4 0805: Texas Instruments PCI6411, PCI6421, PCI6611, PCI6621, PCI7411, PCI7421, PCI7611, PCI7621 Secure Digital (SD) Controller:02:06.5 Communication controller: Texas Instruments PCI6411, PCI6421, PCI6611, PCI6621, PCI7411, PCI7421, PCI7611, PCI7621 Smart Card Controller (SMC) :10:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 11)glarson-1:/etc/init.d#glarson-1:/etc/init.d# lspci -n :00:00.0 0600: 8086:2590 (rev 03):00:02.0 0300: 8086:2592 (rev 03):00:02.1 0380: 8086:2792 (rev 03):00:1c.0 0604: 8086:2660 (rev 03):00:1c.1 0604: 8086:2662 (rev 03):00:1d.0 0c03: 8086:2658 (rev 03):00:1d.1 0c03: 8086:2659 (rev 03):00:1d.2 0c03: 8086:265a (rev 03):00:1d.7 0c03: 8086:265c (rev 03):00:1e.0 0604: 8086:2448 (rev d3):00:1e.2 0401: 8086:266e (rev 03) :00:1e.3 0703: 8086:266d (rev 03):00:1f.0 0601: 8086:2641 (rev 03):00:1f.1 0101: 8086:266f (rev 03):02:04.0 0280: 8086:4223 (rev 05):02:06.0 0607: 104c:8031:02:06.3 0180: 104c:8033 :02:06.4 0805: 104c:8034:02:06.5 0780: 104c:8035:10:00.0 0200: 14e4:167d (rev 11)glarson-1:/etc/init.d#Base System Installation Checklist:[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot worked:[O]Configure network HW: [O]Config network: [O]Detect CD: [O]Load installer modules: [O]Detect hard drives: [O]Partition hard drives: [O] Create file systems:[O]Mount partitions: [O]Install base system:[O]Install boot loader:[O]Reboot: [O] Comments/Problems: No problems at all with the install!! The following comments are on the post-install operation: Had to delete /etc/rc2.d/S99gdm to make level 2 non-graphical boot work properly. Graphical and no-graphical
Bug#288408: installation-reports: Boot Loader Failure and Success and Failure (LILO BAD, GRUB fails reboot)
Package: installation-reports Severity: important -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers experimental APT policy: (990, 'experimental'), (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.9-1-k7 Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) INSTALL REPORT Debian-installer-version: http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/sarge_d-i/i386/20041226/sarge-i386-netinst.iso uname -a: Linux space 2.6.9-1-k7 #1 Thu Nov 25 03:20:07 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux Date: 20041227 0830 EST or 1330 GMT Method: How did you install?Network Install What did you install? Sarge What did you boot off? sarge-i386-netinst.iso dated 2004-12-26 If network install, from where? ftp://ftp.us.debian.org Proxied?No. Not inline nor traditional. Machine: Soyo Dragon Ultra Platinum, KT600, VIA Chipset (Hand crafted machine) Processor: AMD Athlon 3000XP+ Barton Memory: 1.5GB (333MHz 3x512MB Non-ECC, Unbuffered) Root Device: IDE Maxtor 6B200P0, /dev/hde2, 3903620 1024K blocks Floppy Device: NONE Root Size/partition table: space:~# fdisk -l /dev/hde Disk /dev/hde: 203.9 GB, 203928109056 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24792 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hde1 * 1 36 289138+ 83 Linux /dev/hde2 37 522 3903795 83 Linux /dev/hde3 523 765 1951897+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hde4 766 24792 192996877+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hde5 7661738 7815591 83 Linux /dev/hde61739368315623181 83 Linux /dev/hde736843805 979933+ 83 Linux /dev/hde83806 24792 168578046 83 Linux space:~# fdisk -l /dev/sda Disk /dev/sda: 1199.9 GB, 1199956819968 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 145886 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 145886 1171829294+ 83 Linux space:~# fdisk -l /dev/sdb Disk /dev/sdb: 1427.4 GB, 1427489423360 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 173549 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 1 173549 1394032311 83 Linux space:~# df -H (edited to exclude network and shm) Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/hde2 4.0G 146M 3.9G 4% / /dev/hde1 297M47M 250M 16% /boot /dev/sda1 1.2T 985G 216G 83% /exports/finish /dev/sdb1 1.5T 992G 436G 70% /exports/scratch /dev/hde8 173G47M 173G 1% /home /dev/hde7 1.1G34M 970M 4% /tmp /dev/hde5 8.1G 637M 7.4G 8% /usr /dev/hde6 16G 351M16G 3% /var space:/boot/grub# cat /etc/fstab # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # file system mount point type options dump pass proc/proc procdefaults 0 0 /dev/hde2 / reiserfsdefaults 0 1 /dev/hde1 /boot reiserfsnotail 0 2 /dev/sda1 /exports/finish reiserfsdefaults 0 2 /dev/sdb1 /exports/scratchxfs defaults 0 2 /dev/hde8 /home reiserfsdefaults 0 2 /dev/hde7 /tmpreiserfsdefaults 0 2 /dev/hde5 /usrreiserfsdefaults 0 2 /dev/hde6 /varreiserfsdefaults 0 2 /dev/hde3 noneswapswap 0 0 /dev/hda/media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 Output of lspci and lspci -n: space:~# lspci :00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8377 [KT400/KT600 AGP] Host Bridge :00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 PCI Bridge :00:08.0 RAID bus controller: 3ware Inc 3ware Inc 3ware 7xxx/8xxx-series PATA/SATA-RAID (rev 01) :00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: D-Link System Inc Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (rev 11) :00:0b.0 RAID bus
Bug#248075: about your Debian installation report
Looking back through this bug report, manually loading sata_via worked for him with the 2.4.26 kernel before. I'm not clear on whether this is still the problem (in which case we need lspci information and to reassign it to discover1-data), or whether the module is now loaded by the installer, but fails to work, which would be a bug in kernel-image-2.4.27-1-386. Greg, which is it? I just tried it again with kernel 2.4. It hangs when detecting hardware for CD-ROM drives while inserting sd_mod. Switching to the other terminal, the process insmod sd_mod is sitting there with status D. In lsmod, the sd_mod module is shown as (initializing). Let em know if there's anything else I can do. -- Greg Baker, Lecturer School of Computing Science Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#248075: about your Debian installation report
I just tried this again with rc2 netinst and it seemed to work just fine. I had to use linux26 to get the SATA drive working (at least, I think that was the problem). But after that, everything was smooth sailing: both SATA and on-board ethernet. -- Greg Baker, Lecturer School of Computing Science Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#283312: it would be cool if the Debian installer checked which MBR to do a grub-install with multiple hard drives
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: Daily build 11-20-2004 uname -a: Linux owl 2.6.8-1 Thu Nov 11 11:49:00 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux Date: 2004-11-25 Method: boot off netinst cd, get debs from ftp Machine: Intel 865P motherboard Processor: Celeron 2.6mhz EVERYTHING WORKED, but... Comments: I had an old IDE hard drive in this machine with another debian install on it. I wanted to install a clean debian on a new SATA drive I bought and have radically different partitions. I just wanted to retain SOME data. So I threw the SATA drive in, booted up debian installer... It was late at night, and I was tired and bleary eyed, but when it asked Install Grub to MBR I said yes. Unfortunately, while I partitioned only the sata drive and installed the base system to only that drive, it automatically did a grub-install (hd0) on the ide drive. It would be cool if, when installing on a multiple-hard-drive system, you could ask the user WHICH hard drive's MBR to use for a grub install. Also, when I rebooted with the installer and just wanted to install grub to the MBR, it wouldn't let me do it without repartitioning. I know I would have had to then manually tell grub which kernel to point to, but it would be cool if I could have forced this somehow (I guess I could have dropped to a shell on another console and done a manual grub-install (hd1)...) I'm not sure if expert mode gives more flexibility with this -- i didn't try it. Otherwise, everything went great. The installer keeps getting better! It's awesome! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#282652: installation report
On Sat, 2004-11-27 at 19:46 -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: On Tue, Nov 23, 2004 at 11:06:47AM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote: Tried to do the Multi-User thing and aboot just would not install. This is the guided one-partition thing. I have a gaggle of disk for this thing too. Known bug in partman, should be listed now in the errata for RC2. I'll check. Thanks. Maybe I'll re-build again and see what happens. Output of lspci and lspci -n: undead:~# lspci :00:00.0 Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21040 [Tulip] (rev 22) :00:01.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c810 (rev 01) :00:02.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: Intel Corp. 82375EB/SB PCI to EISA Bridge (rev 03) undead:~# lspci -n :00:00.0 0200: 1011:0002 (rev 22) :00:01.0 : 1000:0001 (rev 01) :00:02.0 : 8086:0482 (rev 03) I installed kernel-image-2.4.27-1-generic. It installed OK, but the sym53c8xx module would not load at all. It would not detect the card. I even passed along boot parametrs to get things work, no go. (This I believe is a kernel bug). The funny thing is the installer was using 2.4.26-something. This lead me to try kernel-image-2.6.8-1-generic (v2.6.8-8). I know about v2.6.8-9. I booted from tftp again and did a chroot into the just install system. I installed the 2.6.8-1-generic kernel and rebooted. Given the directory you downloaded from, it's not surprising that 2.4.26 was used by the installer. Using the current RC2 images (netboot or otherwise) should give you 2.4.27 now. Good enough, I will re-install as I haven't really done anything with it yet. According to discover1-data, the driver for your LSI chip is sym53c8xx_2. This module is present in the 2.4.27 kernel images for alpha, so assuming this is the right driver, a kernel bug seems a likely explanation. Do you know if this has been reported to the kernel maintainers? Actually the module is located in a subdir of scsi /lib/modules/2.6.8-1-generic/kernel/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym53c8xx.ko and /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-generic/kernel/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym53c8xx.o Cut-n-Paste: undead:/proc/bus# modinfo sym53c8xx filename: /lib/modules/2.6.8-1-generic/kernel/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym53c8xx.ko license:Dual BSD/GPL vermagic: 2.6.8-1-generic gcc-3.3 depends:scsi_transport_spi,scsi_mod alias: pci:v1000d0001sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v1000d0002sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v1000d0003sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v1000d0004sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v1000d0005sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v1000d0006sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v1000d000Asv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v1000d000Bsv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v1000d000Csv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v1000d000Dsv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v1000d000Fsv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v1000d0010sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v1000d0012sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v1000d0013sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v1000d0020sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v1000d0021sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v1000d008Fsv*sd*bc*sc*i* Basically the same one from 2.4.27-1-generic as well. That booted really well, except for this sym0:0:0:M_REJECT to send for : 1-2-3-1. was scrolling everything off the screen. Eventually the machine locked up. This was all before the base config was completed. So I ended up booting the installer again and doing a chroot into the installed machine and added ' sym53c8xx=debug:0x80 ' to the boot lines in aboot. That allowed me to boot proper into the base-config at first boot and quell 99% of the debug info. Of course, the installer lets you specify module options when run with low or medium debconf priority, but you would have to know about this issue when first installing to make use of it. Right, I look into those to see if I can make heads or tails out of it. If you have the location (URI) of the most recent, I'd be ahppy to make due with reading it. Once I got the machine to boot proper, I have edited aboot.conf to appear to work similarly to update-grub. Someone (if I can hack it) should consider doing a update-aboot script similar to update-grub. It would make things much more simple. It would allow to update the kernel without having to futz with the aboot.conf and hope you got it right. There are some limitations in aboot.conf, but those could be written into the script. Then you could also use this script to actually help the people maintain or change the auto-boot sequence in SRM as well. Mmm, I don't see much advantage to a complex script for managing aboot.conf, when for most uses all that's needed is to manage a pair of kernel and initrd symlinks for the current and previous kernels
Bug#282652: installation report
Package: installation-reports INSTALL REPORT Debian-installer-version: Alpha 20041118 for Sarge uname -a: Linux undead 2.6.8-1-generic #1 Mon Oct 11 06:38:27 CEST 2004 alpha GNU/Linux Date: 20041119 thru 20041122 Method: I used a tftp/bootp server with boot.img from the, http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/sarge/main/installer-alpha/20041118/images/netboot/boot.img and http://ftp.egr.msu.edu/debian/dists/sarge/main/installer-alpha/20041118/images/netboot/boot.img SRM command as follows: P00boot ewa0 -fl root=/dev/ram ramdisk_size=16384 -fi 192.168.1.200:boot.img I used my local LAN mirror and also http://ftp.us.debian.org to do the installs (more than once) Machine: Digital 2100 Server, A500MP Processor: EV4/233 Memory: 256MB Root Device: /dev/sda3 Root Size/partition table: undead:~# fdisk -l /dev/sda Disk /dev/sda: 4290 MB, 4290600960 bytes 132 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1023 cylinders Units = cylinders of 8184 * 512 = 4190208 bytes 5 partitions: # start end size fstype [fsize bsize cpg] a:1*1*0* ext2 b:1* 20* 19* ext2 c: 20* 971* 951* ext2 d: 971* 1024* 53* swap Tried to do the Multi-User thing and aboot just would not install. This is the guided one-partition thing. I have a gaggle of disk for this thing too. Output of lspci and lspci -n: undead:~# lspci :00:00.0 Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21040 [Tulip] (rev 22) :00:01.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c810 (rev 01) :00:02.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: Intel Corp. 82375EB/SB PCI to EISA Bridge (rev 03) undead:~# lspci -n :00:00.0 0200: 1011:0002 (rev 22) :00:01.0 : 1000:0001 (rev 01) :00:02.0 : 8086:0482 (rev 03) I also have a Q-Vision VGA card in this thing, on the EISA bus. Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot worked:[O] Configure network HW: [O] Config network: [O] Detect CD: [ ] (O but didn't do final from CD) Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O E] Create file systems:[O] Mount partitions: [O] Install base system:[O] Install boot loader:[O E] Reboot: [O] Comments/Problems: The system installed flawlessly from tftp on my final installation. Found my local mirror on a few tries and also found ftp.us.debian.org and other ones I tried as well. Okay, onto the issues: On first install from CD-ROM, I was very impressed. Until I got to the aboot installation. It failed. I had selected the Multi-User guided setup. It could not write the aboot to the bootblock and partition #1. I could do a manual install of aboot, (swriteboot -f1 boot/bootlx) but the point was to have it done automagically. Would not do it, time and time again. I switched to using one partition for / and one partition for /boot, and one for swap. Of course #1 for aboot. And voila, it installed perfectly. This is not the way I like my machines setup, but for now I'll deal. I installed kernel-image-2.4.27-1-generic. It installed OK, but the sym53c8xx module would not load at all. It would not detect the card. I even passed along boot parametrs to get things work, no go. (This I believe is a kernel bug). The funny thing is the installer was using 2.4.26-something. This lead me to try kernel-image-2.6.8-1-generic (v2.6.8-8). I know about v2.6.8-9. I booted from tftp again and did a chroot into the just install system. I installed the 2.6.8-1-generic kernel and rebooted. That booted really well, except for this sym0:0:0:M_REJECT to send for : 1-2-3-1. was scrolling everything off the screen. Eventually the machine locked up. This was all before the base config was completed. So I ended up booting the installer again and doing a chroot into the installed machine and added ' sym53c8xx=debug:0x80 ' to the boot lines in aboot. That allowed me to boot proper into the base-config at first boot and quell 99% of the debug info. Once I got the machine to boot proper, I have edited aboot.conf to appear to work similarly to update-grub. Someone (if I can hack it) should consider doing a update-aboot script similar to update-grub. It would make things much more simple. It would allow to update the kernel without having to futz with the aboot.conf and hope you got it right. There are some limitations in aboot.conf, but those could be written into the script. Then you could also use this script to actually help the people maintain or change the auto-boot sequence in SRM as well. Also, some explanation of the whole SRM auto-boot setup should probably be discussed during the aboot install. Not that it is hard, just that some people have really never had to deal with SRM. Only ARC (for Windows NT on Alpha). There are even fewer people that have done a conversion from VMS-AXP to Debian Linux
Bug#247216: still broken
The pre-rc2 netinstall image is still broken for hppa. I repeated my previous attempt on a slightly different machine. This one was a B132L+ instead of a 700, and it had a different CD-ROM in it, and less memory. It made no difference. The installer still hangs on coreutils. The only visible difference on tty1 was that it was stuck at 8% instead of 9%. ps auxw (on tty2) gives this (modulo whitespace; I wrote it down on paper because there's no ssh, no telnet, no ftp, no ping in the installer): PID Uid VmSize Stat Command 17309 root432 D cp /cdrom/pool/main/c/coreutils/coreutils_5.2.1-2_hppa.deb /target/var/cache/apt/archives/coreutils_5.2.1-2_hppa.deb The file is partially copied: -r--r--r-- 1 root root 335872 Oct 19 17:28 coreutils_5.2.1-2_hppa.deb Compared to the original on the CD-ROM: -r--r--r-- 6 root root2778648 Jul 16 14:17 coreutils_5.2.1-2_hppa.deb I attempted to run wc /cdrom/pool/main/c/coreutils/coreutils_5.2.1-2_hppa.deb to see whether it could actually read the file. The wc process hung, and could not be interrupted by ^C, DEL, ^\ or ^Z. At that point, I powered off. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#269822: i386 rc1 netinst failure (pentium 3, via)
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: rc1 netinst CD image (i386) downloaded some time last week. or was it two weeks ago? uname -a: Linux hostname 2.4.27 #2 Fri Sep 3 10:05:23 EDT 2004 i686 GNU/Linux (custom kernel I built after woody installation -- see below) Date: Thu Sep 2, in the afternoon; and Fri Sep 3, morning Method: Partitioned the disk (13 GB disk with Win98) using partition magic, leaving about 2.2 GB free. Booted the sarge CD, hit Enter (default 2.4.x kernel). Machine: White-box Pentium III mid-tower PC, VIA chipset. As generic as you can ask for. Processor: Pentium III (Coppermine) 800 MHz Memory: 256 MB Root Device: /dev/hda (Maxtor 51369U3 ATA disk) Root Size/partition table: /dev/hda1 = Win98. /dev/hda2 = Linux ext3, /dev/hda3 = Linux swap (see below) Output of lspci and lspci -n: (see below) Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot worked:[O] Configure network HW: [O] Config network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Create file systems:[E] Mount partitions: [E] Install base system:[E] Install boot loader:[ ] Reboot: [ ] Comments/Problems: Ugh, where to start. Let's start by stating clearly that I used this *very same* sarge netinst CD to install sarge on a different i386 box last week, and it went smooth as silk. So it's not a bad image, and it's *probably* not a damaged CD. This computer is not mine; it was brought to me to be converted from a Win98 box to a Win98/Debian dual-boot box. I won't have access to it after today, so I can't repeat this installation. Installed partition magic 7.0 from CDs, ran it, attempted to resize the (FAT32) partition to leave space for Linux. This failed during the reboot cycle (where it does the actual work). Had to reboot into DOS mode and run scandisk (which acts like a DOS program if you reboot into DOS, but acts like a Windows program if you boot normally -- and is utterly useless in Windows). Fixed the file system corruption, reran PM, got the partition resized. Booted the sarge CD. Laid out the partitions like this (typing, not pasting): Disk /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc: 13.5 GB, 13520166912 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1643 cylinders ... Device Boot StartEnd Blocks Id System .../part1 * 1 135110851876 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) .../part2 1352 1618 2144677+ 83 Linux .../part3 1619 1643 200812+ 82 Linux swap Created an ext3 file system on /dev/hda2 and swap on /dev/hda3. It began installing the base system from the CD-ROM, and that's when everything started going wrong. The actual symptom was an error message saying that installing the base system had failed (Alt-F3 for details, etc.). I went to Alt-F3 and there were a lot of errors of the form package foo pre-depends on package bar, but bar is not configured yet, but I'll carry on anyway. I have no idea where the first error was; it was too far back. I retried several times. My next try was just to re-install the base system over top of the half-installed one. This failed. Then I tried recreating the ext3 file system, so that it could start with a fresh slate. That failed again. I might have tried a few more times as well; I forget. At some point I saw that dpkg had suffered a segmentation fault. This led me to think that perhaps the computer had bad RAM. So I went back into Win98, downloaded the memtest86 floppy image .zip file, realized I had no way to unzip it, unzipped it on my unix workstation, then downloaded the unzipped files by ftp. Tried to write the image to a floppy, but that failed. Multiple times. I couldn't even *read* a known-good floppy, so I replaced the floppy drive. After that, I was able to format a floppy (with 128k worth of bad sectors, but apparently not at the front of the floppy) and write memtest86's image to it. I booted that and let it run overnight. There were no memtest86 errors. If this machine has hardware problems, they're elsewhere. Then I tried sarge again. Booted the CD-ROM, went through the menus up to the disk partitioner. When I tried to redo the file system and swap area, it *hung*. No errors on Alt-F3 or anything, though I could flip back and forth between the virtual consoles. That's why I've marked the three Es in the grid up above. Everything from the partitioner to the base system was flaky as hell, and I couldn't get through it. So then I took out my woody CD and installed woody on the computer, using bf24, leaving the partition table alone but recreating the ext3 file system and swap space. That worked flawlessly. Not a single problem with the installation from the woody CD. I upgraded it to sarge. That also went flawlessly. (Note: the network was working at this
Bug#265942: Gateway 450 Laptop install
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: Aug 8 14:19 sarge-i386-netinst.iso, from Debian.org uname -a: Linux gomadtroll 2.6.7-1-686 #1 Thu Jul 8 05:36:53 EDT 2004 i686 GNU/Linux Date: August, 14, 2004 Method: Network install using the netinstall iso, local mirror. Machine: Gateway notebook 450, Centrino Processor: Pentium M 1400gz Memory: 512 mb Root Device: IDE Root Size/partition table: hda1primary w95 Fat 32 6292mb Windows hda2primary Linux Swap 509mb swap hda4primary ext34800mb / hda5logical ext3 2 mb /home hda6logical w95 fat32 8000mb /shared hda7logical ext3 394/var Output of lspci: :00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82855PM Processor to I/O Controller (rev 03) :00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82855PM Processor to AGP Controller (rev 03) :00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03) :00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03) :00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03) :00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB 2.0 EHCI Controller (rev 03) :00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 83) :00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DBM LPC Interface Controller (rev 03) :00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DBM (ICH4) Ultra ATA Storage Controller (rev 03) :00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller (rev 03) :00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03) :01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M7 LW [Radeon Mobility 7500] :02:02.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 02) :02:04.0 Network controller: Intel Corp. PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04) :02:05.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev aa) :02:05.1 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev aa) :02:05.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C552 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 02) Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked:[O] Configure network HW: [O] Config network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Create file systems:[O] Mount partitions: [O] Install base system:[O] Install boot loader:[O] Reboot: [O] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: A very smooth install. I originally had 10 partitions on this drive and I needed to preserve hda1, and my /home /shared directories.The partitioner had no problem reconfiguring the drive. The only time I had to pause and think was trying to mount the existing /home /shared partitions. The option to mount existing drives without formatting them isn't as clear as it was on the previous installer. I am not sure how critical it is but there is no kernel for Centrino, Pentium M, processors. The install was faster and everything 'just works' :) thaks -- Greg Madden Precision Air Balance, Inc. Phone: 907-276-0461 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#264708: RC-1 Debian Installer
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: RC-1 uname -a: Linux clos 2.4.26 #1 SMP Fri Apr 16 10:09:37 AKDT 2004 i686 GNU/Linux Debian-installer-version: uname -a: The result of running uname -a on a shell prompt Date: 8/9/04 3:30pm AKDT Method: Used Network install iso, local mirror. Machine: custom Processor:2 x PIII 1gz Memory:2gb Root Device: SCSI sda5 Root sda1 Primary Linux swap 255.86 sda2 BootPrimary Linux ext350.34 /boot sda3 BootPrimary Linux ext350.34 sda5 BootLogical Linux ext3 299.90 /root sda6 Logical Linux ext3 4999.62 /usr sda7 Logical Linux ext3 1000.35 /var sda8 Logical Linux ext3 8416.92 sda9 Logical Linux ext3 500.18 /tmp sda10Logical Linux swap 786.44 Logical Free Space 2013.27 sdb1 Primary Linux XFS 26000.50 /usr/local sdb2 Primary Linux XFS 10702.82 /home sdc1 Primary Linux swap 1024.46 sdc2 Primary Linux XFS 35678.85 /pub hda1 Primary Linux ext3 120034.13 /mnt/pub output of lspci: :00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo PRO133x] (rev c4) :00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598/694x [Apollo MVP3/Pro133x AGP] :00:04.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 40) :00:04.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) :00:04.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 40) :00:09.0 SCSI storage controller: Advanced System Products, Inc ABP940-UW :00:0a.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875J (rev 04) :00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (rev 30) :00:0c.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 41) :00:0c.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 41) :00:0c.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 02) :00:0d.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq 5880 AudioPCI (rev 02) :01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G400 AGP (rev 85) Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked:[O] Configure network HW: [O] Config network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [E] Partition hard drives: [E] Create file systems:[ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system:[ ] Install boot loader:[ ] Reboot: [ ] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems:The linux26 kernel apparently does not have the driver for my scsi card. The driver is for the symbios chipset, sym53c8xx, or the ncr53c7,8xx. The 2.4 kernel works fine in RC-1. Only the IDE drive shows up in the partitioner for the 2.6 kernel, install stops there. -- Greg Madden Precision Air Balance, Inc. Phone: 907-276-0461 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#264708: lspci -n
# lspci -n :00:00.0 0600: 1106:0691 (rev c4) :00:01.0 0604: 1106:8598 :00:04.0 0601: 1106:0686 (rev 40) :00:04.1 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06) :00:04.4 0600: 1106:3057 (rev 40) :00:09.0 0100: 10cd:2300 :00:0a.0 0100: 1000:008f (rev 04) :00:0b.0 0200: 10b7:9055 (rev 30) :00:0c.0 0c03: 1033:0035 (rev 41) :00:0c.1 0c03: 1033:0035 (rev 41) :00:0c.2 0c03: 1033:00e0 (rev 02) :00:0d.0 0401: 1274:5880 (rev 02) :01:00.0 0300: 102b:0525 (rev 85) I didn't try modprobing the driver for the scsi card from a shell since I thought it should work from the installer. -- Greg Madden Precision Air Balance, Inc. Phone: 907-276-0461 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#264708: symbios scsi driver
I currently use the sym53c8xx_2 driver (2.4.26) on this box, its a dual boot, both Debian Testing. The sym53c8xx_2 works well. -- Greg Madden Precision Air Balance, Inc. Phone: 907-276-0461 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: di and woody
On Sun, 2004-08-08 at 23:38, John Summerfield wrote: A few minutes ago Ibooted d-i off my week-old network boot setup and tried to install Woody. It coukln't find the needed netinstall image from the local official mirror. Hmmm, I didn't think the new d-i was aimed at Woody. -- greg, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The technology that is Stronger, better, faster: Linux signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Introduction
On Mon, 2004-08-02 at 22:43, John Summerfield wrote: Greg Folkert wrote: Personally, I use: CTRL+L to reply to list. Thunderbird lacks that option. So did Evo. I added the CTRL+L to do the reply to list. I really thought T-Bird had a function for it. /me looks... /me doesn't find it, much to his chagrin. -- greg, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The technology that is Stronger, better, faster: Linux signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: lvm and raid?
On Tue, 2004-08-03 at 18:02, Joey Hess wrote: Martin Michlmayr wrote: I don't think it ever offered it. IMHO it's a bug in parted for not offering the right flags, but maybe partman should just work around it. It would certainly be good to provide support for lvm on raid since many people want this feature. It did offer it before. IIRC during DebConf4 we tested it and 2.4 worked, while with 2.6 something segfaulted. Nuh, uah, no way, Did NOT! Liar, Liar, plants for Hire! -- greg, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The technology that is Stronger, better, faster: Linux signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Introduction
On Mon, 2004-08-02 at 22:08, Rahmat M. Samik-Ibrahim wrote: On Tue, 2004-08-03 at 04:12, Colin Watson wrote: Google for Reply-To considered harmful. Nevertheless: Smoking is considered harmful, Fat is harmful too, Cholesterol is harmful. But, what if the community prefer those harmful things? It is never my intention to write a private mail to debian-boot. What's wrong with one click (reply-to) instead of: - click reply-to-all - cut Colin Watson from To: - cut debian-boot from Cc: and paste it into To:. Personally, I use: CTRL+L to reply to list. Matter of modifying your preferences and stuff. -- greg, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The technology that is Stronger, better, faster: Linux signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Bug#261916: install stuck at low memory message
Package: boot-floppy Version: 20040715 Sarge weekly snapshot I am trying to install Sarge on a Pentium 90 with only 32M of memory. After the root fs is loaded from the floppy and mounted, I get a message saying that installation is going into low memory mode. When I press continue, the same message screen comes back, and on and on it goes. That message says get some swap space asap. So I created swap space on the hard disk, but there were no device files there to use as arguments for swapon. Didn't try making one with mknod. The program that shows this message is debconf_lowmem, and I think it is launched by debian_installer. I tried removing S10lowmem and S31lowmem from /lib/debian-installer.d/, then killed the debian_installer and debconf_lowmwm processes, and then installation proceeded (until I hit a problem with my media) I'd be happy to help with more information or trying proposed fixes. Cheers, Greg O'Keefe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Pointing users to d-i images on the main page
On Wed, 2004-06-23 at 08:10, Christian Perrier wrote: I'm currently feeling that the way we currently point users to the various builds on the d-i main page (http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer) is not optimal. Basically, we have 3 sections here: -beta4 -tc1 -daily builds The daily builds section links to a dedicated page (www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/builds) explaining the differences between sid_d-i and sarge_d-i Strangely, this page mentions sid_d-i as the daily builds while the main installer page link in Daily builds points to http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/ which has *sarge_d-i* builds There are several consequences to all this: -we receive too much reports for beta4 and for nearly all of them we always answer one of the following: -please test a more recent image such as tc1 and sid_s-i -this has been fixed. Please try. (tc1 or sid_d-i) -tc1 which was meant to be a test candidate is probably is bit too visible currently and several users take it as the last official release -sid_d-i images are very hard to find Just before Saturday's meeting, I received a proposal by Vince McIntyre for a how to help us testing d-i page: http://people.debian.org/~bubulle/d-i/irc-meeting-20040619/vince2.html I suggest that -we keep only beta4 on the main d-i page as official release. Put here a link to the builds page. -we remove the tc1 pointer from the main page -we keep a daily build paragraph pointing to a new page called the builds page This builds page should be basically the current http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/builds where we inject Vince McIntyre proposal. Do you think we can converge on these ideas ? The most critical point, imho, is currently the lack of visibility of sid_d-i and a too much visible sarge_d-i release... Is there work being done to get the floppies for sparc32 to work? I have a SPARCstation10 I would like to get working, the netboot image and the floppy images from josh's stuff all get the cramfs: wrong magic Error. If anyone has really been working on this I can help get this fixed. Thanks. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] REMEMBER ED CURRY! http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry Novell's Directory Services is a competitive product to Microsoft's Active Directory in much the same way that the Saturn V is a competitive product to those dinky little model rockets that kids light off down at the playfield. -- Thane Walkup signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
D-I Sparc32 Floppy fails to boot on SPARCstation 10
I have a SPARCstation 10 UP with 64MB memory. I have tried: http://june.voxel.net/~joshk/d-i/images/2004-06-23/sparc32/floppy/ and http://june.voxel.net/~joshk/d-i/images/2004-06-01/sparc32/floppy/ and http://june.voxel.net/~joshk/d-i/images/2004-05-14/sparc32/floppy/ Those images, all come up with: cramfs: wrong magic It then proceed to complain about a missing initrd and does a panic. Then tells me howto get back to OpenBoot. Well now, quaint. I guess I might be missing something, but since this problems persists (I really want to get Debian on this machine. But I want to test out the new installer and not Woody (which works). Any tips? (No lepers please!) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] REMEMBER ED CURRY! http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry Novell's Directory Services is a competitive product to Microsoft's Active Directory in much the same way that the Saturn V is a competitive product to those dinky little model rockets that kids light off down at the playfield. -- Thane Walkup signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Bug#247819: installer message
On Mon, 2004-06-14 at 10:09, Alessandro Foresi wrote: Taken from a recent (Jun 2004) installer snapshot: Debian does not currently support using software RAID for the root filesystem of /boot partition. A system installed in this way will not boot. Nice fix :-) I ran into this as well. update-grub complains and fails. Although grub-install does work IF and only IF you are mirroring. You could get update-grub to work properly to *IF* you temporarily change the /boot definition in /etc/fstab. I do use a separate partition for /boot for of habit and forces me to clean up excessive kernels laying around. I currently have 2 machines setup this way and it does work. It is only a pain if you forget to make the temp change while installing a new kernel. It shouldn't be this much of a pain... but then, Windows does make this situation of chosen operation impossible to do. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] REMEMBER ED CURRY! http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry Novell's Directory Services is a competitive product to Microsoft's Active Directory in much the same way that the Saturn V is a competitive product to those dinky little model rockets that kids light off down at the playfield. -- Thane Walkup signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Google
On Wed, 2004-06-02 at 13:16, GJL wrote: Why is your web page coming up on my computer when the location bar says Google.com?? Which web-page? We only have one central one: http://www.debian.org It would be good if you read a bit about what and who we are. Mainly you have not patched your system from: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com Microsoft has issued several thousand security updates for your machine. I suggest you wander over there. They(the real people sending the mail) are using the second oldest trick in the book. You click on something from someone you do not know and *THEY* installed something to zombie out your computer. Why did you HACK into my computer and install thus GNU/Linux stuff?? Once again, you seem to not understand, we do not even care about WINDOWS. Sure we have to deal with from an Enterprise perspective. We did not install anything on your machine. I you clicked on something from someone you do not know and you do not have a GOOD UP-TO-DATE Antivirus software you have given the keys to the someone that sent you that e-mail. BTW, If you machine is still booting to Windows, GNU/Linux is not installed, as it is a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT OPERATING SYSTEM. We have no idea what this is all about and DO NOT CARE. If you cared a bit more and had a bit better judgment, you would not be in this predicament. You would be wise to stop spouting off to people that really COULD if we cared to (which we don't) make your machine cry, or help you repair it. How do we get our computer back from this intrusion and illegal installation?? YOU are the one that was asked to install something, YOU are the one that opened the E-Mail, YOU ARE THE ONE RESPONSIBLE. Also, one last tidbit of info, you may find interesting, is that Spammers and Virus writers are working together right now. That means They are using stupid sheeple like yourself whom are very naive about the Internet, to do the bidding they want. Especially if you have a broadband connection. Also, the best way to tell if WE (The Debian Installer developers, which you have to boot from inorder to install from it) take a look at the FULL e-mail, headers and all. If something like: Envelope-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] it was probably sent by a Bulk Mailer/SPammer Good day and Good luck. If you would like HELP recovering from this, I suggest you ASK nicely. As we are fully capable to help you out. And we do so for many others, similar to you. Usually we ignore people like you, because you come in and have NO CLUE as to what has happened to your machine. Once again: Ask Nicely, or Don't ask at all. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#248075: ethernet module install
We'd appreciate it if you could test this image and tell us if the issues you mentioned in your bug report have been dealt with, and in particular whether your SATA disks are recognized and work. You can either boot normally (by pressing enter or typing linux) and will get a 2.4.26 kernel with SATA, or you can type linux26 and get a 2.6 kernel; both should work, and we'd appreciate feedback about both of them. Thanks Under 2.4.26, I had to switch terminals and insert sata_via manually. Then, it recognized my SATA drives (as /dev/sd[01], IIRC). I didn't do a full install with 2.4. I could if it would be interesting. With the 2.6.5 kernel, it automatically recognized the drives as /dev/hd[eg]. Installation went as expected after that. Didn't configure to load module for ethernet. Detected correctly in from-CD phase, but after reboot, I had to switch terminals and manually start network. Can you please check if this has been fixed? With the 2.6.5 install, the Ethernet came up just fine and I was able to connect to a Debian mirror. Thanks for the work. The new installer is quite nice. -- Greg Baker, Lecturer School of Computing Science Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#248075: ethernet module install
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: sarge-netinst (lastmod May 15) uname -a: Date: May 8, 2004 Method: install from CD Machine: custom-built, based on ASUS K8V SE Processor: Athlon 3200+ Memory: 1GB Root Device: SATA Root Size/partition table: N/A Output of lspci: Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked:[O] Configure network HW: [O] Config network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Create file systems:[O] Mount partitions: [O] Install base system:[O] Install boot loader:[O] Reboot: [O] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: Didn't configure to load module for ethernet. Detected correctly in from-CD phase, but after reboot, I had to switch terminals and manually start network. Ethernet hardware is the same as described here: http://lists.progeny.com/archive/discover-workers/200405/msg00027.html -- Greg Baker, Lecturer School of Computing Science Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
drop the hammer
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Bug#241073: hppa sarge CD netinst fails on 715/100 (segfault)
Beta 4 of the installer appears to fix this bug. I get much farther now. Installation report to follow in a separate thread -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#241109: sid has same problem
Just FYI: I can install Woody on this machine, but the kernel fails to boot (can't open initial console, followed by kernel panic: no init found). I also tried installing sid (by choosing unstable from the sarge netinst CD), and that also produces the same error as sarge, reported in this bug report 241109. --Greg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#241073: hppa sarge CD netinst fails on 715/100 (segfault)
On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 11:47:09PM +0200, Thorsten Sauter wrote: imho that's a bug in libc on the hppa machines. You can find more details in the syslog on the second console. Ah, I didn't realize that Alt-F2 would work so early in the boot sequence. Both dmesg and /var/log/syslog on Alt-F2 produce output like this: do_page_fault() pid=149 command='frontend' type=15 address=0x0004 YZrvWESTHLNXBCVMcbcbcbcbOGFRQPDI PSW: 0110 Not tainted (lots and lots more cryptic numbers... I can write them down if you wish) do_page_fault() pid=162 command='frontend' type=15 address=0x0004 etc. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#241073: hppa sarge CD netinst fails on 715/100 (segfault)
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/daily/hppa/20040329/sarge-hppa-netinst.iso uname -a: N/A (never makes it to a shell) Date: Tue Mar 30 10:44:59 EST 2004 Method: 'boot scsi.2.0' (external SCSI CD-ROM with the ISO burned on a CD-R) Machine: HP 715/100 Processor: PA-RISC 1.1 Memory: 160 MB Root Device: internal SCSI hard disk (but never makes it that far) Root Size/partition table: N/A (never makes it that far) Output of lspci: N/A Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked:[E] Configure network HW: [ ] Config network: [ ] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems:[ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system:[ ] Install boot loader:[ ] Reboot: [ ] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: I have a lot of old HP PA-RISC machines lying around, so I thought I'd try to help get the sarge installer tested on hppa. I know it's not yet considered to be working. I downloaded http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/daily/hppa/20040329/sarge-hppa-netinst.iso onto a local computer (HP-UX 10.20, with a DVD burner in it), and burned it to a CD-R. Then I assembled an old HP 715/100, with an external SCSI CD-ROM, monitor/keyboard/mouse, and network transceiver+cable. I booted the machine and hit ESC to get the firmware menu/prompt. At the firmware prompt, I typed 'search scsi' to see what names the devices were using, then 'boot scsi.2.0' to boot the CD. Linux booted properly, but after a few seconds I got the following errors: Setting up filesystem, please wait .. umount: /initrd: Invalid argument Segmentation fault Segmentation fault Segmentation fault The Segmentation fault messages repeated for as long as I cared to let them, one every few seconds on average. Hitting the (soft) power button caused Linux to shut down gracefully and power off. I repeated this procedure with the same result. The suggestion to use 'DEBCONF_PRIORITY=low' was made in IRC, but I don't know precisely how to *do* that. I tried booting the CD with 'boot scsi.2.0 DEBCONF_PRIORITY=low' but it made no visible difference. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#241109: Sarge install on IA64
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: IA64 current (20040329) uname -a: Linux soulhunter 2.4.25-itanium-smp #1 SMP Thu Mar 18 18:55:54 MST 2004 ia64 unknown Date: Tue Mar 30 11:37:04 MST 2004 Method: Download sarge-netinst-ia64.iso, burn to CD What did you boot off? CD If network install, from where? ftp.us.debian.org Proxied? No. Machine: HP I2000 Processor: Single processor Itanium-1 733MHz Memory: 1GB Root Device: SCSI disk (/dev/scsi/host0/target0/lun0/part1) Root Size/partition table: 4.9GB Output of lspci: Didn't make it that far in install Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked:[X] Configure network HW: [X] Config network: [X] Detect CD: [X] Load installer modules: [X] Detect hard drives: [X] Partition hard drives: [X] Create file systems:[X] Mount partitions: [X] Install base system: [E] Install boot loader:[ ] Reboot: [ ] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: Installation dies on a package conflict. unpacking replacement libc6.1 ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6.1_2.3.2.ds1-11_ia64.deb trying to overwrite '/etc/default/devpts' which is also in package initscripts Selecting previously deslected package libreadline4. unpacking libreadline4 (from .../libreadline4_4.3-10_i164.deb) ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6.1_2.3.2.ds1-11_ia64.deb /usr/sbin/debootstrap: 1: sleep: not found -- Greg Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] NCAR/SCD -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#241073: hppa sarge CD netinst fails on 715/100 (segfault)
On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 09:22:11PM +0200, Thomas Poindessous wrote: can you try with disabling framebuffer : debian-installer/framebuffer=false If it doesn't help, it will need some debugging on bterm ... I found out how to pass boot parameters to the kernel -- or at least, I think I did. When I added this one, it produced no visible difference in the results. I still get a Frame Buffer after the first few seconds of booting (Tux with the PA-RISC log on his stomach, and an fb0: line in the kernel's output). Then I get the same Segmentation fault lines at the end. Here's how I added the boot parameters: 1) Hit ESC at power-on time to get to the BOOT_ADMIN prompt. 2) At the BOOT_ADMIN prompt, type boot scsi.2.0 isl to get to the list of boot parameters. 3) Edit parameter number 0 (or any of them, actually) and add debian-installer/framebuffer=false (with a space) to it. This adds a new parameter to the list. 4) When the new list is displayed, press Backspace, b, Enter to boot. The list seems to be the correct one, since it includes DEBCONF_PRIORITY=high by default. (Changing that to low made no difference, either.) P.S.: Whatever you do, don't boot with video=stifb:off, because that *does* disable the FB in the kernel, and the result is an endless scrolling of errors full of numbers that I can't read (because the whole screen jerks too much), and the only way to stop it is to pull the power cord. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: no support for anything but ext2?
On Sun, 2004-02-29 at 20:00, Joey Hess wrote: Vaclav Dvorak wrote: I downloaded this ISO image, dated 21/02/2004, with jigdo: http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/cd/jigdo-area/i386/sarge-i386-1.jigdo [...] We support ext3, reiserfs, and ext2, with xfs coming in the next few days. What you say! XFS, wonderful!! Now please don't tell me JFS support is coming in as well, me heart just couldn't take it. And I suppose you are going to tell me EVMS and LVM(1 and 2) are gonna be supported to. The D-I boot team is doing wonderful magic. So far, only 1 machine not successfully installed using the daily images. But partly due bootable usb media readers in them. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] REMEMBER ED CURRY! http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry Novell's Directory Services is a competitive product to Microsoft's Active Directory in much the same way that the Saturn V is a competitive product to those dinky little model rockets that kids light off down at the playfield. -- Thane Walkup signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Remove my name from display!
On Thu, 2004-01-29 at 06:31, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I request you to remove my name from public mockering-list of yours immediately. It has been on display for several years by now, and should be enough to satisfy your sick sense of humour. I give you 14 days to remove my name from the a.m. list. Should you have some doubt of what I.m referring to, just seek with Google for Taisto Kesseli, and you will find the referenced item (private email by nature). (I just wonder how such an honourable organisation as yours, humiliates private persons in this way keeping real names on public mocking list for years?! Or is it just an individual within the organisation behaving recklessly?) I assume you are talking about: http://lists.debian.org/debian-www/2001/debian-www-200112/msg00086.html and the Reply: http://lists.debian.org/debian-www/2001/debian-www-200112/msg00088.html Well, since this is a community project, all communications on the Mailing Lists that are a part of Debian, either real messages, SPAM or VIAGRA advertisements being sent to the list are all there. The Archiving of these message are there to make them easily search-able. All messages, these lists are PUBLIC. Plainly stated on: http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/ Snippet from Mailing Lists description Disclaimer / Privacy policy / Legal information The mailing lists are public forums. All emails sent to the lists are distributed both to the list subscribers and copied to the public archive, for people to browse or search without the need to be subscribed. Furthermore, you can browse our mailing lists as Usenet newsgroups. It can be done using a web interface, like Google or Gmane. There may be other places where lists are distributed -- please make sure you never send any confidential or unlicensed material to the lists. This includes things like e-mail addresses. Of particular note is the fact that spammers, viruses, worms etc have been known to abuse e-mail addresses posted to our mailing lists. Debian maintains the mailing lists in good faith and will take steps to curb all noticed abuse and maintain uninterrupted normal service. At the same time, Debian is not responsible for all mailing list posts or anything that may happen in relation to them. End of Snippet They also mention another URL for the Disclaimer: http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/disclaimer Snippet from Disclaimer with spelling errors Disclaimer for the Debian mailing lists Our mailing lists are public forums, and our mailing list archives are public. By sending an email to such a public forum, you agree to public distribution of your article. All mails sent to any of our mailing lists (and to the bug tracking system) will be publically distributed and archived in our mailing list archives. Any emails sent by any one person directly to the list, or replies by others to those emails sent to the list, are considered published, in accordance with the United States law. Obviously the author still owns the copyright to the content of these emails that they have written. However, that does not mean that the Debian Project is under obligation to remove them from a list archive once published. Several legal counsels have reviewed this stance and confirmed it is correct. The mailing list archives have been public well before you sent a message to that mailing list address. You are responsible for determining who it is you are sending your email to. You cannot send email to arbitrary recipients and expect that they are automatically forced into accepting your terms for receiving your email. End of Snippet from Disclaimer So, I am afraid you are out of luck fine Sir. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] REMEMBER ED CURRY! http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Hardware for d-i folks
On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 11:15, Martin Michlmayr - Debian Project Leader wrote: * Steve Langasek [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-01-09 13:22]: FWIW, I had previously offered an out-of-service alpha to Mako, which I guess hasn't had any takers yet. :) The box was taken out (I think we only continued this discussion in private and didn't inform -boot.) This box will be shipped to Matt Kraai who will do some testing on Alpha, but probably not much Alpha specific development. BTW, MIT offered some Alphas with 2 GB of RAM a few months ago, but these are quite loud and use much power, so it's not really something you can have at home. But if anyone's interested, I can check if the offer still stands. I have a location for them... if need be I'll go drive and get'em. Just have to make sure my employer is okay with it (They should be). We have 1.5Mbps SDSL with uptime guarantees. My location Grand Rapids, MI. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] REMEMBER ED CURRY! http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: It's very relevant replying my email
On Fri, 2003-11-28 at 14:48, camuflag wrote: Honourable Sir, My name is Ziad Fazah. Indeed, I have been using many versions of Linux since a long time, such as:Redhat,slackware,suse, but recently, after having installed over and over Debian 3.0, I found out that I couldn't hook up with broadband,on account of the ifconfig non-existence in Debian 3.0. Thus, Iam urging you amiably to troubleshoot this matter.Nevertheless,I haven't installed the original CDS of Debian's version 3.0. As a matter of fact, on downloading it from www.debian.org, is the version 3.0 complete, without feeling the lack of any file, such as:ifconfig, and so forth. On the other hand, after having installed this version through a copy from the original one, I noticed that the non-existence of ifconfig is linked to the own copy made by a company headquartered in San Paulo, Brazil. In anyway, I shall be awaiting your response as soon as possible, and thanks a lot for your understanding. I am sorry, Debian is not the Kitchen Sink Distribution. You have to select it to be installed. If you want connectivity to you broadband ISP, I would definitely look a bit more before claiming Debian is not complete. Debian is more complete of any Distribution I know of. In fact here look at this: king:~# dpkg -S $(which ifconfig) net-tools: /sbin/ifconfig king:~# dpkg -L net-tools | grep -v share /usr/sbin/arp /sbin/ifconfig /sbin/nameif /sbin/plipconfig /sbin/rarp /sbin/route /sbin/slattach /sbin/ipmaddr /sbin/iptunnel /sbin/mii-tool /bin/netstat I believe you will see that it is indeed there. A better suited Mailing List is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] for these end user type of issues. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] REMEMBER ED CURRY! http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Realtek RTL8139
On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 22:19, Ed Heaney wrote: I am stooped in setting up linux on a new disk, by a command line request for a Realtek RTL8139 module. I am worn out from searching Google. I am using a Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 r0 Woody system disk. Could be the 8139too driver works. Both the 8139 and the 8139too module are compiled into the bf2.4 kernel... At the boot prompt for the installation: bf24 ( or some thing very close to that) -- greg, [EMAIL PROTECTED] REMEMBER ED CURRY! http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Milo
Okay, in Joey's summary of Oldenberg he hints @ Milo Source being unavailable. I have versions 0.13 thru 0.27 (dated between Jan 1995 and Aug 1996) Is this the stuff that is needed? or are we talking about the stuff that used to be available @ genie.ucd.ie ? (University College, Dublin, Ireland) I need more info to start looking/helping/doing... -- greg, [EMAIL PROTECTED] REMEMBER ED CURRY! http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry You wear your breasts to their full extent, like a man with an uncontrollable bulge in his apartment. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
There it is! Where? There it is! Oh! There!
On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 13:15, Geert Stappers wrote: On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 12:59:33PM -0400, Greg Folkert wrote: Okay, in Joey's summary of Oldenberg he hints @ Milo Source being unavailable. I have versions 0.13 thru 0.27 (dated between Jan 1995 and Aug 1996) Mmm, unable to convert that to url. See below - Is this the stuff that is needed? or are we talking about the stuff that used to be available @ genie.ucd.ie ? (University College, Dublin, Ireland) http://genie.ucd.ie/ is valid URL, but that is al. True, that is why I said used to be available I need more info to start looking/helping/doing... Take an other approach: - Make the milo source that you have available at a public place. - announce the url - ask where you looking for this? http://www.gregfolkert.net/files/milosrc/ Were you looking for this? Howzzat? -- greg, [EMAIL PROTECTED] REMEMBER ED CURRY! http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry You so truly know your inner plankton, it is a revelation not unlike discovering an impacted toll booth upon the plains of Patagonia. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Network/floppy Installs
I've never been good with bug reporting tools so do with this as you like... You're install over network option is for shit. Spent hours and hours on this to the point of setting up my own mirror. With the FTP method it sends the server a http RETR command when it gets to Packages.gz. With the HTTP method it requests Release just fine (same as with FTP (notice a pattern?)) and just stops there, no request for Packages.gz at all. This is using the main setup floppies (not a 'flavor'ed version). Cheers, Greg Mosier
Bug#99926: Rescue boot disk error
I did try a new floppy, several times. What I found out eventually was that rawrite2.exe was writing bad blocks onto my floppies, and all the data wasnt written. It also destroyed the floppy sector, making the disk unusable for the images. I switched to the older version of rawrite, and it worked great. Sorry about the hasty message, but I wrote it over my 2.2r2 rescue disk, and assumed it was in good shape. Assume got me again. Thanks for your help. Regards, Greg Leppert On 7 Jun 2001, Adam Di Carlo wrote: Greg Leppert [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When trying to uncompress the kernel image from the Rescue floppy to boot and install a new Debian installation, I get a Invalid compressed format (err=2) and the system halts. I still have my HD formatted for a FAT32 with WinME installed, which i plan to destroy and partition to Linux, if that might be creating a problem. I installed a 2.2r2 system a while back, and it booted fine, with the same setup. Perhaps it was a bad floppy? Have you tried a different floppy? -- .Adam Di [EMAIL PROTECTED]URL:http://www.onshored.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#99926: Rescue boot disk error
Package: boot-floppies Version: 2.2r3 flavor: vanilla architecture: i386 model: Dell Dimension XPS D266 (Pentium II 440LX chipset) memory: 192 MB scsi: [none] cd-rom: Kenwood ATAPI network card: LNE100TX pcmcia: none When trying to uncompress the kernel image from the Rescue floppy to boot and install a new Debian installation, I get a Invalid compressed format (err=2) and the system halts. I still have my HD formatted for a FAT32 with WinME installed, which i plan to destroy and partition to Linux, if that might be creating a problem. I installed a 2.2r2 system a while back, and it booted fine, with the same setup. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cvs server broken?
Trying to check out a fresh woody branch of bf's U boot-floppies/utilities/.cvsignore U boot-floppies/utilities/Makefile U boot-floppies/utilities/floppy_split.c U boot-floppies/utilities/floppy_split.h cvs server: Updating boot-floppies/utilities/bf-utf cvs [server aborted]: out of memory; can not allocate 26 bytes cvs [server aborted]: out of memory; can not allocate 79 bytes Greg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
nubus-ppc installer
Thanks for the info. I've dropped out of debian-devel and subscribed to debian-boot. I've got the stuff downloaded and after a whole lot of apt-gets (my initial install was rather minimal). I think it's building a whole lot more than I need. - Greg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
