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Darren Benham (administrator, Debian Bugs database) -------------------------------------- Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 2 Jan 2001 02:48:35 +0000 >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jan 01 20:48:35 2001 Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from c241983-a.stcla1.sfba.home.com (mickey.lan.aokiconsulting.com) [24.19.151.68] (mail) by master.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 1 (Debian)) id 14DHV4-0005B9-00; Mon, 01 Jan 2001 20:48:34 -0600 Received: from debian by mickey.lan.aokiconsulting.com with local (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 14DHbb-00016h-00; Mon, 01 Jan 2001 18:55:19 -0800 Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 18:55:19 -0800 From: Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Adam Di Carlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Documentation (install.en.txt) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Package: boot-floppies Version: 2.2.20.0.1 Severity: whishlist 3 wishes relating to install.en.txt: === 1. Pointer in boot screen === "/doc/install.en.txt" is the first authorative document all new debian user should encounter and read. Thus few additions to the document as follows and pointer to this document in boot screen may help dummies like me. Also make sure all text in first blue boot screen fits in the VGA screen. Currently last 1 line needs scrolling. Introduction of second blue page with above information and web site information may be the way to do it. Most dummies just hit RETURN before scrolling page. === 2. Mouse config === Through there seem no Debian policy nor standard on how to configure mouse with gpm and X, slightly more detailed information and/or appropriate pointer in install.en.txt may reduce one of the most asked FAQ in debian-user mailing list. My suggestion is: ---snip ---- insert this somewhere near Section 10.2 -- Mouse The mouse can be used by both in Linux console (gpm) and X window. Preferred configuration / signal flow shall be as follows. mouse => /dev/psaux => gpm => /dev/gpmdata -> /dev/mouse => X /dev/ttyS0 (repeater) (symlink) /dev/ttyS1 Current debian default sets repeater protocol of gpm to be ms3 in /etc/gpm.conf which matches with intellimouse for X in /etc/X11/XF86Config. Alternative method is to set repeater protocol to be raw while setting X to the original mouse protocol. This approach to use gpm even in X has advantages when mouse is unplugged inadvently. Simply restarting gpm with # /etc/init.d/gpm restart will fix the problem without restarting X. If gpm is disabled or not installed with some reason, make sure to set X to read directly from mouse device such as /dev/psaux. For details, refer to 3button mouse mini-Howto. ---- End of example --- This is desirable because many documents/distribution differ in how. Also this problem is enhanced, because depending on installation path, X may be installed before gpm (may have been fixed by now in task-list.) I think clearly stating preferred method as above reduces confusion. Some documents such as http://www.newriders.com/debian/html/noframes/ suggests X to read directly from ports such as /dev/psaux without mentioning gpm configuration and confusing. If above described method is not optimal, that is fine with me. But should mention the optimal method in this document. === 3. Debian specific ways === Please supplement section 8.2 with more detailed documents such as one which one of the boot-floppies maintainer posted on the mailing list as an attachment "Sysadmin Hints on Debian Linux". 15 Dec 2000 15:57:31 -0500 Adam Di Carlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If this is too long to include, create a separate document and give pointer to the relevant document is nice. (This may have been done in CVS by now... If so, I am happy.) Regards, Osamu -- + Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, GnuPG-key: 1024D/D5DE453D + + Fingerprint: 814E BD64 3288 40E7 E88E 3D92 C3F8 EA94 D5DE 453D + + === http://www.aokiconsulting.com ======= Cupertino, CA USA === + --------------------------------------- Received: (at 81029-close) by bugs.debian.org; 27 Oct 2001 18:38:03 +0000 >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Oct 27 13:38:03 2001 Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from auric.debian.org [206.246.226.45] (mail) by master.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 1 (Debian)) id 15xYLK-000303-00; Sat, 27 Oct 2001 13:38:02 -0500 Received: from troup by auric.debian.org with local (Exim 3.12 1 (Debian)) id 15xYHG-0001WR-00; Sat, 27 Oct 2001 14:33:50 -0400 From: Adam Di Carlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Katie: $Revision: 1.59 $ Subject: Bug#81029: fixed in boot-floppies 3.0.16 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sender: James Troup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 14:33:50 -0400 Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of boot-floppies, which has been installed in the Debian FTP archive: boot-floppies_3.0.16.dsc to pool/main/b/boot-floppies/boot-floppies_3.0.16.dsc boot-floppies_3.0.16.tar.gz to pool/main/b/boot-floppies/boot-floppies_3.0.16.tar.gz A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is attached. Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you have further comments please address them to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate. Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Adam Di Carlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (supplier of updated boot-floppies package) (This message was generated automatically at their request; if you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing [EMAIL PROTECTED]) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Format: 1.7 Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 00:53:59 -0400 Source: boot-floppies Binary: boot-floppies install-doc Architecture: source Version: 3.0.16 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Debian Install System Team <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Changed-By: Adam Di Carlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: boot-floppies - Scripts to create the Debian installation system install-doc - Documentation for Debian installation and release notes Closes: 11425 81029 84363 84388 99185 106218 115377 116092 117190 Changes: boot-floppies (3.0.16) unstable; urgency=low . * Adam Di Carlo: - add Swiss German and Swiss French keymaps for several architectures closes: #84388 - Norwegian language chooser stuff from Ole Aamot - wait longer after unloading pcmcmia, which helps when configuring it the 2nd time around; closes: #84363 - build issue: rootdisk lingua dependancy works correctly; other i18n build problems fixed - i18n: when LANG_CHOOSER is on, enable it by default in rootdisk rather than disabling it by default; on i386, only turn it off if the flavor isn't compact, idepci, or udma66-ext3 - bump debootstrap requirement to 0.1.15.7 - sparc: fix a rather crippling build error; sparc build is AOK now, so we can get rid of the ancient 2.3.6 version there were using; closes: #11425, #116092 - dbootstrap: clarify that the network install method uses http or ftp - dbootstrap: some improved error handling - dbootstrap: tweaky improvements in harddisk and mounted install methods - libfdisk seems to get confused when you have all the partition types defined -- apparently some of them conflict. The following changes were made to partition type support, also to trim some more bytes: mips and mipsel doesn't support MSDOS partitions Sun partitions only supported by sparc Amiga, Atari, Mac, and Acord partitions only support by m68k or powerpc only support SGI partitions if MSDOS partitions are not enabled Hopefully this doesn't mess to many people up, and closes: #99185, #115377 - on the rootdisk, when doing library reduction, include ifuser for i386 and powerpc, needed for PCMCIA; closes: #117190 * David Kimdon - EXTRACT_LIST_* now enforces package version during build, based on a patch from Anthony Towns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - add a note pointing to the debug messages on tty4 during the base system install - in the name of saving space, remove cruft from dbootstrap, disable PCMCIA for arches other that PowerPC and i386, conditionalize things properly - es.po update thanks to Carlos Barros <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - da.po update thanks to Claus Hindsgaul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Christoph Lameter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - (applied and tweaked by David Kimdon) - unstatic libfdisk's part_name() for auto-partitioner - when user wants to select an unmounted partition and there is only one partition to choose from, don't prompt, just select it. * Guido Guenther (in 3.0.15, changelog entries accidentally removed) - dbootstrap: let dvhtool find the mips kernel again - documentation/defaults.ent: fix pathnames for mips(el) - documentation/: mips(el) documentation updates * Richard Hirst - Library reduction is currently broken on hppa, reduced libnewt results in dbootstrap segv sometime before main(). Turn it off. - don't ship driver*.bin on ia64, not useful * Gerhard Tonn - several fixes for s390 specific code - don't ask for dhcp if static configured during first stage of installation on s390 - activate loopback device during initial setup on s390 - don't overwrite peer address on s390 - support old disk layout on s390 - generate dasd parameter from attached disks - ibm partition table rework - add s390 specific menu item - disable virtual console references for s390 - save and restore resolv.conf on s390 - copy network modules before modconf called - restore /lib/modules during restart on s390 * Eduard Bloch - droped ide flavor, should be replaced by udma100-ext3 * Chris Tillman - add sparc notes about floppy booting; closes: #106218 - add misc stuff about mouses and kernels, closes: #81029 * Henning Heinold - documentation/: mips documentation updates Files: d0e5b90093e5dc6ef57ff28ff7606d5c 1377 devel extra boot-floppies_3.0.16.dsc 84c7abf4c7597d93d0aa2b1cbd0621b4 3077257 devel extra boot-floppies_3.0.16.tar.gz -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iQCVAwUBO9pAiI/8QF79WmfNAQHFvwQAo/ozuQlIvcBTiYSXUfbbHvmm05CVnTVv 5pfj6XyHIywjLpzG+rXZ80CbLE3s8Tfmh1ktqT5vtOHmUkczpb51FGUWK0kx+cDn pC7R16llu/g9ViGEgmyEfMg/d0IQ9lvdmOntHZYSzh+AmtQx7qa5ddr1e9U7sOEi om0xkFxaHaE= =LIiK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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