RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-24 Thread Marc Schlensog
On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 09:53, Whan Park wrote: > I have new 80gb hard disk from Ebay, After i put it in my comp my bios > did found it. > However when i tried partition it through FDISK i could not create the > disk. OK... > I also tried with third party programs such as partition magic and > par

Re: RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-24 Thread Whan Park
How do you do.   I was having problem with my hard disk and i was surffing around and found this site http://lists.debian.org/debian-alpha/2004/05/msg00180.html asking you question on partitioning his hard disk.   I couldnt find any who can help me so I am seeking for your help.  

Re: testing vs stable (was Re: broadcom drivers debian (was RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning))

2004-06-08 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 09:35:56AM -0400, Dan M. MacNeil wrote: > I stutter: > > > It is my subjective experience that the security team is actually > > > pretty good about updating testing. For example the postgresql update > > > applied to both testing & stable. > Steve Langaek (post modern p

Re: testing vs stable (was Re: broadcom drivers debian (was RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning))

2004-06-08 Thread Dan M. MacNeil
I stutter: > > It is my subjective experience that the security team is actually > > pretty good about updating testing. For example the postgresql update > > applied to both testing & stable. Steve Langaek (post modern programer) writes: > This would be very subjective indeed, because the > s

Re: testing vs stable (was Re: broadcom drivers debian (was RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning))

2004-06-07 Thread Steve Langasek
To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: testing vs stable (was Re: broadcom drivers debian (was RE: > Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning)) > > On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 08:37:46PM -0400, Dan M. MacNeil wrote: > > http://www.nl.debian.org/security/faq#testing > > &

RE: testing vs stable (was Re: broadcom drivers debian (was RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning))

2004-06-07 Thread Speakman, John H./Epidemiology-Biostatistics
y work on sarge. More news soon. Best John -Original Message- From: Steve Langasek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 9:51 PM To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: testing vs stable (was Re: broadcom drivers debian (was RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

Re: testing vs stable (was Re: broadcom drivers debian (was RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning))

2004-06-07 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 08:37:46PM -0400, Dan M. MacNeil wrote: > http://www.nl.debian.org/security/faq#testing > Q: How is security handled for testing and unstable? > A: The short answer is: it's not. Testing and unstable are rapidly moving > targets and the security team does not have the reso

testing vs stable (was Re: broadcom drivers debian (was RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning))

2004-06-07 Thread Dan M. MacNeil
x > The largest difference between stable and testing is that Debian > provides security updates for stable, and for testing you're on your http://www.nl.debian.org/security/faq#testing Q: How is security handled for testing and unstable? A: The short answer is: it's not. Testing and unstable a

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-07 Thread Cernese, Dan
> > After creating a useful BSD disklabel and partition scheme, > > the d-i doesn't allow you do choose mount points outside of > > partman! It claims there's no root filesystem and puts you > > back into parman which can't see the partitions to select > > mount points for them!? > > Erm. This

RE: broadcom drivers debian (was RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning)

2004-06-07 Thread Speakman, John H./Epidemiology-Biostatistics
07, 2004 12:57 AM To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: broadcom drivers debian (was RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning) On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 12:39:04AM -0400, Speakman, John H./Epidemiology-Biostatistics wrote: > Actually, my own e-mail piqued my interest enough to g

Re: broadcom drivers debian (was RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning)

2004-06-06 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 12:39:04AM -0400, Speakman, John H./Epidemiology-Biostatistics wrote: > Actually, my own e-mail piqued my interest enough to go and try it on > a dl140. The sarge installer is sweet and detects the Broadcom. But > (maybe this is my ignorance about Debian) this is work;

RE: broadcom drivers debian (was RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning)

2004-06-06 Thread Speakman, John H./Epidemiology-Biostatistics
> -Original Message- > From: Jim and Kelly Younkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 7:36 PM > To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org > Subject: RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning > > Is there anythin

broadcom drivers debian (was RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning)

2004-06-06 Thread Dan M. MacNeil
t on > Alpha you should use it. > > Best of luck > John > > -Original Message- > From: Jim and Kelly Younkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 7:36 PM > To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org > Subject: RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitio

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-06 Thread Jiann-Ming Su
On Sun, 6 Jun 2004, Jim and Kelly Younkin wrote: > > My point is that I have a purpose for which to use my Linux server and I > need to get on with that purpose. Been "faffing around" with this since > May 21st, and I need to move on. Thanks for sharing your experience > with RedHat, I will pro

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-06 Thread Jim and Kelly Younkin
debian.org Subject: RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning Importance: Low Not to sound like a wet blanket, but if you have to have Linux I say give it up already and buy an Intel box, the more "standard" the better. But expect to have problems there too, especially with the Broadcom NICs

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-06 Thread Speakman, John H./Epidemiology-Biostatistics
nal Message- From: Jiann-Ming Su [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 1:42 PM To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org Subject: RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning On Sun, 6 Jun 2004, Speakman, John H./Epidemiology-Biostatistics wrote: > I do think if you have to have Li

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-06 Thread Jiann-Ming Su
On Sun, 6 Jun 2004, Speakman, John H./Epidemiology-Biostatistics wrote: > I do think if you have to have Linux it should be Debian. > For someone who has had so much trouble with both Intel and Alpha, why Debian? -- Jiann-Ming Su "Yeah, Lois, that'll be about as much fun as a lecture on

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-06 Thread Speakman, John H./Epidemiology-Biostatistics
se it. Best of luck John -Original Message- From: Jim and Kelly Younkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 7:36 PM To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org Subject: RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning Is there anything more I can do to get the necessary information

Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-06 Thread madragoran
Your whole problem is the DAC960 module not loading. And even if it did, the devices on the dac are not /dev/sda, etc but rather they are /dev/rd/c0d0, etc. I tried the sarge installer just for fun awhile back and had no luck with my dac960 raid arrays - I don't remember for sure, but i don't thi

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-05 Thread Jiann-Ming Su
On Sat, 5 Jun 2004, Jim and Kelly Younkin wrote: > > Should I try RedHat, or another flavor of Linux that supports Alpha? > What are you going to be using this system for? The only thing RH7.2 doesn't have over debian is the ability to install and upgrade with apt. Otherwise, I'm sure RH7.2 s

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-05 Thread Jim and Kelly Younkin
well... # modprobe -v DAC960 modprobe: failed to load module DAC960 -Original Message- From: Steve Langasek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 9:06 PM To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning Importance: Low On Sat, Jun 05

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-05 Thread Jim and Kelly Younkin
well... # modprobe -v DAC960 modprobe: failed to load module DAC960 -Original Message- From: Steve Langasek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 9:06 PM To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning Importance: Low On Sat, Jun 05

Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-05 Thread Steve Langasek
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 8:06 PM > To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning > Importance: Low > > On Sat, Jun 05, 2004 at 07:35:44PM -0400, Jim and Kelly Younkin wrote: > > Is there anything

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-05 Thread Jim and Kelly Younkin
't promise any quick fixes for what seems to be a kernel problem on your hardware. -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer > -Original Message- > From: Steve Langasek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 3:39 PM > To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org >

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-05 Thread Jim and Kelly Younkin
't promise any quick fixes for what seems to be a kernel problem on your hardware. -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer > -Original Message- > From: Steve Langasek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 3:39 PM > To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org >

Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-05 Thread Steve Langasek
roblem on your hardware. -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer > -Original Message- > From: Steve Langasek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 3:39 PM > To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org > Cc: Helge Kreutzmann; Jim and Kelly Younkin > Subject: R

Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-05 Thread Steve Langasek
> > -Original Message- > > From: Cernese, Dan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 9:48 AM > > To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org > > Subject: RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning > > > > I'm in the middle of d

Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-05 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 09:48:41AM -0400, Cernese, Dan wrote: > I'm in the middle of dealing with this same issue, I cannot > figure out how to partition my IDE drive in a DS20L (that has > no floppy; only a CD and an IDE drive). Using SRM... > I started with sarge/testing's netboot installer (bo

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-05 Thread Jim and Kelly Younkin
: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning Importance: Low On Sat, Jun 05, 2004 at 06:36:34PM +0200, Helge Kreutzmann wrote: > Hello, > On Sat, Jun 05, 2004 at 12:10:33PM -0400, Jim and Kelly Younkin wrote: > > I am ashamed to admit, but I *still* don't get how I am supposed to run >

Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-05 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sat, Jun 05, 2004 at 06:36:34PM +0200, Helge Kreutzmann wrote: > Hello, > On Sat, Jun 05, 2004 at 12:10:33PM -0400, Jim and Kelly Younkin wrote: > > I am ashamed to admit, but I *still* don't get how I am supposed to run > > FDISK so I can get to an FDISK prompt. > There is nothing to be ashame

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-05 Thread Jim and Kelly Younkin
Original Message- From: Helge Kreutzmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 12:37 PM To: Jim and Kelly Younkin Cc: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning Importance: Low Hello, On Sat, Jun 05, 2004 at 12:10:33PM -0400, Jim and

Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-05 Thread Helge Kreutzmann
Hello, On Sat, Jun 05, 2004 at 12:10:33PM -0400, Jim and Kelly Younkin wrote: > I am ashamed to admit, but I *still* don't get how I am supposed to run > FDISK so I can get to an FDISK prompt. There is nothing to be ashamed of! > ~# fdisk /dev/sda > /bin/sh: ~fdisk: not found I don't know the PA

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-05 Thread Jim and Kelly Younkin
fdisk: not found So you see, I do not know *how* to run fdisk. Jim -Original Message- From: Jiann-Ming Su [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 11:15 PM To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning On Mon, 31 May 2004, Jim

Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-04 Thread Jiann-Ming Su
On Mon, 31 May 2004, Jim and Kelly Younkin wrote: > > I believe I know how I want to partition my system but I do not know how > to proceed. The docs I read indicate that because I am booting from SRM > I must use FDISK, but I do not know how to find or run this program. > The Debian Installer d

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-02 Thread Jiann-Ming Su
On Wed, 2 Jun 2004, Cernese, Dan wrote: > Aah, I tried this route. Unfortunately, the woody e100 driver is > so unstable as to hit continualy transmit timeouts which prevent a > useful upgrade. Maybe I'll stick a tulip card in just to do the > upgrade. > Is your card not compatible with the ee

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-02 Thread Cernese, Dan
EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 9:48 AM > To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org > Subject: RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning > > I'm in the middle of dealing with this same issue, I cannot > figure out how to partition my IDE drive in a DS20L (that ha

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-02 Thread Cernese, Dan
L PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 12:28 AM > To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning > > I assume you are using Beta 4... take a look at the errata: > > http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/errata > >

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-02 Thread Cernese, Dan
do to get a sarge install? > -Original Message- > From: Cameron Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 3:24 AM > To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning > > Jiann-Ming Su wrote: > > | I thoug

Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-02 Thread John Goerzen
On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 03:23:58PM +0800, Cameron Patrick wrote: > Jiann-Ming Su wrote: > > | I thought Debian's installer used cfdisk. For more info in partitioning > | with fdisk: > | > | http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/partition-5.html > > If by "Debian's installer" you mean "boot flop

Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-02 Thread Cameron Patrick
Jiann-Ming Su wrote: | I thought Debian's installer used cfdisk. For more info in partitioning | with fdisk: | | http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/partition-5.html If by "Debian's installer" you mean "boot floppies on i386" then that's true. It's never been used on alpha -- boot-floppies u

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-01 Thread Jiann-Ming Su
On Tue, 1 Jun 2004, Jim and Kelly Younkin wrote: > The only driver I have that I see a problem with in the errata is the > QLogicISP. Not sure this is even a problem, since it does successfully > use the CD-ROM drive. > > If someone could just explain how to partition my drives within the > in

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-01 Thread Jim and Kelly Younkin
some daemon.info messages that look like they are starting or scheduling processes. HTH..thanks! Jim -Original Message- From: Steve Langasek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 2:09 AM To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian Installer - Problems Part

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-01 Thread Jim and Kelly Younkin
trying that first. Jim -Original Message- From: Steve Langasek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 2:02 AM To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning Importance: Low On Mon, May 31, 2004 at 11:12:21PM -0500, Jiann-Ming Su wrote

Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-01 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, May 31, 2004 at 04:45:43PM -0400, Jim and Kelly Younkin wrote: > When I boot from the CD to install Sarge it automatically loads the > Debian Installer. It prompts for language, and then begins. > Problem #1: > [?] Detect Network Hardware - > Error while running 'modprobe -v DAC960' Kn

Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-01 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, May 31, 2004 at 11:12:21PM -0500, Jiann-Ming Su wrote: > I assume you are using Beta 4... take a look at the errata: > http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/errata > Your best bet is probably to install a minimal Woody and do an > "apt-get dist-upgrade". Er, questionable, unles

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-06-01 Thread Jim and Kelly Younkin
- From: Jiann-Ming Su [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 12:12 AM To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning I assume you are using Beta 4... take a look at the errata: http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/errata Your best

Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-05-31 Thread Jiann-Ming Su
I assume you are using Beta 4... take a look at the errata: http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/errata Your best bet is probably to install a minimal Woody and do an "apt-get dist-upgrade". You'd probably want to make your /etc/apt/preferences look like: Package: * Pin: release

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-05-31 Thread Jim and Kelly Younkin
?  Is there a better way to set up these partitions?   Jim   -Original Message- From: Conny Enström [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 6:55 PM To: Jim and Kelly Younkin Subject: Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning     - Original Message

RE: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-05-31 Thread Jim and Kelly Younkin
Partitioning     - Original Message - From: Jim and Kelly Younkin To: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 9:45 PM Subject: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning   When I boot from the CD to install Sarge it automatically loads the

Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning

2004-05-31 Thread Jim and Kelly Younkin
When I boot from the CD to install Sarge it automatically loads the Debian Installer.  It prompts for language, and then begins.   Problem #1: [?] Detect Network Hardware – Error while running ‘modprobe –v DAC960’    I press ‘Contin