Bug#284930: grub install does not work if /boot/grub is on a separate partition

2004-12-09 Thread Thomas Hofer
Otavio Salvador wrote: [Thursday 09 December 2004 17:47] > || On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 16:28:38 +0100 > || Thomas Hofer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > th> I'd like to use a separate partition for /boot/grub, because I > have a th> heavy multiboot configuration and I don&#

Bug#284930: grub install does not work if /boot/grub is on a separate partition

2004-12-09 Thread Thomas Hofer
Package: debian-installer Version: Sarge netinst RC2 I'd like to use a separate partition for /boot/grub, because I have a heavy multiboot configuration and I don't like to lose my menu.lst when I reinstall the "master" OS. The problem is that the installer can't handle this situation. I parti

Bug#283346: Installing LILO into LVM partition fails badly

2004-11-28 Thread Thomas Hofer
I filed bug #283351 to inform the lilo maintainer about the problem. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#283346: Installing LILO into LVM partition fails badly

2004-11-28 Thread Thomas Hofer
Package: debian-installer Version: Sarge netinst RC2 What I did: I created a LVM partition on hda6 with a root and a home partition inside. Because /boot is on the LVM, the installer defaults to LILO. I decided to install LILO into hda6 (in order to chainload it via another installation that u

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2004-08-22 Thread Thomas Hofer
I moved the DVD-ROM to the other IDE-channel - it seems that this makes the problem disappear without the need to disable dsc_overlap. I'm not 100% sure about these workarounds, because the problem occurs only 90% of the time and I tried only one additional installation. The new configuration w

Bug#265093: IDE-"crash" due to DSC timeout during package installation.

2004-08-11 Thread Thomas Hofer
Package: debian-installer Version: Sarge RC1 (ISO-Image 1 of 13) I'm testing Debian CD Sarge i386 RC1, ISO 1 of 13. Problem: During the installation of the packages (from IDE DVD-ROM) I get a "hdb: DSC Timeout" (almost) every time. AFAIK a DSC timeout is a non-fatal condition. But after it my s