Bug#509299: installation: Error in Windows-Based Debial Installation

2009-01-18 Thread Robert Millan
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 12:50:37PM -0600, Armstrong, Mike wrote: > OK. I will assume you start with an empty (unpartitioned) hard drive. I > added the XP stuff to completely duplicate my HD. I don't think it is > necessary to duplicate the problem. > > 1) Use a Linux live CD or repair disk

Bug#509299: installation: Error in Windows-Based Debial Installation

2008-12-23 Thread Armstrong, Mike
OK. I will assume you start with an empty (unpartitioned) hard drive. I added the XP stuff to completely duplicate my HD. I don't think it is necessary to duplicate the problem. 1) Use a Linux live CD or repair disk to create: a) Partition 1 (boot volume) --> primary - 750 to 1024 MB

Bug#509299: installation: Error in Windows-Based Debial Installation

2008-12-23 Thread Robert Millan
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 09:04:17AM -0600, Armstrong, Mike wrote: > Yup - the temp dir was created (see attached). FYI it was empty. I think I'll have to try reproduce this bug. Can you give me instructions on how to setup an environment that has the same problem? -- Robert Millan The DRM op

Bug#509299: installation: Error in Windows-Based Debial Installation

2008-12-23 Thread Robert Millan
[ Please keep CC to the BTS ] On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 09:48:15PM -0600, Armstrong, Mike wrote: > >Perhaps that is the problem. My boot drive is C: and does not have a > C:\Windows or a C:\Windows\Temp directory. My system drive is D: and it does > have a D:\Windows\Temp dir. I DO have a

Bug#509299: installation: Error in Windows-Based Debial Installation

2008-12-22 Thread Robert Millan
On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 05:06:54PM -0700, Mike Armstrong wrote: > Package: installation > Severity: important > Justification: fails to build from source > > >Windows identifies two partitions (drives) involved in the boot > process - the boot drive and the system drive. The boot drive is > t