On Monday 31 Dec 2001 20:59, Oden Eriksson wrote:
> On Mondayen den 31 December 2001 20.32, Peter Ruskin wrote:
> > On Monday 31 Dec 2001 18:51, Oden Eriksson wrote:
> > > On Mondayen den 31 December 2001 18.10, Peter Ruskin wrote:
> > > > DrakX v1.611 built Sun Dec 30 21:55:53 2001
> > > >
> > > > After package selection
> > > > * getFile XXX:
> > > > * opened rpm database for transaction of 8 new packages, still
> > > > 1163 after that to do
> > > > * rpmRunTransactions start
> > > > * getFile ldconfig-2.2.4-18mdk.i586.rpm:Installation CD
> > > > * advertising /mnt/tmp/drakx-images/00-thanks.png
> > > > * warning: Can't call method "draw_pixmap" on an undefined value
> > > > at /usr/bin/perl-install/install_steps_gtk.pm line 544, <INPUT>
> > > > line 11.
> > > >
> > > > The installer then loops back to package selection screen.
> > >
> > > Hi Peter,
> > >
> > > How did you manage to save this output?
> >
> > Stick a floppy in, go to console 2 and enter "bug".
> >
> > Happy New Year!
>
> Ahh!!! Great!!!
>
> Is this voodoo magic documented somewhere?

I've just been looking but can't find any mention of this magic.  You'd 
probably have to go back a year or so on the archives of this list - as 
far as I remember it was probably pixel who advised us to use that - or 
was it gc?

It writes on the floppy:
        lspci and stuff like that
        /root/install.log
        /root/ddebug.log
all in one file.
>
> And, a happy new year to you too!!!

-- 
Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, Wales.
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