On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 11:03:32AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sven Luther [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 10:59 AM > > To: Zenker, Matthias (Otometrics Stuttgart) > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: How to install without parted? > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 03:13:16PM +0200, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have the problem that I cannot install Debian Sarge with > > kernel 2.6 > > > on my notebook - the partition manager does not recognize > > the existing partition table. There seems to be a fix in a > > new parted version, but it seems to come too late for this release. > > > Since I need to use kernel 2.6, the question is: how can I > > install without using parted? As far as I understand, I have > > to set mountpoints somehow (and format the Debian partition, > > but that is more easy) and then proceed with the base-install step. > > > > Someone (perhaps you ?) could try building d-i with the > > parted 1.6.12 in experimental. Not sure if this would work > > though, since there are chances that partman need to be > > modified a bit. > > The problem is that I don't have a running Debian more recent than woody > - that's why I wanted to install sarge...
I would do it, but as i only have powerpc hardware, i doubg it would be usefull for you. > And I don't want to dist-upgrade my woody yet. Well, you could build a sarge chroot, and build d-i inside it. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
