> -----Original Message----- > From: Sven Luther [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 11:24 AM > To: Zenker, Matthias (Otometrics Stuttgart) > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: How to install without parted? > > > 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.
I'm really sorry, but I never did that before (didn't even know that such a thing is possible), so it would take me more time than I have since I am busy with other things also ... Matthias
