Dear Philip, Thanks a lot.
We were able to reproduce the block size problem with a partition of 500 MB. Now we will change the block size to 4096 and test it out. Regards, Raghesh On Nov 29, 2007 1:37 AM, Philip Charles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 27 November 2007 18:22, you wrote: > > > Dear Philip, > > > > We are confused a bit about this problem. We thought that it will be > > solved if we format the Hurd ext2 partition(into which the tar ball is > > extracted), with the '-b 4096' option. Or our understanding about the > > problem may be wrong. Could you please tell us how to reproduce this > > problem? > > If the install works on both small and large partitions, then there is no > problem. > > > > > Also we are trying to understand the process of making our own tar > > ball. But still there are some areas which are not clear. Could you > > please let us know the following? > > > > 1. Where can we find the Debian/GNU Hurd Mirror? > > ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/sid/main|contrib|non-free/binary-hurd-i386 > > will give you the package lists. The packages themselves are in pool. > > > 2. If we find out the mirror, how can we give this as input to the > > scripts to build the tarball? > > I maintain my own mirror on the same partition as I build the discs. This > means that I can freeze the archive while I build the tarball and CDs. > My tarball scripts assume there is such a mirror. > > > 3. What is the reason for building a mini iso first and a set of > > complete cds later? > > Some people only want the mini iso. It is quick and easy to build and so > is ideal for testing the boot-floppies and tarball. > > > 4. Is there any use of this mini.iso after we make the complete set of > > cds? > > People want to use it. > > > > Please don't mind if we ask more questions like this until we get a > > firm grip in the procedures. > > Please do this. I am sorry I do not reply as quickly as I would like. > > > Phil. > > -- > Philip Charles; 39a Paterson Street, Abbotsford, Dunedin, New Zealand > +64 3 488 2818 Fax +64 3 488 2875 Mobile 027 663 4453 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - personal. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - business > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
