Re: [DNG] Need install Devuan Beowolf but got "initramfs" prompt

2021-02-01 Thread mett
On 2021年2月2日 10:54:20 JST, Rick Moen wrote: >Quoting Hendrik Boom (hend...@topoi.pooq.com): > >> Someone did, as I expect you already know. Here's Eric Stephen >> Raymond's version: >> >> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > >All I can say is that Eric Steven Raymond's version

Re: [DNG] Need install Devuan Beowolf but got "initramfs" prompt

2021-02-01 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Hendrik Boom (hend...@topoi.pooq.com): > Someone did, as I expect you already know. Here's Eric Stephen > Raymond's version: > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html All I can say is that Eric Steven Raymond's version would be _much_ better with a co-author credited right

Re: [DNG] Need install Devuan Beowolf but got "initramfs" prompt

2021-02-01 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Mon, Feb 01, 2021 at 12:02:34PM -0800, Rick Moen wrote: > Quoting Adrian Zaugg (devuan@mailgurgler.com): > > > It is difficult to help, if you don't write what you exactly donwloaded, > > how you tried to install, on what system etc. It is somehow like: "I ate > > somethin' for dinner and

[DNG] [Devuan 3] [Chmod] [Lynis] Bonked default permissions

2021-02-01 Thread Se7en
I had run Lynis, a system-hardening auditor. At its suggestion, I changed numerous permissions system-wide. I have also changed conf files that alter book-time permissions. The following problems have occured: 1) Upon reboot, my /dev/snd is in a state that makes ALSA fail to recognize the audio

Re: [DNG] install in private partition scheme ?

2021-02-01 Thread Gregory Nowak via Dng
Radisson, unless you have a specific reason to reply to me directly, please reply to the list instead. Having the entire group see the discussion means that maybe others can help you where I'm not able to. Redirecting back to the list. On Mon, Feb 01, 2021 at 05:10:34PM +0100, radisso...@gmx.de

Re: [DNG] Need install Devuan Beowolf but got "initramfs" prompt

2021-02-01 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Steve Litt (sl...@troubleshooters.com): > I'm old, but I seem to remember a web page with a similar name. Years > ago, I wrote those guys who run the web page, with my patented, > always-succeeds method of getting an answer on a technical mailing > list, and those guys didn't want to put

Re: [DNG] Need install Devuan Beowolf but got "initramfs" prompt

2021-02-01 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 1 Feb 2021 12:02:34 -0800 Rick Moen wrote: > Quoting Adrian Zaugg (devuan@mailgurgler.com): > > > It is difficult to help, if you don't write what you exactly > > donwloaded, how you tried to install, on what system etc. It is > > somehow like: "I ate somethin' for dinner and now I

Re: [DNG] Need install Devuan Beowolf but got "initramfs" prompt

2021-02-01 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Antony Stone (antony.st...@devuan.open.source.it): > On Monday 01 February 2021 at 21:02:34, Rick Moen wrote: > > > I think someone should write an online essay called something like 'How > > to Ask Questions the Smart Way', to help such folks. > > https://xkcd.com/927/ As the actual

Re: [DNG] Need install Devuan Beowolf but got "initramfs" prompt

2021-02-01 Thread Antony Stone
On Monday 01 February 2021 at 21:02:34, Rick Moen wrote: > I think someone should write an online essay called something like 'How > to Ask Questions the Smart Way', to help such folks. https://xkcd.com/927/ Antony :) -- Under UK law, no VAT is charged on biscuits and cakes - they are "zero

Re: [DNG] Need install Devuan Beowolf but got "initramfs" prompt

2021-02-01 Thread Curtis Maurand via Dng
I was having the same trouble recently and it turned out to be attempting to run a beowulf guest on an ascii host. I am running kvm. Kernel version issues in the the version 4 kernel not seeming to like to run under a version 3 kernel I think. I spun up an experimental host running beowulf

Re: [DNG] Need install Devuan Beowolf but got "initramfs" prompt

2021-02-01 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Adrian Zaugg (devuan@mailgurgler.com): > It is difficult to help, if you don't write what you exactly donwloaded, > how you tried to install, on what system etc. It is somehow like: "I ate > somethin' for dinner and now I have stomach ache. Please help me!!!" – > what would you

Re: [DNG] Upgrasde Jessie -> Beowulf ...

2021-02-01 Thread Luciano Mannucci
On Mon, 1 Feb 2021 17:35:01 +0100 Luciano Mannucci wrote: > Everything works but one of my scripts > in /etc/init.d that doesn't want to start, even by hand. Fixed: the syntax of "su" slighly changed. It was documented so it was easy. Sorry for the noise, Luciano. -- /"\

Re: [DNG] Upgrasde Jessie -> Beowulf ...

2021-02-01 Thread Luciano Mannucci
On Mon, 1 Feb 2021 17:35:01 +0100 Luciano Mannucci wrote: > I also noticed > that the handy sysv init command "service" disappeared. Is it normal? Yes, it is. I was not root... Luciano. -- /"\ /Via A. Salaino, 7 - 20144 Milano (Italy) \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN /

Re: [DNG] Need install Devuan Beowolf but got "initramfs" prompt

2021-02-01 Thread Adrian Zaugg
Hi Budi It is difficult to help, if you don't write what you exactly donwloaded, how you tried to install, on what system etc. It is somehow like: "I ate somethin' for dinner and now I have stomach ache. Please help me!!!" – what would you answer? Reading that on a mailing list you probably would

Re: [DNG] Upgrasde Jessie -> Beowulf ...

2021-02-01 Thread Adrian Zaugg
Hi Luciano The script is around as usual, also in Beowulf – so it's not normal, if you don't have it. Regards, Adrian. On 01.02.21 17:35, Luciano Mannucci wrote: > > ... Done. > Seems to work pretty well. > I've done the classic path: Jessie -> Ascii (checked, everything was > running) then

[DNG] Upgrasde Jessie -> Beowulf ...

2021-02-01 Thread Luciano Mannucci
... Done. Seems to work pretty well. I've done the classic path: Jessie -> Ascii (checked, everything was running) then Ascii -> Beowulf. Everything works but one of my scripts in /etc/init.d that doesn't want to start, even by hand. I also noticed that the handy sysv init command "service"