Bug#528043: [debian-installer] mkfs hangs when formatting a major block device
Package: debian-installer Severity: normal --- Please enter the report below this line. --- Hi, I tried to install lenny with the official net-install cd on i386 in a qemu environment. I did not partition /dev/hda, but choose to use the whole device for the root filesystem. This caused the mkfs.ext3 /dev/hda command to hang indefinitely. The reason seems to be the confirmation prompt of mkfs when trying to format a non-partition. Sending y via echo to stdin of the mkfs.ext3 process fixed the problem and allowed mkfs to progress as expected. I guess, the installer should add the -F switch for mkfs.ext3 in case of a non-partition target device. Obviously it is not recommended to use a whole block device for a filesystem. But since the installer seems to allow this, it should not hang later. thanks for your time, Lars -- gpg key: https://systemausfall.org/schluessel/lars-devel.0.asc signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Bug#375568: busybox-static should include Provides: busybox
Package: busybox-static Severity: normal Hi, when I try to install busybox-static, then the already installed package busybox gets removed. This is ok. But: all packages depending on busybox also get removed (e.g. initramfs-tools) - even if this should not be necessary - right? One solution would - of course - to change the dependencies of initramfs-tools (and other packages). But as busybox-static really has the same features as busybox, a Provides entry should be more appropriate. What do you think? regards, Lars -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.15 Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
