Re: Problem using boot disk to install

2000-09-11 Thread Glenn McGrath
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: > > I need help getting Debian installed. > > First of all, let me say that I am aware by looking at the 2.2 > architecture support that debian MAY not support my system. However, > I am very new to this so ... Here's the situation ... > > I AM INSTALLING 2.1 DEBIAN,

Re: preparing boot-floppies 2.2.17

2000-09-11 Thread J.A. Bezemer
On 11 Sep 2000, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > I would like to have people hold off on any "worrysome" hacking or any > commits to CVS which could possibly detriment stability or require a > lot of testing. I've just found one annoying bug that's definately worth fixing (if it isn't already). Found it

RE: RE: Problem using boot disk to install

2000-09-11 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes, I have tried booting from the CD. I get the EXACT same results. Bob >--- Original Message --- >From: "Anderson, TimTL33E" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 9/11/00 5:40:52 PM > >Bob, have you tried booting from the CD instead? I don't know if it

Re: preparing boot-floppies 2.2.17

2000-09-11 Thread Brian Mays
Adam Di Carlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If someone could do a new build of 2.2.17/CVS boot-floppies and put > up a URL for folks to download the i386 build stuff, that would be > excellent. I generally put them on va or auric. Please announce both > here and on I have built the pcmcia-modul

Problem using boot disk to install

2000-09-11 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I need help getting Debian installed. First of all, let me say that I am aware by looking at the 2.2 architecture support that debian MAY not support my system. However, I am very new to this so ... Here's the situation ... I AM INSTALLING 2.1 DEBIAN, NOT 2.2. I bought a book, "learning Debia

Problem using boot disk to install

2000-09-11 Thread Rosa Edwards
I need help getting Debian installed. First of all, let me say that I am aware by looking at the 2.2 architecture support that debian MAY not support my system. However, I am very new to this so ... Here's the situation ... I AM INSTALLING 2.1 DEBIAN, NOT 2.2. I bought a book, "learning Debia

Re: preparing boot-floppies 2.2.17

2000-09-11 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 04:52:08AM -0400, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > > If someone could do a new build of 2.2.17/CVS boot-floppies and put up > a URL for folks to download the i386 build stuff, that would be > excellent. I generally put them on va or auric. Please announce both > here and on > >

Bug#64499: boot floppies cannot access my super floppy formated syjet

2000-09-11 Thread Sven LUTHER
On Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 04:24:15AM -0400, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > Sven LUTHER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I still don't understand what you need this info for, it is easier and more > > generic to simply check for a /dev/sda without /dev/sda# partitions below it, > > and then see if there is

Re: modprobe trying to load `nls_?' module while trying to mount Debian CDs

2000-09-11 Thread Josip Rodin
On Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 04:21:50AM -0400, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > > > Do you have the nls_? module in question it is trying to load? > > > > No. That would be one quite awkwardly named module, too. :) > > I meant, where you replace '?' with the rest of the module name. > Are you saying it literal

Processed: Handling of non-English characters screwed up

2000-09-11 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > reassign 67913 boot-floppies Bug#67913: Handling of non-English characters screwed up Bug reassigned from package `base' to `boot-floppies'. > severity 67913 normal Bug#67913: Handling of non-English characters screwed up Severity set to `normal'. >

Processed: Bug#56275: Suggestion of a solution for some problems with using umlauts in debian

2000-09-11 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > reassign 56275 boot-floppies Bug#56275: Suggestion of a solution for some problems with using Umlauts in debian Bug reassigned from package `base-files' to `boot-floppies'. > retitle 56275 boot floppies lack a way to set default locale Bug#56275: Sugg

Processed: Bug#62475: Problems with UK currency symbol

2000-09-11 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > reassign 62475 boot-floppies Bug#62475: Problems with UK currency symbol Bug reassigned from package `base-files' to `boot-floppies'. > retitle 62475 boot floppies lack a way to set default locale Bug#62475: Problems with UK currency symbol Changed Bu

Bug#62475: Problems with UK currency symbol

2000-09-11 Thread Santiago Vila
reassign 62475 boot-floppies retitle 62475 boot floppies lack a way to set default locale severity 62475 normal thanks If you set the locale to something like "en_GB" (for example, by putting LANG=en_GB in /etc/environment, you will be able to produce the UK currency symbol. -- To UNSUBSCRIB

Re: preparing boot-floppies 2.2.17

2000-09-11 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Adam Di Carlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If someone could do a new build of 2.2.17/CVS boot-floppies and put up > a URL for folks to download the i386 build stuff, that would be > excellent. I generally put them on va or auric. Please announce both > here and on And on debian-testing. D'o

preparing boot-floppies 2.2.17

2000-09-11 Thread Adam Di Carlo
If someone could do a new build of 2.2.17/CVS boot-floppies and put up a URL for folks to download the i386 build stuff, that would be excellent. I generally put them on va or auric. Please announce both here and on I would like to have people hold off on any "worrysome" hacking or any commit

Bug#70944: boot-floppies: (i386) installation of lilo should warn/ask about lba32 usage

2000-09-11 Thread Adam Di Carlo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Although this is a clear bug in lilo i don't think that the boot-floppies > should make such important decision (using lba32 or not) without asking > the user or at least warn him, that the new code might be unstable. This is > especially true, as this new code *is* un

Bug#70891: m68k, potato] Missing documentation

2000-09-11 Thread Adam Di Carlo
"Christian T. Steigies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The english docs are present in the test build of 2.2.17, which I put up on > auric, but I noted another problem, the pmac-fdisk.txt file is not ok, I > thought that had been fixed long ago... Me too. But you need the package that holds it a

Bug#70871: kernel-compilation documentation

2000-09-11 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Helge Kreutzmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In the section regarding kernel compilation (8.4): > -/usr/sbin/make-kpkg is wrong. make-kpkg is installed in /usr/bin Fixed in CVS. > -The documentation indicates that a seperat package is build for the > modules: > If you have created a modules

Bug#71080: errors in documentation chapter 8

2000-09-11 Thread Adam Di Carlo
"Bruno Waes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In the installation documentation "Installing Debian GNU?linux 2.2 For > SPARC" > i found some problems in chapter 8.4 compiling a new kernel Thanks. Fixed in CVS. > page 55. > is written kernel-source-2.2.17.tar.gz > but when you apt-get install kern

Bug#64499: boot floppies cannot access my super floppy formated syjet

2000-09-11 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Sven LUTHER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I still don't understand what you need this info for, it is easier and more > generic to simply check for a /dev/sda without /dev/sda# partitions below it, > and then see if there is a filesystem on it. Uh, I don't think such a check is actually all taht

Re: rescue disk i18n

2000-09-11 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Marcin Owsiany <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello everyone! > > The following is done: > - the batch file (scripts/dos/setlang.bat) to copy syslinux's *.txt files > to a ready rescue floppy > - a modification of release.sh that > - includes the batch file (in top dir - is it OK?) Um, i

Re: kernel

2000-09-11 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Andreas Jahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > ich komme bei der installation von linux beim punkt "install > operating system kernel and modules" nicht weiter. auf welcher cd > und unter welchen pfad finde ich denn die gesuchte komponente? Probably you're hitting one of the RC bugs in 2.2.16 boot-f

Re: make distclean rule broken in CVS libfdisk

2000-09-11 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Chris Rutter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It tries to depete *.depend; it meant .depend. Ah... thanks. Fixed. -- .Adam Di [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.onShore.com/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: modprobe smc-ultra only succeeds in PnP mode

2000-09-11 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Hendrik Schaink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I can get my SMC EtherEZ ISA network card only to work in PnP mode, > not with set io and irq parameters. This seems strange since > Slackware 7.0 with aic7xxx Linux kernel 2.2.13 recognized the nic > without a hitch. I would appreciate help and clar

Re: modprobe trying to load `nls_?' module while trying to mount Debian CDs

2000-09-11 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Josip Rodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Do you have the nls_? module in question it is trying to load? > > No. That would be one quite awkwardly named module, too. :) I meant, where you replace '?' with the rest of the module name. Are you saying it literally is trying to load 'nls_?' ? -

Re: boot problems

2000-09-11 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Sorry I can't be of more help. Never heard of that problem. Perhaps just skip the swap partition for now? Sounds like a kernel issue if not a configuration issue. Is the disk good? You know disk failures are 80% of hardware failures -- .Adam Di [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.onShore.

Re: stop sending spam

2000-09-11 Thread Adam Di Carlo
"Anderson, TimTL33E" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hey , what's all this about??!? > I didn't join this list to have this stuff clutter up my mailbox. > Please could some admin sort these people out. The productive way to deal with this is to take the spam gatewayed to the list and use it to

Bug#71243: marked as done (boot-floppies)

2000-09-11 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Your message dated 11 Sep 2000 04:12:36 -0400 with message-id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and subject line Bug#71243: boot-floppies has caused the attached Bug report to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsibilit

Bug#71242: It'd be nice if one could select LANG/LC_* settings during installation

2000-09-11 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Christian Pernegger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > How about a dialog (after the timezone configuration?) that > has drop-down fields for LANG and the locale env variables > (LC_MESSAGES, ...) that contain the available locales? Yes, work is well underway, we call it LANG_CHOOSER. -- .Adam

Re: Install doesn't find internal atapi zip 250

2000-09-11 Thread Adam Di Carlo
unai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It's about installing on a zip 250. kernel 2.2.17-idepci find without > problem the internal zip 250 drive (/dev/hdb). Partitions, filesystem > and mounting are done without problem from the command line, but the > installation finds only the harddisk (/dev/hda)