Re: [RFR/RFC] Multi-desktop CDs for lenny - take 2

2008-12-29 Thread Frans Pop
On Wednesday 03 December 2008, Frans Pop wrote: * There's an empty /install folder on the CD, even though /install.{386,amd} are used. Unrelated to my changes. Probably because things are moved around when a multi-arch is being assembled. Very minor issue. I may have a look after my

Re: [RFR/RFC] Multi-desktop CDs for lenny - take 2

2008-12-29 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 10:03:18AM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: On Wednesday 03 December 2008, Frans Pop wrote: * There's an empty /install folder on the CD, even though /install.{386,amd} are used. Unrelated to my changes. Probably because things are moved around when a multi-arch is being

[Solution] Multi-desktop CDs for lenny: root device does not exist

2008-12-17 Thread Holger Wansing
Hi, On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 17:22:33 +0100 Holger Wansing wrote: Hi, On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:39:47 +0100 Frans Pop wrote: I'd now suggest to file a BR with severity important, explain the situation and ask for help from the initramfs-tools maintainer. Just for the records: filed as #507805.

Re: [Solution] Multi-desktop CDs for lenny: root device does not exist

2008-12-17 Thread Frans Pop
On Wednesday 17 December 2008, Holger Wansing wrote: On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 17:22:33 +0100 Holger Wansing wrote: On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:39:47 +0100 Frans Pop wrote: I'd now suggest to file a BR with severity important, explain the situation and ask for help from the initramfs-tools maintainer.

Re: Multi-desktop CDs for lenny: root device does not exist

2008-12-04 Thread Holger Wansing
Hi, [Frans: Sorry for sending this mail to you per PM.] On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 21:20:59 +0100 Frans Pop wrote: On Tuesday 02 December 2008, Holger Wansing wrote: You are indeed right. I've done a test install with a rc1 netinst cd, and had the same problem! Although it worked the first time I

Re: Multi-desktop CDs for lenny: root device does not exist

2008-12-04 Thread Holger Wansing
Hi, On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:39:47 +0100 Frans Pop wrote: I'd now suggest to file a BR with severity important, explain the situation and ask for help from the initramfs-tools maintainer. Just for the records: filed as #507805. Holger --

Re: [RFR/RFC] Multi-desktop CDs for lenny - take 2

2008-12-03 Thread Praveen A
2008/12/2 Frank Lin PIAT [EMAIL PROTECTED]: BTW, I'm wondering whether light is misleading ( netinst). maybe lightx, lightX or something else. lightde, lightDE ? - Praveen -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ GPLv2 I know my rights; I want my phone call! DRM What use is a phone call, if you are

Re: Multi-desktop CDs for lenny: root device does not exist

2008-12-03 Thread Frans Pop
On Tuesday 02 December 2008, Holger Wansing wrote: You are indeed right. I've done a test install with a rc1 netinst cd, and had the same problem! Although it worked the first time I tried the rc1 installation. Just to make sure... I hope you have not been selecting this option for driver

Re: [RFR/RFC] Multi-desktop CDs for lenny - take 2

2008-12-03 Thread Frans Pop
On Wednesday 03 December 2008, Frank Lin PIAT wrote: - for light CD: separate rescue submenu on first isolinux screen That's sensible. (even though a little,bit inconsistent with DVD) Yes, but really a lot more logical for the light CD. And changing it for other CD images too would mean they

Re: Multi-desktop CDs for lenny: root device does not exist

2008-12-02 Thread Holger Wansing
Hi, On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 02:16:06 +0100 Frans Pop wrote: I don't think this can be related to the fact that you used the light CD, at least I do not see how as it changes absolutely zero in the installer itself. You are indeed right. I've done a test install with a rc1 netinst cd, and had the

Re: Multi-desktop CDs for lenny: root device does not exist

2008-12-02 Thread Frans Pop
On Tuesday 02 December 2008, Holger Wansing wrote: On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 02:16:06 +0100 Frans Pop wrote: I don't think this can be related to the fact that you used the light CD, at least I do not see how as it changes absolutely zero in the installer itself. You are indeed right. I've done

Re: Multi-desktop CDs for lenny: root device does not exist

2008-12-02 Thread Holger Wansing
Hi, On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:55:47 +0100 Holger Wansing wrote: I've done a test install with a rc1 netinst cd, and had the same problem. On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:10:45 +0100 Frans Pop wrote: Be aware that we now have the automatic base system upgrade feature in pkgsel which may install the latest

Re: [RFR/RFC] Multi-desktop CDs for lenny - take 2

2008-12-02 Thread Frank Lin PIAT
[drop [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 2008-12-01 at 03:05 +0100, Frans Pop wrote: (Follow-up to http://lists.debian.org/debian-cd/2008/11/msg00048.html.) I have done quite a bit of additional development since that previous mail and things are now much nicer and implemented a lot cleaner.

Re: Multi-desktop CDs for lenny: root device does not exist

2008-12-01 Thread Holger Wansing
Hi, On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 02:16:06 +0100 Frans Pop wrote: Can you check what the output of 'cat /proc/cmdline' is at the point where the boot into the installed system fails? Does that contain 'all_generic_ide=1'? Yes, cat /proc/cmdline says: root=/dev/hda1 ro all_generic_ide=1 quiet Holger

Re: Multi-desktop CDs for lenny: root device does not exist

2008-12-01 Thread Frans Pop
On Monday 01 December 2008, Holger Wansing wrote: On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 02:16:06 +0100 Frans Pop wrote: Can you check what the output of 'cat /proc/cmdline' is at the point where the boot into the installed system fails? Does that contain 'all_generic_ide=1'? Yes, cat /proc/cmdline says:

Re: Multi-desktop CDs for lenny: root device does not exist

2008-11-30 Thread Frans Pop
Hi Holger, On Wednesday 26 November 2008, Holger Wansing wrote: There are no ide related modules loaded. ide_core, ide_disk, ide_generic are missing, this modules are needed on this machine I think (checked with rescue mode). This problem didn't exist with the rc1 netinst cd! I don't think

[RFR/RFC] Multi-desktop CDs for lenny - take 2

2008-11-30 Thread Frans Pop
(Follow-up to http://lists.debian.org/debian-cd/2008/11/msg00048.html.) I have done quite a bit of additional development since that previous mail and things are now much nicer and implemented a lot cleaner. Overview of changes: - isolinux config files for additional desktops moved to

Re: Multi-desktop CDs for lenny

2008-11-23 Thread Frans Pop
(No need to CC me on replies.) On Sunday 23 November 2008, you wrote: GNOME and KDE desktops both has Network-Manager installed by default. It would be good if XFCE and LXDE could also have Network-Manager or something similar installed by default. Cause I felt these lightweight desktops are

Re: Multi-desktop CDs for lenny

2008-11-23 Thread Andrew Lee
Frans Pop wrote: There are two images available for testing: - lxde CD: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/fjp/debian-50-i386-lxde-CD.iso - light desktop CD: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/fjp/debian-50-i386-light-CD.iso Wow! I am so glad to see this come true. :)

Re: Multi-desktop CDs for lenny

2008-11-23 Thread Otavio Salvador
Frans Pop [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A new idea that Steve suggested was to make the i386 and amd64 DVDs, and if possible also the i386/amd64 multi-arch DVD (with or without powerpc depending on space), support *all four* desktops. This would be implemented a bit differently, namely by

Multi-desktop CDs for lenny (was: Support lxde-desktop properly in lenny D-I RC2?)

2008-11-22 Thread Frans Pop
Steve and I have been brainstorming a bit about this and it looks like we'll be going for a combined light desktop CD after all, containing packages needed for both Xfce and LXDE desktop tasks. However, debian-cd will also support building LXDE only images. The name for the CD will probably

Re: Multi-desktop CDs for lenny (was: Support lxde-desktop properly in lenny D-I RC2?)

2008-11-22 Thread Frank Lin PIAT
On Sun, 2008-11-23 at 01:16 +0100, Frans Pop wrote: Steve and I have been brainstorming a bit about this and it looks like we'll be going for a combined light desktop CD after all, containing packages needed for both Xfce and LXDE desktop tasks. However, debian-cd will also support building