Re: pxe booting qemu

2019-09-22 Thread john doe
On 9/22/2019 4:22 PM, Geert Stappers wrote: > On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 09:47:11AM +0200, john doe wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'm trying to install Debian 10.1 using pxe and qemu. >> I've downloaded the netboot.tar.gz, extracted it and use the following >> qemu command: >> >> ... -boot n -net

Re: installation guide [Was: Re: Change templates: CD -> installation medium - proposal #2 ]

2019-09-22 Thread Holger Wansing
Hi, Justin B Rye wrote: > (In en/appendix/chroot-install.xml:) > - If you have a CD mounted at > + If you have a installation medium mounted at > /cdrom, you could substitute a file URL instead > of the http URL: file:/cdrom/debian/ > > In English, "a medium" means a *category*

installation guide [Was: Re: Change templates: CD -> installation medium - proposal #2 ]

2019-09-22 Thread Holger Wansing
Hi, Justin B Rye wrote: > Holger Wansing wrote: > > I would like to change the term "CD" into "installation medium" in the > > debian-installer. > > These days our CD/DVD images can also be used for USB sticks, and virtual > > machines > > are also quite common, so messages like "Loading

Re: pxe booting qemu

2019-09-22 Thread Geert Stappers
On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 09:47:11AM +0200, john doe wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to install Debian 10.1 using pxe and qemu. > I've downloaded the netboot.tar.gz, extracted it and use the following > qemu command: > > ... -boot n -net user,tftp=,bootfile=pxelinux.0 > > "Failed to load ldlinux.c32

Re: installation guide [Was: Re: Change templates: CD -> installation medium - proposal #2 ]

2019-09-22 Thread Justin B Rye
Holger Wansing wrote: >> This is a good solution for a problem that also affects the >> Installation Guide, since it also lets you leapfrog over the old >> problem of what cover-term to use for "CD/DVD/BluRay media" (the >> Guide says that it's going to use "CD-ROM", then doesn't - #794936). > >

Bug#940946: installation-report: Mini-NAS v2 with dell-wyse

2019-09-22 Thread andrew glaeser
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Package: installation-reports Version: 2.71 Severity: wishlist Dear Maintainer, this is wishlist only, a shiny success-story for your pleasure only, if you want. - -- Package-specific info: Boot method: USB Image version:

Re: modifying a font for the Debian installer

2019-09-22 Thread Holger Wansing
Hi, Bobby de Vos wrote: > Greetings, > > I am maintaining the package fonts-sil-abyssinica, and noticed that the > current packaging (done by someone other than myself, so I am trying to > learn what is needed) > > - produces a udeb so the font can be used by the Debian installer > - modifies

Re: Change templates: CD -> installation medium - final patch

2019-09-22 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 9/18/19 12:27 AM, Justin B Rye wrote: >> At least this dictionary still considers it "media" plural: > > Yes, and if you can find a case where the patch talks about putting a > singular "media" in the drive, please point that out, because it'll be > a mistake that needs to be fixed. > >>

Re: installation guide [Was: Re: Change templates: CD -> installation medium - proposal #2 ]

2019-09-22 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 9/22/19 4:45 PM, Justin B Rye wrote: > In English, "a medium" means a *category* of information-propagating > mechanism (such as radio or print), not one individual USB thumbdrive > or whatever. Not, it doesn't: > https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/recording-medium >

pxe booting qemu

2019-09-22 Thread john doe
Hi, I'm trying to install Debian 10.1 using pxe and qemu. I've downloaded the netboot.tar.gz, extracted it and use the following qemu command: ... -boot n -net user,tftp=,bootfile=pxelinux.0 "Failed to load ldlinux.c32 Boot failed: press a key to retry, or wait for reset..." This is on

Bug#940528: debian-installer: B43 Firmware Not Found or Installed

2019-09-22 Thread Geert Stappers
On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 11:33:01PM +0200, kit...@tutanota.com wrote: > Sep 17, 2019, 05:42 by stapp...@stappers.nl: > > > > Please provide "lspci" or "lsusb" ID of the device. > > > 06:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Limited BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless > LAN Controller (rev 01) > [1]

Re: installation guide [Was: Re: Change templates: CD -> installation medium - proposal #2 ]

2019-09-22 Thread Justin B Rye
John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > Justin B Rye wrote: >> In English, "a medium" means a *category* of information-propagating >> mechanism (such as radio or print), not one individual USB thumbdrive >> or whatever. > > Not, it doesn't: > >>

Re: Change templates: CD -> installation medium - proposal #2

2019-09-22 Thread Nicholas D Steeves
Ben Hutchings writes: > On Tue, 2019-09-10 at 20:21 +0200, Holger Wansing wrote: [snip] > > I don't know exactly what cdrom-detect does, but it may still be > specific to optical drives. In that case you could use more specific > terms here, e.g. "The optical disc drive contains a disc which

Re: pxe booting qemu

2019-09-22 Thread Geert Stappers
On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 07:18:31PM +0200, john doe wrote: > On 9/22/2019 4:22 PM, Geert Stappers wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 09:47:11AM +0200, john doe wrote: > >> > >> I'm trying to install Debian 10.1 using pxe and qemu. > >> I've downloaded the netboot.tar.gz, extracted it and use the

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Re: Change templates: CD -> installation medium - final patch

2019-09-22 Thread Justin B Rye
John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > Justin B Rye wrote: >> There are several related nouns here, which behave differently: >> * "(broadcast) medium/media" (and "meejuh", treated as singular); >> * "item of (removable storage) media/some media"; >> * "(spirit) medium/mediums". >> Frankly it's

Re: Change templates: CD -> installation medium - final patch

2019-09-22 Thread Nicholas D Steeves
Holger Wansing writes: > Hi, > > Nicholas D Steeves wrote: >> Justin B Rye writes: >> >> > Holger Wansing wrote: >> >> And they all need to covered here. >> >> Maybe we cannot find a term that works perfectly for all of them, however >> >> having a suitable coverterm for all would be the

Re: modifying a font for the Debian installer

2019-09-22 Thread Theppitak Karoonboonyanan
On Sat, Sep 14, 2019 at 4:26 AM Bobby de Vos wrote: > - If needed, is there a better script to use? Use 'pyftsubset' from 'fonttools' package as a post-processing? The timestamp is supposed to be untouched, while the affected GPOS, GSUB, etc. might be removed with the glyphs. So, just check