Re: problem in documentation building

2002-01-12 Thread Giuseppe Sacco
Il Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 12:18:39PM -0700, Chris Tillman ha scritto: [...] so the question is: may I put everything in CVS even if it doesn't compile? If it will be in CVS than someone could explain what is the error. No, it should be buildable before you check it in. Could you post

user name

2002-01-12 Thread Jeff
My system is Debian 2.1 slink, and on installation I was asked for, and gave, a password. Now, when I reboot and give back the password, I am denied entry. Anybody got an answer for me ? Replies to [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks

Re: [alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk: http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/doc/ch-hardware-req.en.html]

2002-01-12 Thread Torsten Landschoff
On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 06:24:18PM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: IBM released mwave GPL drivers and info a long time back now, and its in the base kernel. Pick a newer evil example - say Nvidia ? Sounds like a reasonable idea. Can you supply a nice-sounding sentence? Let's go ask IBM how

Broken link found in installation guide for woody

2002-01-12 Thread Ruud Schellekens
L.S. I've been reading the new Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 For Intel x86 guide and found, what I believe to be, a broken link. On the page: http://www.debian.org/releases/testing/i386/ch-appendix.en.html#s-obtain there is a link to debian vendors right under the header 11.2.1. This link

Re: Broken link found in installation guide for woody

2002-01-12 Thread Giuseppe Sacco
Il Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 03:08:20PM +0100, Ruud Schellekens ha scritto: [...] there is a link to debian vendors right under the header 11.2.1. This link points to http://www.debian.org/distrib/vendors but it doesn't seems to exist (yet?) You may want to fix this. Yes. I believe that it

[d-i]: debootstrap udeb?

2002-01-12 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
Have you or anybody else looked into making an udeb of debootstrap for installing the base system using debian-installer? -- Tollef Fog Heen Unix _IS_ user friendly... It's just selective about who its friends are. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe.

The current implementation of the progress bar is useless with monochrome monitors.

2002-01-12 Thread Shaul Karl
With a monochrome monitor the current implementation of the progress bar is useless since it keeps shown as it was shown on the beginning of the process. That is, it keep shows that the process has not been started (or, if you like, has ended). Was I expected to give some parameter like

Disabling vga16 in the boot config

2002-01-12 Thread Eduard Bloch
Hello, IMHO we should disable the vga16 framebuffer in the default configuration if the user choosed a latin1 language. Reason: you cannot unload this driver at runtime, so you cannot load another one, for example an accelerated driver for Matrox. Since base-config currently does not make any

Re: The current implementation of the progress bar is useless with monochrome monitors.

2002-01-12 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Shaul Karl [EMAIL PROTECTED] cum veritate scripsit: With a monochrome monitor the current implementation of the progress bar is useless since it keeps shown as it was shown on the beginning of the process. That is, it keep shows that the process has not been started (or, if you like, has

Re: The current implementation of the progress bar is useless with monochrome monitors.

2002-01-12 Thread Shaul Karl
Shaul Karl [EMAIL PROTECTED] cum veritate scripsit: With a monochrome monitor the current implementation of the progress bar is useless since it keeps shown as it was shown on the beginning of the process. That is, it keep shows that the process has not been started (or, if you

Re: Disabling vga16 in the boot config

2002-01-12 Thread Philip Blundell
On Sat, 2002-01-12 at 15:56, Eduard Bloch wrote: IMHO we should disable the vga16 framebuffer in the default configuration if the user choosed a latin1 language. Reason: you cannot unload this driver at runtime, so you cannot load another one, for example an accelerated driver for Matrox.

Re: The current implementation of the progress bar is useless withmonochrome monitors.

2002-01-12 Thread Philip Blundell
On Sat, 2002-01-12 at 17:22, Shaul Karl wrote: The progress bars I am referring to are the ones that appear when one is installing the operating system and drivers, and the ones that appear when one is using the network to install the base system. Does it help if you boot with the mono

cvs commit to boot-floppies/documentation/en by toff

2002-01-12 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
Repository: boot-floppies/documentation/en who:toff time: Sat Jan 12 09:53:36 PST 2002 Log Message: change example of proprietary ThinkPad - Nvidia Files: changed:hardware.sgml -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact

cvs commit to boot-floppies/utilities/dbootstrap/po by porridge

2002-01-12 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
Repository: boot-floppies/utilities/dbootstrap/po who:porridge time: Sat Jan 12 09:54:40 PST 2002 Log Message: translated 65% of untranslated items Files: changed:pl.po -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL

Re: user name

2002-01-12 Thread Chris Tillman
On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 12:20:51AM +1100, Jeff wrote: My system is Debian 2.1 slink, and on installation I was asked for, and gave, a password. Now, when I reboot and give back the password, I am denied entry. Anybody got an answer for me ? Replies to [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks Evidently

cvs commit to boot-floppies/documentation by toff

2002-01-12 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
Repository: boot-floppies/documentation who:toff time: Sat Jan 12 10:09:29 PST 2002 Log Message: fix CD vendor url Files: changed:urls.ent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Broken link found in installation guide for woody

2002-01-12 Thread Chris Tillman
On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 02:50:42PM +0100, Giuseppe Sacco wrote: Il Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 03:08:20PM +0100, Ruud Schellekens ha scritto: [...] there is a link to debian vendors right under the header 11.2.1. This link points to http://www.debian.org/distrib/vendors but it doesn't seems to

Re: Disabling vga16 in the boot config

2002-01-12 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include hallo.h Philip Blundell wrote on Sat Jan 12, 2002 um 05:32:40PM: Since base-config currently does not make any use of the language (correct me if I am wrong), is there anything speaking against it? Sorry, I don't really understand what you're saying. Can you be more concrete

Re: Disabling vga16 in the boot config

2002-01-12 Thread Philip Blundell
On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 07:20:15PM +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote: Look, vga16 fb driver is built-in into the kernels of our i18n flavors and loads automaticaly. The user is not able to use another framebuffer driver from module, not without specifying the video=vga16:off parameter to prevent the

mklibs.py cross patch

2002-01-12 Thread Bastian Blank
i patch mklibs.py to make it work in a crosscompile environment. please review the patch and include it if you want. bastian -- Conquest is easy. Control is not. -- Kirk, Mirror, Mirror, stardate unknown --- mklibs.py.orig Sat Jan 12 20:21:46 2002 +++ mklibs.py Sat Jan

Re: URGENT! Install Base System via network: settings wrong

2002-01-12 Thread Ariel Tankus
On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 05:50:49PM +, Philip Blundell wrote: I then tried a brand new installation, including formatting the partition. In this case, the whole installation, until the base system installation, went smooth. Not a single error and no hack needed. At the base system

cvs commit to boot-floppies/utilities/dbootstrap/po by cwryu

2002-01-12 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
Repository: boot-floppies/utilities/dbootstrap/po who:cwryu time: Sat Jan 12 12:46:02 PST 2002 Log Message: updated translation Files: changed:ko.po -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

tasksel.pot?!

2002-01-12 Thread f.riccardo
Hi! I've found /tasksel/po/ on cvs.debian.org (today it seems oddly slow) with a lot of .po, but no .pot at all! where is it? -- best regards f.riccardo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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cvs commit to boot-floppies/utilities/dbootstrap by blade

2002-01-12 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
Repository: boot-floppies/utilities/dbootstrap who:blade time: Sat Jan 12 15:16:42 PST 2002 Log Message: More workarounds to use vfat instead of msdos where possible. Files: changed:bootconfig.c partition_config.c -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a

Processed: your mail

2002-01-12 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Re: tasksel.pot?!

2002-01-12 Thread Marcin Owsiany
On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 10:54:55PM +0100, f.riccardo wrote: Hi! I've found /tasksel/po/ on cvs.debian.org (today it seems oddly slow) with a lot of .po, but no .pot at all! where is it? It's called C.po Marcin -- Marcin Owsiany [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://marcin.owsiany.pl/ GnuPG:

Re: tasksel.pot?!

2002-01-12 Thread Randolph Chung
I've found /tasksel/po/ on cvs.debian.org (today it seems oddly slow) with a lot of .po, but no .pot at all! where is it? what are .pot files for? randolph -- Debian Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.TauSq.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Linux not booting...addendum to msg of 1/11

2002-01-12 Thread tony chopkoski
In addition...discoed C:...got MBR FA: with cursor (not usable) Typing random letters gave MBR 1234F: and further typing at random would put the cursor under the 1. Reattached C: and tried the install CD again...kernel still in panic... reseeded RAM, IDE Controller Socket...no luck...

Bug#126188: boot-floppies: Malformed Release file

2002-01-12 Thread Philip Blundell
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jorgen Schaefer wri tes: When installing Debian over the net from woody boot floppies, I get the error Malformed Release file for any mirror I tried. A friend reports the same problem. It works when using potato boot floopies. Version: N/A; reported 2001-12-22

cvs commit to boot-floppies/utilities/dbootstrap by blade

2002-01-12 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
Repository: boot-floppies/utilities/dbootstrap who:blade time: Sat Jan 12 16:15:24 PST 2002 Log Message: Cosmetical fixes, corrected meaning of message strings when writting a problem report. Files: changed:choose_medium.c -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Testing boot floppies 3.0.19-2001-12-30

2002-01-12 Thread Jeff Sheinberg
Hi, I just did an install using drivers and basedebs located on a local hard disk partition, /dev/hda6 (ext3), to the new root (/) on /dev/hda9 (also ext3). There were no problems mounting /dev/hda9 as ext2, even though I had just created it as ext3. This is mandatory, since the supplied

Re: tasksel.pot?!

2002-01-12 Thread Marcin Owsiany
On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 03:46:18PM -0800, Randolph Chung wrote: I've found /tasksel/po/ on cvs.debian.org (today it seems oddly slow) with a lot of .po, but no .pot at all! where is it? what are .pot files for? .pot file contains only msgids, it's a template for making po files. Marcin

cvs commit to boot-floppies/utilities/dbootstrap by blade

2002-01-12 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
Repository: boot-floppies/utilities/dbootstrap who:blade time: Sat Jan 12 17:20:21 PST 2002 Log Message: Additional check to make sure that we have a Journal _and_ ext3 support before choosing ext3 as fstype. Files: changed:partition_config.c -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

cvs commit to boot-floppies/debian by blade

2002-01-12 Thread Debian Boot CVS Master
Repository: boot-floppies/debian who:blade time: Sat Jan 12 17:25:01 PST 2002 Log Message: Documenting my todays changes. Files: changed:changelog -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

kernel panic: vfs: unable to mount root fs install errror 01:00

2002-01-12 Thread justin cunningham
Hi, Problem: I'm trying to get a server built with 2.2r4 potato cd and keep getting the above error. I tried the boot options in f2-f8 and tried mounting various root.bins from specifying floppy0 at boot: then got kernel panic: no init found try passing init= option to kernel. I looked up

Re: [d-i]: debootstrap udeb?

2002-01-12 Thread Anthony Towns
On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 02:26:38AM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: Have you or anybody else looked into making an udeb of debootstrap for installing the base system using debian-installer? Not afaik. Cheers, aj -- Anthony Towns [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/ I don't speak

modifying rescue/root disk

2002-01-12 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I would like to be able to modify the debian rescue and root disk so that I can use brltty when I am installing or have to use the rescue disk for other reasons. Brltty is a program that enables a blind user to use a braille display with linux. I have instructions here that were in the brltty

Re: modifying rescue/root disk

2002-01-12 Thread Chris Tillman
On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 09:41:31PM -0600, Cheryl Homiak wrote: I would like to be able to modify the debian rescue and root disk so that I can use brltty when I am installing or have to use the rescue disk for other reasons. Brltty is a program that enables a blind user to use a I read