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Re: call for testers: powerpc graphical debian installer



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Sven Luther wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 02, 2006 at 04:36:40PM +0200, shookie@email.de wrote:
>> Well, I can't get it up though (the installer I mean).
>>
>> I simply burned the iso now, and still get the same results. But I booted several times, to be able to see the alst message to be seen, and it was:
>>
>> FATAL: Module usbkbd not found.
>>
>> I guess the iso mustn't be that mini then ;)
> 
> Its around 12MB or something such.
> 
>> BTW, is there a simple way, that I just haen't heard of yet, to save those kernel boot messages from an installer cd? Or to at least stop the screen,s o you can study them at your leisure?
> 
> can you do :
> 
>   modify /etc/yaboot.conf, to add DEBIAN_FRONTEND=newt to the append= line.
> 
>   once you are in the installer, go to console 2.
> 
>   add : "disable-module=nvidia" to /etc/directfbrc (using echo ... >> or nano).
> 
>   add : "disable-module=linux_input" to /etc/directfbrc (using echo ... >> or nano).

Note that this line is there, but is commented out

>   type : export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=gtk
> 
>   and then : debconf -f gtk -o d-i /usr/bin/main-menu

Instead of that last line you could just type: "debian-installer" ;-) -
easier to rmemeber and faster to type ;-)


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EddyP
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