Re: 3.0.18 testing needed
Hey,
Maybe a bit late but testing nevertheless ;-)
On 15 Dec, this message from Adam Di Carlo echoed through cyberspace:
> I've uploaded i386 and powerpc boot-floppies to
> <URL:http://people.debian.org/~aph/debian/dists/woody/main/>.
OK, tested these (in fact the 20011221 build of bf 3.0.18) for a new
install on a 7600 Powermac (SCSI disks, Oldworld, installation booted
via BootX).
I've come across a few problems:
- I need to repartition the SCSI disk. I want to keep Apple-style
partirions, so I need to use mac-fdisk. First problem: debootstrap
doesn't offer the choice of the aprtitioning tool. On PowerPC, I guess
one should be able to use either mac-fdisk or standard fdisk.
- trying to use mac-fdisk from a shell, I get this error:
/sbin/mac-fdisk: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
Hmmm.. looks like ash tries to execute mac-fdisk as a shell script?
- from debootstrap, choosing 'partition harddisk' brings up the disk
selection screen. Selecting /dev/sda brings me back immediately to the
debootstrap screen, and the log shows fdisk exited normally. But I
have no chance to see why it exits immediately. I still have to try it
manually from a shell to see what's up.
FWIW, this is using my own 2.4.16 kernel since I need special stuff in
the kernel (Promise IDE controller).
Thanks, and cheers
Michel
PS I haven't looked, but I suppose LVM tools are not suported on bf?
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