Bug#68021: can't locate module when installing compact flavour
Hi.
In <[🔎] 20000801181902.Q24512@tausq.org>,
on Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:19:02 -0700,
on Bug#68021: can't locate module when installing compact flavour,
Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org> wrote:
> > I boot from a 2.2.17-compact boot disk and use the standard root disk.
>
> There is a root disk that goes with the compact boot disk. Are you
> saying you didn't use that?
How about adding a note on README-compact and release-note.sgml ?
--- /Work/tmp/potato-make/chk/boot-floppies/cvs/boot-floppies/documentation/README-compact Fri May 5 08:29:17 2000
+++ ./README-compact Wed Aug 2 19:06:18 2000
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
The compact flavor contains a thinner, trimmer, stripped down kernel
for the boot floppies. It is geared towards modern PCs.
+When using this flavor, it is important to keep the same set for rescue,
+root, and driver disks. Combination of flavors will be problematic.
+
It does not include support for math emulation, sound, joysticks,
video4linux, and other drivers not essential for installation. In
addition, this kernel lacks support for the microchannel bus, APM,
--- /Work/tmp/potato-make/chk/boot-floppies/cvs/boot-floppies/documentation/release-notes.sgml Tue Jul 25 21:02:46 2000
+++ ./release-notes.sgml Wed Aug 2 19:06:19 2000
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@
the root and rescue disks need to be made. Finally, `compact' also
supports several common RAID controllers: DAC960, and Compaq's SMART2
RAID controllers. The `compact' flavor includes one rescue, one root and
- one driver disks.
+ one driver disks. When using this flavor, it is important to keep the
+ same set for rescue, root, and driver disks. Combination of flavors
+ will be problematic.
<tag>`idepci'
<item>Kernel that supports only IDE and PCI devices (and a very small
Regards.
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Taketoshi Sano: <sano@debian.org>,<sano@debian.or.jp>,<kgh12351@nifty.ne.jp>
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