On Fri, Mar 15, 2002 at 01:23:27PM -0500, Scott Eisert wrote: > There was nothing on the 4th virtual console (alt-F4) except a blinking > cursor in the upper left corner of the screen. On the 3rd virtual console > there was info related to packages being downloaded (similar to what I see on > an apt-get dist-upgrade for example). > > If debootstrap doesn't display anything until later I am probably in error. > I was looking on the 4th virtual console while packages were being downloaded > only. Confusion arises when the screen says that debug info is on alt-F4 and > there is nothing there, while there is output on apt-F3. I agree it's confusing. I don't think we should direct users to other virtual consoles. If debootstrap has a problem, it should send dbootstrap a meaningful message to display. > I can try this again with the disks that I have to see if I can replicate the > "bug" if you wish, but I an sure thats where it was. Could you please send some examples of what messages you are seeing from debootstrap on the third virtual console? > It should also be noted that I was logged in on the 2nd virtual console > while the installer was running. This shouldn't matter. Matt
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