Re: Further difficulties with install
On Fri, 14 Mar 2003, Chris Tillman wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 07:55:05PM +0800, debian@computerdatasafe.com.au wrote:
> > This may be in part because I've confused the installer....
> >
> > While awaiting for an answer to my previous question, I decided to
> > continue the install from where I left off.
> >
> > I was booted up, got to "load kernel modules" and declined to load them
> > off the CD.
> >
> > Well, now I went on from there and chose "Install kernel and Driver
> > Modules." I had the install CD in the drive and allowed it to use that.
> > It mumbled and gave me a selection list of one entry whose full name
> > wasn't visible, and I accepted it.
> >
> > I then went on to "Configure Device Driver Modules," but there were no
> > modules there.
> >
> > I went back and forth a few times and discovered the modules are for
> > 2.2.20 whereas I chose a 2.4 kernel.
> >
> > No worries, eject that CD and use disk 1.
> > I repeated "Install kernel and Driver Modules," and this time it
> > unconditionally copied /dists/stable/main/disks-i386/current/drivers.tgz
> > which does not seem any better;-(.
> >
> > Is it worth reporting this as a bug? It seems to me it should work, but
> > OTOH if d-i is the official fix to all these problems I guess there's
> > little point.
>
> I don't understand the problem. Configure Modules should work now.
My install kernel is 2.4. The modules that got installed are 2.2.20.
Reiterating didn't get any 2.4 modules in place. As I said, when I
inserted disk 1 after having installed modules off the install disk, it
didn't less me choose modules, it just installed the wrong ones again.
> You're right, there won't be any significant changes to boot-floppies.
>
> > If d-i is the official fix, what's involved in giving that a run?
>
> Testing is appreciated, the installer is in alpha moving-to-beta
> stage. There are many links for info, take a look at the last month's
> traffic on lists.debian.org/debian-boot .
If you want more people to test it, you should make it easier to find;-)
As I said, I spent quite a bit of time roaming the download instructions
looking for it, and didn't find it.
The discussion of Sarge needs a better link - there is one, but it's
useless - to d-i, and that link needs to point to something, maybe
Joey's Daily Builds, and maybe as much as 2k of notes on what to use
when, and how to connect it to Woody and Sarge.
And, Joey's Daily Buulds need to be built daily. Some of what I found
there is months old.
I've been scanning the archive for Feb. Not sure what I'm looking for,
I've found Santiago's CD images (which I'm downloading), but those don't
look right to me.
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Cheers
John Summerfield
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