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Bug#544302: marked as done (installation-guide: obsolet directories mentioned in d-i manual)

Your message dated Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:08:11 +0200
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and subject line Re: Bug#544302: d-i manual: obsolete directories mentioned for bootx and milo
has caused the Debian Bug report #544302,
regarding installation-guide: obsolet directories mentioned in d-i manual
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In the d-i manual for powerpc I found (Chapter 4.4.1):

	"Download and unstuff the BootX distribution, available from 
	http://penguinppc.org/projects/bootx/, or in the 
	dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/powermac directory on 
	Debian http/ftp mirrors and official Debian CDs."

The mentioned directory on debian mirrors does not exist anymore
(since Sarge), at least not on all mirrors. (Most mirrors contain
stable and oldstable, but not older, right?)
Maybe we should give the url to archive.debian.org, where _all_
old debian distributions can be found?
And change the hint about the CD to "BootX is contained on Debian
Woody CDs" ?
	Patch attached.



	"Use Stuffit Expander to extract it from its archive. Within the 
	package, there is an empty folder called Linux Kernels. Download 
	linux.bin and ramdisk.image.gz from the 
	disks-powerpc/current/powermac folder, and place them in the 
	Linux Kernels folder. Then place the Linux Kernels folder in the 
	active System Folder."

The mentioned directory "disks-powerpc/..." does not exist on
actual stable mirrors.
I don't know where that files are stored now (see below).

And: I don't understand the last sentence. Maybe I am missing some
knowledgement about powerpc architecture, but I wouldn't know what I had to
do with the Linux Kernel folder. (Copy to / ?)





In the d-i manual for alpha I found (Chapter 4.2.1.1):

	"Unfortunately, these MILO images could not be tested and might 
	not work for all subarchitectures. If you find it doesn't work for 
	you, try copying the appropriate MILO binary onto the floppy 
	(ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/disks-alpha/current/MILO/).

The mentioned directory ../disks-alpha/.. does not exist.
(is this paragraph actual? MILO is not supported anymore, right?)



In the past (Woody and earlier) there were such directories
existing for each architecture named "disks-<arch>".
Today they don't exist anymore. Where has the content been
moved?



Greetings
Holger

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--- en/install-methods/boot-drive-files.xml	2009-08-30 14:49:34.000000000 +0200
+++ en/install-methods/boot-drive-files_WORKINGCOPY.xml	2009-08-30 14:48:33.000000000 +0200
@@ -101,9 +101,10 @@
 
 Download and unstuff the <application>BootX</application>
 distribution, available from <ulink url="&url-powerpc-bootx;"></ulink>,
-or in the
-<filename>dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/powermac</filename>
-directory on Debian http/ftp mirrors and official Debian CDs. Use
+or from the Debian archive under
+<ulink url="http://archive.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/powermac/";></ulink>
+(it is also contained on Debian installation CDs for Debian 3.0
+Woody). Use
 <application>Stuffit Expander</application> to extract it from its
 archive. Within the package, there is an empty folder called
 <filename>Linux Kernels</filename>. Download

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Holger Wansing <linux@wansing-online.de> wrote:
> [House-cleaning on bugreports]
> 
> In the d-i manual for powerpc and alpha, there are links existing,
> which point to non-existing directories on debian mirrors.
> 
> Since this report is very old, and there has been no action on this
> since then:
> 
> Would you agree, that this bug can be closed?

So I close my report.


Holger

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