Debian bug report logs - #1219 , boring messages ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent to debian-devel@pixar.com: Subject: Bug#1219: 0.93R6 pre-release base installation report Reply-To: Ian Jackson , debian-bugs@pixar.com Resent-From: Ian Jackson Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com Resent-Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 12:48:02 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk X-Debian-PR-Package: (base) X-Debian-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Thu, 10 Aug 1995 12:48:02 GMT Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail id 081012473927383; Thu, 10 Aug 1995 12:47:39 GMT Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0sgWzg-0006CWC; Thu, 10 Aug 95 05:45 PDT Received: from bootes.cus.cam.ac.uk by pixar.com with SMTP id AA22506 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Thu, 10 Aug 1995 05:45:43 -0700 Received: by bootes.cus.cam.ac.uk (Smail-3.1.29.0 #36) id m0sgWzT-000C0AC; Thu, 10 Aug 95 13:45 BST Received: by chiark id (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Thu, 10 Aug 95 02:17 BST Message-Id: Date: Thu, 10 Aug 95 02:17 BST From: Ian Jackson To: Debian bugs submission address Package: (base) Version: 0.93R6 pre-release, downloaded 8th August from src.doc.ic.ac.uk * When I ask it to set the keytable to `uk.map' I see: setting the keytable to `uk.map' ... sed: can't read /root/etc/init.d/console: No such file or directory done * There is no provision for machines which do not have an FQDN. IMO if you just hit at that prompt you should just get the bare hostname. As it is you get your hostname with a full stop appended (which broke the Smail configuration process). * The list of network cards still scrolls. * Because of the problem I had with the default kernel (in another message) I had to use a kernel of my own which isn't modularised. I used my rescue floppy set to fix the /etc/init.d/console problem (bug#1181) and empty /etc/modules, but I still got a bunch of warning messages about dependencies. * The base disks have the old version of dpkg (0.93.42.3). They should definitely have at least 0.93.69. 0.93.70 (which hasn't been released yet) would be better. * The base disks have the old `hd' access methods in /var/lib/dpkg. I had to remove them manually before I could use the methods from dpkg 0.93.69 (which are broken-ish). * The base disks have an old version of `ed' which claims to be version `=V-=D'. This is bad because it doesn't get fixed automatically - dpkg things that it's a downgrade. See my other message for problems with the distribution kernel - these problems occur with the kernel on the boot disk created by the base system as well as with the distribution boot disk. I assume it's the same kernel. Ian. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: Ian Jackson Subject: Bug#1219: Acknowledgement (was: 0.93R6 pre-release base installation report) In-Reply-To: References: Thank you for the problem report you have sent regarding Debian GNU/Linux. This is an automatically generated reply, to let you know your message has been received. It is being forwarded to the developers' mailing list for their attention; they will reply in due course. 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Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail id 081012473927383; Thu, 10 Aug 1995 12:47:39 GMT From cus.cam.ac.uk!iwj10 Thu Aug 10 05:45:52 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0sgWzg-0006CWC; Thu, 10 Aug 95 05:45 PDT Received: from bootes.cus.cam.ac.uk by pixar.com with SMTP id AA22506 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Thu, 10 Aug 1995 05:45:43 -0700 Received: by bootes.cus.cam.ac.uk (Smail-3.1.29.0 #36) id m0sgWzT-000C0AC; Thu, 10 Aug 95 13:45 BST Received: by chiark id (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Thu, 10 Aug 95 02:17 BST Message-Id: Date: Thu, 10 Aug 95 02:17 BST From: Ian Jackson To: Debian bugs submission address Subject: 0.93R6 pre-release base installation report Package: (base) Version: 0.93R6 pre-release, downloaded 8th August from src.doc.ic.ac.uk * When I ask it to set the keytable to `uk.map' I see: setting the keytable to `uk.map' ... sed: can't read /root/etc/init.d/console: No such file or directory done * There is no provision for machines which do not have an FQDN. IMO if you just hit at that prompt you should just get the bare hostname. As it is you get your hostname with a full stop appended (which broke the Smail configuration process). * The list of network cards still scrolls. * Because of the problem I had with the default kernel (in another message) I had to use a kernel of my own which isn't modularised. I used my rescue floppy set to fix the /etc/init.d/console problem (bug#1181) and empty /etc/modules, but I still got a bunch of warning messages about dependencies. * The base disks have the old version of dpkg (0.93.42.3). They should definitely have at least 0.93.69. 0.93.70 (which hasn't been released yet) would be better. * The base disks have the old `hd' access methods in /var/lib/dpkg. I had to remove them manually before I could use the methods from dpkg 0.93.69 (which are broken-ish). * The base disks have an old version of `ed' which claims to be version `=V-=D'. This is bad because it doesn't get fixed automatically - dpkg things that it's a downgrade. See my other message for problems with the distribution kernel - these problems occur with the kernel on the boot disk created by the base system as well as with the distribution boot disk. I assume it's the same kernel. Ian. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: Ian Jackson Subject: Bug#1219 acknowledged by developer (was: 0.93R6 pre-release base installation report) References: In-Reply-To: This is an automatic notification regarding your bug report. Responsibility for it has been taken by one of the developers, namely imurdock@debian.org (Ian Murdock). You should be hearing from them with a substantive response shortly, if you have not already done so. If not, please contact them directly, or email debian-bugs@pixar.com or myself. 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