New release over due
I have continued to use debian despite the fact that it has grown extremely out date. However failing to release a mini potato at this time, has forced me to drop debian. The debian mailing list spam check prevents me from sending mail from my home machine. I am forced to shell into my email account half way around the world. This is my first letter to debian. It would be great if the spam checker allowed me to alterately use a pgp key. Typing, over this connections is very difficult. -Tim.
Subject: Installing Unstable, avoid upgrading from libc5 to libc6?
I have been trying to install unstable, rather than stable. In hopes that I might be able to avoid some of the libc5 to libc6 upgrade head aches. Used wget to mirror debian ftp site, "only i386, no source". Everything works fine; Access: OK, I linked ln -s debian/hamm/hamm debian/hamm/stable Update: OK finds and extracts /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/Packages.gz /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/contrib/binary-i386/Packages.gz /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/non-free/binary-i386/Packages.gz Select: OK Install: FAILS!!! Can anyone tell me what these errors mean, and how to fix my installation procedure??? Tim. Help!! See below >Looking for part 1 of dpkg-perl ... find: >/var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/devel/iconc_9.1-1.deb: > No such file or directory >find: >/var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/devel/icont_9.1-1.deb: > No such file or directory >find: >/var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/devel/iconx_9.1-1.deb: > No such file or directory >find: >/var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/devel/ilu-base_2.0.0.0-2.deb: > No such file or directory >find: >/var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/devel/ilu-dev.0.0.0-2.deb: > No such file or directory >/var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/devel/dpkg-perl_0.1-2.deb >Running dpkg -iB for dpkg-perl ... >find: >/var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/devel/ilu-doc.0.0.0-2.deb: > No such file or directory >"etc" >5113 files and directories currently installed.) >Preparing to replace dpkg-perl 0.1-2 (using .../devel/dpkg-perl_0.1-2.deb) ... >find: >/var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/devel/libpwdb-dev_0.54preD-1.deb: > No such file or directory >Unpacking replace dpkg-perl ... > >"etc" >installation script returned error exit status 1. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
dselect wil NOT install unstable
Read the howto at http://www.gate.net/~storm/FAQ, Nope no use. I have been trying to install unstable with dselect, rather than stable. In hopes that I might be able to avoid some of the libc5 to libc6 upgrade headaches. Used wget to mirror debian/hamm, debian/bo, debian/contrib, debian/non-free "only binary-all,binary-i386". Access: OK, required link ln -s debian/hamm/hamm debian/hamm/stable Update: OK finds and extracts /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/Packages.gz /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/contrib/binary-i386/Packages.gz /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/non-free/binary-i386/Packages.gz Select: OK Install: FAILS!!! Can anyone tell me what these errors mean, and how to fix my installation procedure??? Tim. Help!! See below; > Looking for part 1 of dpkg-perl ... find: > /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/devel/iconc_9.1-1.deb: > No such file or directory > find: > /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/devel/icont_9.1-1.deb: > No such file or directory > find: > /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/devel/iconx_9.1-1.deb: > No such file or directory > find: > /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/devel/ilu-base_2.0.0.0-2.deb: > No such file or directory > find: > /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/devel/ilu-dev.0.0.0-2.deb: > No such file or directory > /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/devel/dpkg-perl_0.1-2.deb > Running dpkg -iB for dpkg-perl ... > find: > /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/devel/ilu-doc.0.0.0-2.deb: > No such file or directory "etc" > 5113 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace dpkg-perl 0.1-2 (using .../devel/dpkg-perl_0.1-2.deb) ... > find: > /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/debian/hamm/stable/binary-i386/devel/libpwdb-dev_0.54preD-1.deb: > No such file or directory > Unpacking replace dpkg-perl ... "etc" > installation script returned error exit status 1. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Unidentified subject!
Precedence: list Priority: urgent Importance: low System: 486, scsi: apt2840, external 4G and 700M disks. cdrom: eide The debian kernel 2.027 crashes on the aic7xxx controller. I have no problems booting from none debian kernels. Please help. I have tried noreset wich doesn't help. -Tim. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Unidentified subject!
Suject: Can not boot debian kernel 2.0.27 System: 486, scsi: apt2840, external 4G and 700M disks. cdrom: eide The debian kernel 2.027 crashes on the aic7xxx controller. I have no problems booting from none debian kernels. Please help. I have tried noreset wich doesn't help. -Tim. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Can not boot kernel-2.0.27 with apt2840.
System: 486, scsi: apt2840, external 4G and 700M disks. cdrom: eide The debian kernel 2.027 crashes on the aic7xxx controller. I have no problems booting from none debian kernels. What I need is some one to make a boot floppy without! the non eide cdrom stuff. I have tested making kernel with this and only the aic7xxx scsi driver. It boots fine the problem is, its just to complicated to create a debian kernel from redhat is the a reason the rc.d files are located in different locations??? Also through I like the package approach. I wonder why the linux standard includes all the package files in system file locations?? Looking at the dpkg-deb command I don't thing it would be too difficult to drop them into package subdirectories. And from the lists of install packages create an expaned PATH by/for /etc/profile. I believe this could all be done with out changing the packages in anyway. The advantage is more modular packages which are easier to clean up if the install scripts fail. Also packages could be exported more easily without requiring exporting all of /usr which in my oppinion is NOT a good idea. -Tim. -Tim. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ops I deleted /etc/default?deleted /etc/default?
Stupid me I deleted the /etc/default? directory. I have no idea what was in that directory. Seems it contained some rather importanted stuff. If someone could tar up their /etc/default directory it would be great. Then I could use that /etc/default tar ball as guidance so that I can recreat mine. I am still able to bring the machine online, with a hand job, but its just barely. -Thanks guys. I need this today if possible. -Tim. P.S. email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Love debian
Re: netscape
On Fri, Jun 23, 2000 at 02:57:40PM -0500, Bolan Meek wrote: > Jake Stowell wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I just upgraded from potato to woody and all seemed fine, that is until > > i attempted to run netscape/netscape messenger. i was wondering if > > anyone else was having similar problems and what I should do about it. > > i am a relatively new user, so i am not entirely sure what to do in this > > type of situation. any help is greatly apprecitated. > > It would be helpful if you were to give more details, > such as quoting error messages, etc. The range of > possibilities of software problems are so wide ranging > that diagnosis without a symptom report is impossible. > I think there is a problem with the "netscape" startup script. Please see the for loop around line 277. It contains a syntax error, which is easy to fix. But sourcing all those files it wants to doesn't make any sence. It's trying to source directories and a README file. I will send you a patch as soon as my linux host is back. Stupid me I removed the /etc/default? directory. Send me a tar ball of that directory so I can put it back you. I will give you my netscape patch. -Thanks -Tim.
Re: netscape]
- Forwarded message from Tim Webster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Resent-Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:28:41 -0400 (EDT) X-Envelope-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:26:24 -0400 From: Tim Webster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Jake Stowell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, debian Subject: Re: netscape Reply-To: "Timothy D. Webster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; from [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Fri, Jun 23, 2000 at 02:57:40PM -0500 Resent-Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/97267 X-Loop: debian-user@lists.debian.org Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, Jun 23, 2000 at 02:57:40PM -0500, Bolan Meek wrote: > Jake Stowell wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I just upgraded from potato to woody and all seemed fine, that is until > > i attempted to run netscape/netscape messenger. i was wondering if > > anyone else was having similar problems and what I should do about it. > > i am a relatively new user, so i am not entirely sure what to do in this > > type of situation. any help is greatly apprecitated. > > It would be helpful if you were to give more details, > such as quoting error messages, etc. The range of > possibilities of software problems are so wide ranging > that diagnosis without a symptom report is impossible. > I think there is a problem with the "netscape" startup script. Please see the for loop around line 277. It contains a syntax error, which is easy to fix. But sourcing all those files it wants to doesn't make any sence. It's trying to source directories and a README file. I will send you a patch as soon as my linux host is back. Stupid me I removed the /etc/default? directory. Send me a tar ball of that directory so I can put it back you. I will give you my netscape patch. -Thanks -Tim. -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null - End forwarded message -
