Re: debian-trixie-DI-alpha1-amd64-netinst accessible installer issue

2025-06-21 Thread Thomas Schmitt
e message. Type Enter to use this sound > board." do not allow installer to continue. I'm not sure whether the developer(s) of speech support in the installer are reading the debian-user list. The installer developers can be reached at debian-b...@lists.debian.org Consider to forward you

debian-trixie-DI-alpha1-amd64-netinst accessible installer issue

2025-06-21 Thread Mgr. Janusz Chmiel
o not allow installer to continue. If I press Enter while I hear The voice output, system detect next sound output and pronounce The same message again. On previous versions and in The latest stable Debian Net inst, everything work as it should. So if I press Enter while I hear The sound output

Re: Orca install repeating - can't reproduce [WAS Re: Installer and assistive technologies]

2024-12-15 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Sun, Dec 15, 2024 at 9:28 AM Michael Stone wrote: > > On Sat, Dec 14, 2024 at 11:39:44PM -0600, David Wright wrote: > >This ceaseless saga has been dragging on for over five years: > > And as long as people keep playing along this mailing list will continue > to be a one man comedy hour. ++

Re: Orca install repeating - can't reproduce [WAS Re: Installer andassistive technologies]

2024-12-15 Thread Max Nikulin
On 15/12/2024 20:27, gene heskett wrote: On 12/14/24 23:00, Max Nikulin wrote: /var/log/installer/hardware-summary that is quite lengthy, 75+ kilobytes, what would I be looking for? ^ I am interested in some

Re: Orca install repeating - can't reproduce [WAS Re: Installer and assistive technologies]

2024-12-15 Thread Michael Stone
On Sat, Dec 14, 2024 at 11:39:44PM -0600, David Wright wrote: This ceaseless saga has been dragging on for over five years: And as long as people keep playing along this mailing list will continue to be a one man comedy hour.

Re: Orca install repeating - can't reproduce [WAS Re: Installer andassistive technologies]

2024-12-15 Thread gene heskett
On 12/14/24 23:00, Max Nikulin wrote: On 15/12/2024 05:27, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: Installing using the standard installer: Have you tried it when some stepper motor drivers are connected using USB to serial port adapters? I do not remember if I explicitly chose some installer menu to

Re: Orca install repeating - can't reproduce [WAS Re: Installer and assistive technologies]

2024-12-14 Thread David Wright
On Sun 15 Dec 2024 at 11:00:18 (+0700), Max Nikulin wrote: > On 15/12/2024 05:27, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > Installing using the standard installer: > > Have you tried it when some stepper motor drivers are connected using > USB to serial port adapters? > > I do not

Re: Orca install repeating - can't reproduce [WAS Re: Installer and assistive technologies]

2024-12-14 Thread Max Nikulin
On 15/12/2024 05:27, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: Installing using the standard installer: Have you tried it when some stepper motor drivers are connected using USB to serial port adapters? I do not remember if I explicitly chose some installer menu to save logs, but I have /var/log/installer

Orca install repeating - can't reproduce [WAS Re: Installer and assistive technologies]

2024-12-14 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
the brush off. > > > > > > Often because they are asking me to start fresh with clean drives, a > > > multiday operation to collect all the stuff I use daily. I have > > > already done that, many many times.  It matches Alberts definition > > > of insanity.

Re: Installer and assistive technologies

2024-12-14 Thread David Christensen
On 12/14/24 12:40, gene heskett wrote: On 12/14/24 12:38, David Christensen wrote: Please post a photograph online somewhere when it is built.  I am curious to see your custom/ mod/ 3-D printed case. Just the shelves are printed, you can get the case from amazon as a stamped sheet metal thing

Re: Installer and assistive technologies

2024-12-14 Thread gene heskett
On 12/14/24 12:38, David Christensen wrote: On 12/14/24 06:41, gene heskett wrote: On 12/14/24 02:51, David Christensen wrote: A storage server would be a useful addition to your network: https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2023/11/msg00179.html Its life testing drives now, but not fully a

Re: Installer and assistive technologies

2024-12-14 Thread David Christensen
On 12/14/24 06:41, gene heskett wrote: On 12/14/24 02:51, David Christensen wrote: A storage server would be a useful addition to your network: https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2023/11/msg00179.html Its life testing drives now, but not fully assembled, using a separate psu, a bananapi m5

Re: Installer and assistive technologies

2024-12-14 Thread gene heskett
On 12/14/24 02:51, David Christensen wrote: On 12/13/24 13:08, gene heskett wrote: On 12/13/24 13:48, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: People have tried to help you - and sometimes got the brush off. Often because they are asking me to start fresh with clean drives, a multiday operation to collect

Re: Installer and assistive technologies

2024-12-13 Thread David Christensen
On 12/13/24 13:08, gene heskett wrote: On 12/13/24 13:48, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: People have tried to help you - and sometimes got the brush off. Often because they are asking me to start fresh with clean drives, a multiday operation to collect all the stuff I use daily. I have already don

Re: Installer and assistive technologies (was: Re: restart lastsmaybe aminute till next freeze)

2024-12-13 Thread gene heskett
On 12/13/24 13:48, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: On Fri, Dec 13, 2024 at 10:36:28AM -0500, gene heskett wrote: On 12/13/24 09:50, Max Nikulin wrote: On 13/12/2024 13:37, gene heskett wrote: IMNSHO the installer is busted. But mentioning that was a no-no. Have you tried to explain your issue to

Re: Installer and assistive technologies (was: Re: restart lasts maybe aminute till next freeze)

2024-12-13 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Fri, Dec 13, 2024 at 10:36:28AM -0500, gene heskett wrote: > > On 12/13/24 09:50, Max Nikulin wrote: > > On 13/12/2024 13:37, gene heskett wrote: > > > > > > IMNSHO the installer is busted. But mentioning that was a no-no. > > > > Have you tried to

Re: Installer and assistive technologies (was: Re: restart lasts maybe aminute till next freeze)

2024-12-13 Thread gene heskett
On 12/13/24 09:50, Max Nikulin wrote: On 13/12/2024 13:37, gene heskett wrote: IMNSHO the installer is busted. But mentioning that was a no-no. Have you tried to explain your issue to installer developers in a *polite* and *constructive* way? Please, post a link to prove it. You&#x

Installer and assistive technologies (was: Re: restart lasts maybe a minute till next freeze)

2024-12-13 Thread Max Nikulin
On 13/12/2024 13:37, gene heskett wrote: IMNSHO the installer is busted. But mentioning that was a no-no. Have you tried to explain your issue to installer developers in a *polite* and *constructive* way? Please, post a link to prove it.

Re: Copying installer ISO to USB Flash

2024-09-21 Thread Richard Owlett
On 09/20/2024 12:56 PM, Bret Busby wrote: On 20/9/24 22:52, Richard Owlett wrote: Having machines with different constraints I have downloaded DVD1 and Netinst ISO's. I have flash drives with obsolete ISO's. For reference I have [ https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb ] available. Question

Re: Copying installer ISO to USB Flash

2024-09-21 Thread Richard Owlett
On 09/20/2024 10:56 AM, David Wright wrote: On Fri 20 Sep 2024 at 09:52:32 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: Having machines with different constraints I have downloaded DVD1 and Netinst ISO's. I have flash drives with obsolete ISO's. For reference I have [ https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb

Re: Copying installer ISO to USB Flash

2024-09-20 Thread David Christensen
Wi-Fi adapter, but no Ethernet adapter, firmware used to be an issue. It looks like the Debian 12 installer now includes non-free firmware: https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware David

Re: Copying installer ISO to USB Flash

2024-09-20 Thread Joe
name of the iso twice, once inside the backticks and once outside. > 3. Not having done a "from scratch" install recently, is there > something I haven't thought to ask? > Don't think so, just pick the graphical expert install from the advanced options. Are any of your

Re: Copying installer ISO to USB Flash

2024-09-20 Thread Bret Busby
On 20/9/24 22:52, Richard Owlett wrote: Having machines with different constraints I have downloaded DVD1 and Netinst ISO's. I have flash drives with obsolete ISO's. For reference I have [ https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb ] available. Questions: 1. Do the flash drives require any prep?

Re: Copying installer ISO to USB Flash

2024-09-20 Thread David Wright
On Fri 20 Sep 2024 at 09:52:32 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: > Having machines with different constraints I have downloaded DVD1 and > Netinst ISO's. I have flash drives with obsolete ISO's. For reference > I have [ https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb ] available. > > Questions: > 1. Do the

Copying installer ISO to USB Flash

2024-09-20 Thread Richard Owlett
Having machines with different constraints I have downloaded DVD1 and Netinst ISO's. I have flash drives with obsolete ISO's. For reference I have [ https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb ] available. Questions: 1. Do the flash drives require any prep? [ Gparted gives warning messages on b

Re: Request for Download Link for Debian 10 Installer

2024-08-25 Thread Charles Curley
his > > version, and I have encountered difficulties finding a working > > installer. The links I have found so far either lead to incomplete > > DVD images or result in issues post-installation, such as being > > unable to log in. > > > > Could you please provide me w

Re: Request for Download Link for Debian 10 Installer

2024-08-25 Thread Łukasz Kalamłacki
encountered difficulties finding a working installer. The links I have found so far either lead to incomplete DVD images or result in issues post-installation, such as being unable to log in. Could you please provide me with a direct and reliable link to download the full Debian 10 ISO file? Your

Re: Request for Download Link for Debian 10 Installer

2024-08-25 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sun, Aug 25, 2024 at 08:25:45PM +0530, Jayram Gaonkar wrote: > Dear Debian Team, > > I am writing to *request a reliable download link for the Debian 10 ISO* > file. We have a project that specifically requires this version, and I have > encountered difficulties finding a wo

Re: Request for Download Link for Debian 10 Installer

2024-08-25 Thread Tom Furie
On Sun, Aug 25, 2024 at 08:25:45PM +0530, Jayram Gaonkar wrote: > Could you please provide me with a direct and reliable link to download the > full Debian 10 ISO file? You don't say which architecture you're looking for, or which particular flavour of iso, but you might start at https://get.d

Request for Download Link for Debian 10 Installer

2024-08-25 Thread Jayram Gaonkar
Dear Debian Team, I am writing to *request a reliable download link for the Debian 10 ISO* file. We have a project that specifically requires this version, and I have encountered difficulties finding a working installer. The links I have found so far either lead to incomplete DVD images or result

Re: LAST 32 bit release WITH installer?

2024-08-20 Thread Richard Owlett
On 08/20/2024 02:39 PM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: On Tue, Aug 20, 2024 at 12:39:30PM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: I'm confused. I have 2 old-fashioned 32 bit i386 machines. What is/will be last release with installer? TIA Richard, The last point release of Debian 12 - probably 12.11 or

Re: LAST 32 bit release WITH installer?

2024-08-20 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Tue, Aug 20, 2024 at 12:39:30PM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > I'm confused. > I have 2 old-fashioned 32 bit i386 machines. > What is/will be last release with installer? > TIA > Richard, The last point release of Debian 12 - probably 12.11 or 12.12 if we keep up the r

Re: LAST 32 bit release WITH installer?

2024-08-20 Thread Charles Curley
On Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:39:30 -0500 Richard Owlett wrote: > I have 2 old-fashioned 32 bit i386 machines. > What is/will be last release with installer? The 32 bit installer is no longer part of the weekly build in preparation for trixie. -- Does anybody read signatures any more?

LAST 32 bit release WITH installer?

2024-08-20 Thread Richard Owlett
I'm confused. I have 2 old-fashioned 32 bit i386 machines. What is/will be last release with installer? TIA

Future of i386 as installer

2024-08-20 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Tue, Aug 20, 2024 at 07:34:33AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 08/20/2024 05:45 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > > On 08/20/2024 04:30 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > > [snip] > > > There will be non i386 installer medium for Trixie when released though > > >

Re: Editing grub/EFI config on (net) installer ISO for serial install

2024-07-29 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Andy Smith wrote: > Is there some advantage in me editing one of the files in the EFI > partition as opposed to just putting the grub serial directives in > /boot/grub/grub.cfg of the ISO? None that i know of. Editing /efi/debian/grub.cfg of the EFI partition filesystem would just happen ins

Re: Editing grub/EFI config on (net) installer ISO for serial install

2024-07-29 Thread Andy Smith
Hi, On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 12:42:05PM +0200, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Andy Smith wrote: > > Should I just edit that into $iso_root/boot/grub/grub.cfg and repack > > the ISO? > > If altering the EFI partition is not viable, then surely: Yes. Is there some advantage in me editing one of the files

Re: Editing grub/EFI config on (net) installer ISO for serial install

2024-07-29 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Andy Smith wrote: > Currently when I add the Debian 12 netinst ISO as a virtual media it > EFI boots grub, not isolinux, That's because Debian ISOs advertise a EFI System Partition with GRUB initial boot equipment: $ xorriso -indev debian-12.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso \ -report_el_t

Editing grub/EFI config on (net) installer ISO for serial install

2024-07-29 Thread Andy Smith
Hi, I am used to installing Debian by PXE boot and serial console. For that purpose I'm familiar with editing the isolinux config files to have the kernel serial settings (console=ttyS… etc) in isolinux/txt.cfg. Now for the first time I am trying to install a system that has a management controll

Problems with the calamares installer. 12.5.0 live dvd

2024-06-27 Thread Stephen White
Having tried gnome, xfce, cinnamon all will not list the usb drives that I wanted to install to. It listed the main nvme drive. The graphical installer had no issues so I am good now. But thought you should know.

Re: readonly installer, (SOLVED)

2024-04-04 Thread Anders Andersson
On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 4:06 AM Stefan Monnier wrote: > > > I have a 128 MB USB flash drive from back in the day that includes a write > > protect switch. There are few products today that offer that feature. > > Side note: AFAIK this "write protect switch" doesn't prevent writing. > It just tells

Re: readonly installer, (SOLVED)

2024-04-04 Thread David Christensen
On 4/3/24 19:05, Stefan Monnier wrote: I have a 128 MB USB flash drive from back in the day that includes a write protect switch. There are few products today that offer that feature. Side note: AFAIK this "write protect switch" doesn't prevent writing. It just tells your card reader that you'

Re: readonly installer, (SOLVED)

2024-04-03 Thread Stefan Monnier
> I have a 128 MB USB flash drive from back in the day that includes a write > protect switch. There are few products today that offer that feature. Side note: AFAIK this "write protect switch" doesn't prevent writing. It just tells your card reader that you'd like to avoid writing to it. Whether

Re: readonly installer, (SOLVED)

2024-04-03 Thread David Christensen
On 4/3/24 08:16, David Wright wrote: On Tue 02 Apr 2024 at 05:54:06 (-0700), David Christensen wrote: On 4/1/24 11:35, DdB wrote: Am 01.04.2024 um 18:52 schrieb David Christensen: A bad USB flash drive would explain why you cannot boot the Debian installer.  Please buy a good quality USB 3.0

Re: readonly installer, (SOLVED)

2024-04-03 Thread David Wright
On Tue 02 Apr 2024 at 05:54:06 (-0700), David Christensen wrote: > On 4/1/24 11:35, DdB wrote: > > Am 01.04.2024 um 18:52 schrieb David Christensen: > > > A bad USB flash drive would explain why you cannot boot the Debian > > > installer.  Please buy a good quality U

problem with installer (testing)

2024-03-14 Thread Angelo Mose Pozzi
The newly released debian installer (daily build) for testing do not show the LVM logical volumes and fail when asked for LVM configuration. The problem is quite new because a installer build im mid February worked fine. So who do I have to file the bug to? Regards Angelo Pozzi

Re: debian installer network console

2024-02-24 Thread Matt Zagrabelny
I haven't tested this but when doing an install over serial console, > the installer runs in GNU Screen so it is possible to switch to the > different terminal by the usual Screen key combinations, e.g. ctrl-a > then space. This was not obvious to me for many years. > > Perhaps i

Re: debian installer network console

2024-02-24 Thread Andy Smith
HI Matt, On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 05:40:31PM -0600, Matt Zagrabelny wrote: > Does anyone know how to switch to a different virtual console (tty) over a > network console on a debian install? I haven't tested this but when doing an install over serial console, the installer runs in GN

debian installer network console

2024-02-24 Thread Matt Zagrabelny
Greetings, I use the network-console for the debian installer - it's great. There are times when I would like to use the console (tty - Ctrl + Alt + F2) to perform some ad-hoc sysadmin'ing during the install. Does anyone know how to switch to a different virtual console (tty) over

Re: D12 Installer does not recognize rtl8xxxu wifi

2024-02-10 Thread Felix Natter
Charles Curley writes: > On Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:24:35 +0100 > Felix Natter wrote: > >> If I start a shell from the installer, I can see that the necessary >> module rtl8xxxu is loaded (the same one that is loaded in live >> option). So I guess it is a firmw

Re: D12 Installer does not recognize rtl8xxxu wifi

2024-02-10 Thread Felix Natter
hello Franco, thanks for the answer. Franco Martelli writes: > On 08/02/24 at 19:24, Felix Natter wrote: >> Dear debian-users, >> I put this on a stick and booted it: >> debian-live-12.4.0-amd64-gnome.iso >> When I boot the live option, the network is immediately loaded and I can >> connect to a

Re: D12 Installer does not recognize rtl8xxxu wifi

2024-02-08 Thread Franco Martelli
On 08/02/24 at 19:24, Felix Natter wrote: Dear debian-users, I put this on a stick and booted it: debian-live-12.4.0-amd64-gnome.iso When I boot the live option, the network is immediately loaded and I can connect to a WIFI network. However, if I use the same stick (or one with debian 12.4.0 ne

Re: D12 Installer does not recognize rtl8xxxu wifi

2024-02-08 Thread Charles Curley
On Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:24:35 +0100 Felix Natter wrote: > If I start a shell from the installer, I can see that the necessary > module rtl8xxxu is loaded (the same one that is loaded in live > option). So I guess it is a firmware issue. How can I get an > installer with non-free firmw

D12 Installer does not recognize rtl8xxxu wifi

2024-02-08 Thread Felix Natter
LAN is recognized, but WLAN is not. If I start a shell from the installer, I can see that the necessary module rtl8xxxu is loaded (the same one that is loaded in live option). So I guess it is a firmware issue. How can I get an installer with non-free firmware (if that is the problem)? I just found

Re: Debian installer refuses to setup IP address if gateway is no in the same subnet

2023-10-31 Thread Henning Follmann
On Tue, Oct 31, 2023 at 04:15:30PM +0300, Mihamina RKTMB wrote: > > On 10/31/23 15:35, Henning Follmann wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 06:17:18PM +0300, Mihamina RKTMB wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I rent a dedicated server where I installed an hypervisor and purchased > > > failover publi

Re: Debian installer refuses to setup IP address if gateway is no in the same subnet

2023-10-31 Thread Mihamina RKTMB
On 10/31/23 16:46, Dan Ritter wrote: Mihamina RKTMB wrote: On 10/31/23 01:18, Dan Ritter wrote: Mihamina RKTMB wrote: But isn't there a way to make the Debian installer accept that the gateway is not in the subnet of the set IP address? No. [OVH docs reference omitted] You as

Re: Debian installer refuses to setup IP address if gateway is no in the same subnet

2023-10-31 Thread Reco
Hi. On Tue, Oct 31, 2023 at 11:13:04AM +0100, Marco M. wrote: > > Maybe you need to help the installer along, and set the default route > > for the machine? Perhaps using an alternate virtual terminal, like > > FN+F5. I believe the command is `route add defa

Re: Debian installer refuses to setup IP address if gateway is no in the same subnet

2023-10-31 Thread Dan Ritter
Mihamina RKTMB wrote: > > On 10/31/23 01:18, Dan Ritter wrote: > > Mihamina RKTMB wrote: > > > But isn't there a way to make the Debian installer accept that the gateway > > > is not in the subnet of the set IP address? > > No. [OVH docs reference om

Re: Debian installer refuses to setup IP address if gateway is no in the same subnet

2023-10-31 Thread Mihamina RKTMB
On 10/31/23 15:35, Henning Follmann wrote: On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 06:17:18PM +0300, Mihamina RKTMB wrote: Hi all, I rent a dedicated server where I installed an hypervisor and purchased failover public IPv4 IPs routed to that server. Of course not! Some host _on_your_subnet_ must be respon

Re: Debian installer refuses to setup IP address if gateway is no in the same subnet

2023-10-31 Thread Mihamina RKTMB
the VM. When using the Debian installer, at the networking setup, the installer refuses that setting: the gateway is not in the subnet of the set IP address. The workaround I use is either to - finish the installation without network and then at reboot, setup the network - manually setup the network

Re: Debian installer refuses to setup IP address if gateway is no in the same subnet

2023-10-31 Thread Marco M.
Am 31.10.2023 um 08:35:48 Uhr schrieb Henning Follmann: > Of course not! Some host _on_your_subnet_ must be responsible for > forwarding the packages. It is possible to define another specific direct connected route to your router and use that with source addresses that are not on the same subnet

Re: Debian installer refuses to setup IP address if gateway is no in the same subnet

2023-10-31 Thread Henning Follmann
ng the packages. And a route has to be set so your machine knows where to send the packages beyond your local subnet to. That is the gateway. It is just a shortcut to define the default route. So the installer is right. -H -- Henning Follmann | hfollm...@itcfollmann.com

Re: Debian installer refuses to setup IP address if gateway is no in the same subnet

2023-10-31 Thread Marco M.
eason for that failure, as that case is uncommon in most networks. > Maybe you need to help the installer along, and set the default route > for the machine? Perhaps using an alternate virtual terminal, like > FN+F5. I believe the command is `route add default gw {IP-ADDRESS} > {INTER

Re: Debian installer refuses to setup IP address if gateway is no in the same subnet

2023-10-30 Thread Dan Ritter
e gateway is not (never) in the subnet > of the VM. > > When using the Debian installer, at the networking setup, the installer > refuses that setting: the gateway is not in the subnet of the set IP > address. > > The workaround I use is either to > > - finish the inst

Re: Debian installer refuses to setup IP address if gateway is no in the same subnet

2023-10-30 Thread Jeffrey Walton
2, the gateway is not (never) in the > subnet of the VM. > > When using the Debian installer, at the networking setup, the installer > refuses that setting: the gateway is not in the subnet of the set IP > address. > > The workaround I use is either to > > - finish the

Debian installer refuses to setup IP address if gateway is no in the same subnet

2023-10-30 Thread Mihamina RKTMB
eway to go through the NIC: "ip route add $GW dev eth0" - set the default route to go via the gateway: "ip route add default via $GW" As I set the IP address to a /32, the gateway is not (never) in the subnet of the VM. When using the Debian installer, at the networking

Re: Does debian installer use volume names for LVM?

2023-10-17 Thread Max Nikulin
On 15/10/2023 15:49, Erwan David wrote: Le 15/10/2023 à 10:32, Max Nikulin a écrit : I am curious if debian installer uses volume names in /etc/fstab when LVM is involved (either guided or manual partitioning). In guided partitionning, it uses the /dev/mapper name Thank you, Erwan and

Re: Does debian installer use volume names for LVM? (was: Re: trixie update/upgrade strangeness)

2023-10-15 Thread Anders Andersson
On Sun, Oct 15, 2023 at 10:32 AM Max Nikulin wrote: > > I am curious if debian installer uses volume names in /etc/fstab when > LVM is involved (either guided or manual partitioning). I'm pretty sure it does, I checked a few of my machines that I'm reasonably sure I haven&

Re: Does debian installer use volume names for LVM?

2023-10-15 Thread Erwan David
Le 15/10/2023 à 10:32, Max Nikulin a écrit : I am curious if debian installer uses volume names in /etc/fstab when LVM is involved (either guided or manual partitioning). In guided partitionning, it uses the /dev/mapper name : here is what the installer put in the fstab of my laptop (/boot

Does debian installer use volume names for LVM? (was: Re: trixie update/upgrade strangeness)

2023-10-15 Thread Max Nikulin
ng UUID or file system labels have warnings concerning LVM. I am curious if debian installer uses volume names in /etc/fstab when LVM is involved (either guided or manual partitioning).

Re: Debian installer preseed fails

2023-08-22 Thread Ceppo
On Sun, Aug 20, 2023 at 02:34:20PM +, Michael Kjörling wrote: > I think you also want: > > d-i hw-detect/firmware-lookup string never Maybe a dumb question, but doesn't it prevent free firmware from being installed too? -- Ceppo

Re: Debian installer preseed fails

2023-08-20 Thread Michael Kjörling
On 20 Aug 2023 15:02 +0200, from ce...@oziosi.org (Ceppo): > d-i hw-detect/load_firmware boolean false > d-i apt-setup/non-free-firmware boolean false > d-i apt-setup/non-free boolean false > d-i apt-setup/contrib boolean false > > but package intel-microcode from non-free-firmware

Debian installer preseed fails

2023-08-20 Thread Ceppo
Hello. I'm trying to create a custom install image for Debian 12 preseeding the ISO as described at [1]. Amongst other things, I want nothing from non-free-firmware, non-free or contrib to get installed. I therefore set d-i hw-detect/load_firmware boolean false d-i apt-setup/non-free-firmw

Re: Bootloader error grub minimal bash "load the kernel first" after installing my live image via calamares installer

2023-08-14 Thread Thomas Schmitt
minimal bash "load the kernel first" after installing my live image via calamares installer Thanks for the reply. I tried debian di too but wasn't successful in that either it said that the kernel version for live and installer were not the same. - End forwarded message ---

[sakkrabi...@gmail.com: Re: Bootloader error grub minimal bash "load the kernel first" after installing my live image via calamares installer]

2023-08-13 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
- Forwarded message from Sakkra Billa - Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2023 21:35:33 +0530 From: Sakkra Billa To: "Andrew M.A. Cater" Subject: Re: Bootloader error grub minimal bash "load the kernel first" after installing my live image via calamares installer

Re: Bootloader error grub minimal bash "load the kernel first" after installing my live image via calamares installer

2023-08-13 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Sakkra Billa wrote: > I followed the tutorial > from: https://www.willhaley.com/blog/custom-debian-live-environment/ > [www.willhaley.com] to make a live custom debian 12 image. (The xorriso run looks ok.) > In order to > install it on my VM I installed calamares, calamares-settings-debian

Re: Bootloader error grub minimal bash "load the kernel first" after installing my live image via calamares installer

2023-08-13 Thread Andy Smith
Hi, On Sun, Aug 13, 2023 at 06:56:08PM +0530, Sakkra Billa wrote: >when i reboot my VM into the installed environment, it boots into >grub minimal On typing boot it says "load the kernel first". What kind of VM is this? Which provider, if you are unsure. Cheers, Andy -- https://bitfolk.com/ --

Re: Bootloader error grub minimal bash "load the kernel first" after installing my live image via calamares installer

2023-08-13 Thread Michael Kjörling
On 13 Aug 2023 18:56 +0530, from sakkrabi...@gmail.com (Sakkra Billa): > but when i > reboot my VM into the installed environment, it boots into grub minimal > bash line editing mode. On typing boot it says "load the kernel first". Sounds to me like GRUB can't find grub.cfg, or it is somehow corru

Re: Bootloader error grub minimal bash "load the kernel first" after installing my live image via calamares installer

2023-08-13 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sun, Aug 13, 2023 at 06:56:08PM +0530, Sakkra Billa wrote: > I followed the tutorial from: > https://www.willhaley.com/blog/custom-debian-live-environment/ to make a > live custom debian 12 image. In order to install it on my VM I installed > calamares, calamares-settings-debian and rsync . The

Bootloader error grub minimal bash "load the kernel first" after installing my live image via calamares installer

2023-08-13 Thread Sakkra Billa
I followed the tutorial from: https://www.willhaley.com/blog/custom-debian-live-environment/ to make a live custom debian 12 image. In order to install it on my VM I installed calamares, calamares-settings-debian and rsync . The live image works perfectly and the installation also finishes without

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot (in Xen DomU)

2023-07-27 Thread Andy Smith
Hi Elmar, On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 03:03:20AM +0200, Dr. Nagy Elemér Károly wrote: > Two years later, all Debian 11.0-12.1 installers still crash in Xen as DomU, > it is a known bug: > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=983357 > > In PV mode, /boot/grub/grub.cfg is the relevant conf

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot (in Xen DomU)

2023-07-27 Thread Dr . Nagy Elemér Károly
Greetings, Two years later, all Debian 11.0-12.1 installers still crash in Xen as DomU, it is a known bug: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=983357 In PV mode, /boot/grub/grub.cfg is the relevant config file, but in HVM mode, isolinux/txt.cfg is. The images under install.amd

Debian Installer and Frame Buffer Setup

2023-07-04 Thread Charles Curley
I have a Lenova Yoga 13 which Debian Installer (d-i) for Bookworm (12.0.0) is having problems setting up. The initial boot screen is readable and usable but it occupies a square in the upper left corner of the display, not the entire display. When I select an option from the menu and let that

Re: Installer: get rid off second checkbox “Show password in Clear”

2023-06-20 Thread David Wright
On Tue 20 Jun 2023 at 11:00:17 (+0200), Damian wrote: > I wrote: > > […] it's much more important to > > allow checking that both passwords were typed correctly than to > > satisfy somebody's idea of a "cleaner" screen, whatever that means. > > Agreed > > What I meant was that if someone needs

Re: Re: Installer: get rid off second checkbox “Show password in Clear”

2023-06-20 Thread Damian
[…] it's much more important to allow checking that both passwords were typed correctly than to satisfy somebody's idea of a "cleaner" screen, whatever that means. Agreed What I meant was that if someone needs to check the password, most of the time it will be both. In my opinion, you don't n

Re: Installer: get rid off second checkbox “Show password in Clear”

2023-06-19 Thread David Wright
On Tue 20 Jun 2023 at 03:31:48 (+0200), Damian wrote: > I want to suggest to change behavior of the installer in user password > configuration step. > > In my opinion would be great to leave only one - second checkbox “Show > password in Clear”. > It will be much ea

Installer: get rid off second checkbox “Show password in Clear”

2023-06-19 Thread Damian
Hi guys, I want to suggest to change behavior of the installer in user password configuration step. In my opinion would be great to leave only one - second checkbox “Show password in Clear”. It will be much easier to tabbing to confirmation field and cleaner without redundant filed. BR

Installer change suggestion

2023-06-19 Thread Damian
Hi guys, I want to suggest to change behavior of the installer in user password configuration step. In my opinion would be great to leave only one - second checkbox “Show password in Clear”. It will be much easier to tabbing to confirmation field and cleaner without redundant filed BR

Re: Debian Bookworm RC 1 installer- a Bug?

2023-05-08 Thread David Wright
> > > On Sun 16 Apr 2023 at 07:19:18 (-0700), Peter Ehlert wrote: > > > > > > On 4/9/23 08:57, David Wright wrote: > > > > > > > On Wed 05 Apr 2023 at 07:03:41 (-0700), Peter Ehlert wrote: > > > > > > > > Debian Bookworm RC 1

Re: Debian Bookworm RC 1 installer- a Bug?

2023-05-05 Thread Peter Ehlert
2023 at 07:03:41 (-0700), Peter Ehlert wrote: Debian Bookworm RC 1 installer Damned nice, the improvements are appreciated. I ran rc1 in my usual manner, and the only difference I noticed was the one extra question about non-free firmware, to which I replied yes. (There may well be improvements under

Re: Debian Bookworm RC 1 installer- a Bug?

2023-04-23 Thread Peter Ehlert
: Debian Bookworm RC 1 installer Damned nice, the improvements are appreciated. I ran rc1 in my usual manner, and the only difference I noticed was the one extra question about non-free firmware, to which I replied yes. (There may well be improvements under the hood, so to speak.) Oh, and the

Re: "Bug" in Debian Installer?

2023-04-22 Thread David Wright
;Do not use". My > expectation is that it should prevent installing grub to ESP. However > it is easy to forget about the "K" flag (partition will be used by > installer). I haven't tried removing all the flags to see what warning might result, and whether there would ev

Re: "Bug" in Debian Installer?

2023-04-21 Thread Max Nikulin
, I did not go so far. I wrote about partitioning screen. It is possible to select ESP partition and mark it "Do not use". My expectation is that it should prevent installing grub to ESP. However it is easy to forget about the "K" flag (partition will be used by installer).

Re: "Bug" in Debian Installer?

2023-04-20 Thread David Wright
as issues from my point of view: > 1. From the disks overview screen it is not immediately obvious that > installer is going to write to ESP partitions. If, by disks overview, you mean the screen quoted just above, then no, it is less obvious than ISTR in the past (up to buster), where MBR

Re: "Bug" in Debian Installer?

2023-04-20 Thread Max Nikulin
On 4/15/23 15:51, David Christensen wrote: > "Debian GNU/Linux UEFI Installer menu" -> "Install" On 18/04/2023 15:51, David Christensen wrote: On 4/17/23 21:47, David Wright wrote: As in "Permission to break an egg, sir"? Did not pressing Enter in reply

Re: "Bug" in Debian Installer?

2023-04-20 Thread Max Nikulin
On 18/04/2023 11:47, David Wright wrote: On Mon 17 Apr 2023 at 15:26:58 (-0700), David Christensen wrote: I have never seen a document that completely and accurately explains, in computer engineering and science terms, the design and implementation of the boot processes for Debian (or FreeBSD,

Re: "Bug" in Debian Installer?

2023-04-18 Thread Roy J. Tellason, Sr.
On Tuesday 18 April 2023 12:47:44 am David Wright wrote: > > I have never seen a document that completely and accurately explains, > > in computer engineering and science terms, the design and > > implementation of the boot processes for Debian (or FreeBSD, or > > Windows, or macOS) for all the pos

Re: "Bug" in Debian Installer?

2023-04-18 Thread David Christensen
On 4/17/23 21:47, David Wright wrote: On Mon 17 Apr 2023 at 15:26:58 (-0700), David Christensen wrote: I have never seen a document that completely and accurately explains, in computer engineering and science terms, the design and implementation of the boot processes for Debian (or FreeBSD, or

Re: "Bug" in Debian Installer?

2023-04-17 Thread David Wright
may coexist without conflicts. > > > > User should be asked if new OS should be booted by default > > > > (BootOrder), adding files to ESP is quite safe. > > > > > > d-i should always ask before writing to disk. > > > > You wi

Re: Debian Bookworm RC 1 installer- a Bug?

2023-04-17 Thread David Wright
Ehlert wrote: > > > > > Debian Bookworm RC 1 installer > > > > > Damned nice, the improvements are appreciated. > > > > I ran rc1 in my usual manner, and the only difference I noticed was > > > > the one extra question about non-free firmware, to whic

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