Re: Is the latest bootstrap buggy ?

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Hi Andi,

Thanks a lot for your help !!!! I've finally managed to do an
installation using kernel 2.4.9, still having some issues with the
post installation, I could also made it work under CV643D! :)
still some issues though, installing drivers and configuring them, it
doesn't recognize the boot floppy "rescue.bin" and it exits. After
that i was able to configure the system, but it has some post inst
nasty error "after a while doing configuration" apt-get crashes with 
error "kernel panic", so I couldn't finished my installation, I'm
issueing dpkg-reconfigure base-config. BTW which packages do u
recommend for a stable version, that can be easily upg ?




> Well, first sorry for my late answer, network probs and a lot of stuff to do..
hmmm typical, I know what you mean I'm having a nightmare configuring
a simple 5 machine win and a Linux gateway at the office ...

> 
> Hmm, to be honest, I don't know how to fix your graphics problem, but there
> are others with your config which have reportedly working machines! You are
> not using some pci bridging card, do you? They are known to produce problems
> too.
Don't worry I think it has to be reported as a bug, because kernel
2.4.9 didn't have it ...

> 
> Concerning the woody installation: the nasty bug in the
boot-floppies
> of the initialization of a Linux partition with kernel 2.4.17-apus
(the
> only one which supports dhcp AND x-surf) has been fixed, I just
betatested the
> new version. But I don't know, when it will be released. If you
would really
> need it, I could eMail it to you, but atm, as I said, my network
doesn't make
> that much fun, hope the situation is getting better till tomorrow.
I c , networks are difficult beasts ...

But I think
> tha Adam Di Carlo will upload this version anyway to his debian home
site
> (which I could provide you too, if I see that he has uploaded  it)!
> 
> But if you don't need dhcp, you can go with 2.4.9 and the current
> released boot-floppies without problems. Though I
> don't know if it already supports ext3, as you can directly
initialize your
> /root partiton now as ext3 with the new boot-floppies.
No it supports ext2 but at least it allows a stable installation.

> 
> -- 
> I hope you'll be having success soon!! Good night,
> Andi
> 
> 
Well almost thank to you and Michael Daenzer which put me into the
right lane !!! ;)

Regards,

Rick