[12:17] <jerom1> cjwatson: what exactly is your USB detection problem? do you have some log entries?
[12:17] <jerom1> i view :
[12:17] <cjwatson> (that was a quote from me, not a question to me)
[12:20] <jerom1> kernel : hub 5-2:1.0 : USB hub found
[12:20] <jerom1> 7 ports detected
[12:20] <jerom1> USB disconnect, address 10
[12:20] <jerom1> new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 12
[12:20] <jerom1> input : HP Virtual Keyboard as /class/input/input1522
[12:20] <jerom1> input : HP Virtual Keyboard as /class/input/input/1523
[12:20] <jerom1> input : USB HID v1.0.1 Mouse [HP Virtual Keyboard]  on usb-0000:01:04.4.1
[12:20] <jerom1> USB disconnect, address 11
[12:20] <jerom1> and loop ...
[12:21] <cjwatson> is it possible to connect a non-USB keyboard for the purpose of doing the installation?
[12:21] <jerom1> loop with another address number
[12:21] <cjwatson> however, the USB loop is a kernel problem; I suggest bringing it up on #ubuntu-kernel
[12:21] <jerom1> yes i use standard keyboard
[12:21] <jerom1> i have zero usb devices
[12:22] <cjwatson> jerom1: for dapper netboot, make sure you're using images from http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper-updates/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/
[12:22] <cjwatson> those are built with a more recent kernel than /dists/dapper/... (IIRC)
[12:22] <jerom1> yes i downloaded this archive at 20 minutes
[12:23] <cjwatson> how long ago you downloaded it doesn't matter; I'm simply checking that you used dapper-updates rather than dapper
[12:23] <cjwatson> (well, doesn't matter much. It was last updated several months ago)
[12:24] <jerom1> I downloaded this archive : http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper-updates/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz
[12:24] <cjwatson> ok
[12:25] <jerom1> i must be answer my question on channel #ubuntu-kernel ?
[12:26] <cjwatson> I believe s
[12:26] <cjwatson> so
[12:26] <cjwatson> perhaps they can offer a workaround such as a magic kernel parameter
[12:26] <jerom1> yes thanks Colin
[12:26] <cjwatson> good luck
[12:26] <jerom1> thanks
[03:11] <jerom1> i modify dapper install in order to use 2.6.17 kernel, it's works for USB
[03:12] <jerom1> but i have a same problem with disk detection
[03:12] <jerom1> i see in /var/log/syslog partman : No volume groups found
[03:12] <jerom1> i have a device : /dev/cciss/c0d0
[03:13] <jerom1> are you an idea ?
[03:15] <cjwatson> I'm very uncomfortable about having to support dapper with 2.6.17. If you're going to do that, support is invalidated anyway, and you might as well use edgy.
[03:15] <cjwatson> "partman : No volume groups found" is not a relevant error message
[03:15] <cjwatson> I think edgy with my list-devices patch is going to be much easier to work with
[03:16] <jerom1> but edgy is not LTS, is it dangerous to use on production server ?
[03:16] <cjwatson> dapper+2.6.17 is not LTS either.
[03:17] <jerom1> you're right
[03:17] <cjwatson> cr3 can correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure we don't offer support on dapper+2.6.17
[03:19] <cr3> I'm trying to boot from the kernel on a CDROM but use the filesystem on /dev/sda1. So: 1. I copied /boot/vmlinuz-`uname -r` install/vmlinuz; 2. mkinitramfs -o install/initrd.gz; 3. copied isolinux directory from install CD to isolinux; 4. changed isolinux.cfg to append: boot=install initrd=/install/initrd.gz root=/dev/sda0 rw --; 5. when I boot from the CD, I get this error: .: 92: Can't open /scripts/install
[03:19] <cr3> cjwatson: 2.6.17? isn't that the edgy kernel?
[03:19] <cjwatson> cr3: yes
[03:19] <cjwatson> cr3: boot=install doesn't mean what you think it means. What are you trying to do there?
[03:20] <cjwatson> cr3: dropping boot= altogether would be better bet ...
[03:20] <cr3> cjwatson: we offer support for dapper and edgy, but we don't support swaping packages between releases like that
[03:20] <cjwatson> s/better/a better/
[03:20] <cr3> cjwatson: I'll try that, one sec...
[03:20] <jerom1> cjwatson : ok thanks, i re-test you're patch
[03:21] <cjwatson> jerom1: I'm not sure why dapper is failing to detect the disks, though; the full log rather than a randomly guessed line from it would help. :-)
[03:22] <cr3> cjwatson: cheers, that worked! so "boot" is to specify the name of scripts to run at some point during the boot sequence?
[03:23] <jerom1> cjwatson, i think disk is detected, but installer answer "disk selector : entire disk or LVM"
[03:23] <cjwatson> cr3: right, it's an initramfs-tools parameter
[03:23] <cjwatson> jerom1: please tell me these things up-front and we won't have to waste time
[03:23] <cjwatson> jerom1: can I see the Kickstart file (with passwords removed) again?
[03:24] <cr3> cjwatson: weird name for it, but it's good to know.
[03:24] <jerom1> yes it is here : http://sharengo.org/ks.cfg (contains test password)
[03:26] <cjwatson> jerom1: are there any devices in /dev/discs/ while the installer is running?
[03:27] <jerom1>  /dev/discs doesn't exist but /dev/disk contains by-uuid
[03:27] <cjwatson> no, not /dev/disk
[03:28] <cjwatson> jerom1: could you run parted_devices and tell me the output?
[03:28] <jerom1>  /dev/cciss/c0dO 366870733824 Compaq Smart Array
[03:29] <cjwatson> sure that's dO not d0?
[03:29] <jerom1> replace c0dO by c0d0
[03:29] <cjwatson> ok
[03:31] <cjwatson> jerom1: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/s1-kickstart2-options.html
[03:31] <jerom1> i read this : https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/47526, may be i must be add kernel/drivers/block/cpqarray.ko in my initrd image
[03:31] <cjwatson> jerom1: clearpart --drives cciss/c0d0 --initlabel
[03:31] <cjwatson> not /dev/cciss/c0d0 - sorry, I probably misled you earlier on that
[03:32] <cjwatson> jerom1: you may have to have fun with a %post script (or other tweak) to do that, but that can be done once you're past this)
[03:33] <jerom1> cjwatson : oki i test now
[03:33] <cjwatson> maybe I should make kickseed handle the /dev/ prefix there a bit more gracefully
[03:34] <jerom1> i modified my http://sharengo.org/ks.cfg : clearpart --drives cciss/c0d0 --initlabel   and i restart my net install now
[03:37] <cjwatson> ok, kickseed in feisty will tolerate my clearpart mistake there
[03:37] <cjwatson> have to go out for an hour or so now
[03:38] <jerom1> install run, i wait ...
[03:38] <mneptok> jerom1: do you have a few minutes to discuss your e-mail to canonical re: support?
[03:39] <jerom1> mneptok : benois@argia-engineering.fr
[03:40] <mneptok> jerom1: do you prefer e-mail to IRC or phone? someone tried phoning you several times yesterday. if e-mail is better, i am happy to do that/
[03:40] <jerom1> mneptok : email is better or phone in french ?
[03:41] <mneptok> cr3: a tu une moment pour jerom1?
[03:42] <mneptok> jerom1: quand? maintentant? plutard? a demain?
[03:43] <jerom1> mneptok : maintenant si possible
[03:43] <mneptok> d'accord, moment ...
[03:44] <jerom1> mneptok : Cell Phone : +33 6 21 53 56 19
[03:47] <mneptok> je parle francais comme un babare. cr3 est une choix meilleure.
[03:47] <mneptok> moment, je compose le bureau.
[03:48] <jerom1> mneptok : oki
[10:16] <cr3> cjwatson: thanks for the tip the other day on building a custom iso, worked perfectly
[10:17] <cjwatson> good stuff