[08:23] <Spo8> Hi, is this the right place to ask an installation question?
[09:53] <cjwatson> ... sure, it would be if you didn't leave two minutes after asking whether you could ask
[09:53] <cjwatson> sigh
[12:41] <CIA-4> ubiquity: cjwatson * r1865 ubiquity/ (3 files in 2 dirs):
[12:41] <CIA-4> ubiquity: * Try harder to stop the new partitioner interfering with autopartitioning
[12:41] <CIA-4> ubiquity:  (LP: #84597).
[01:45] <CIA-4> ubiquity: cjwatson * r1866 ubiquity/ (configure configure.ac): bump to 1.3.21
[01:46] <thom> cjwatson: partman-auto-md is in main for fiesty, i presume?
[01:46] <cjwatson> partman-auto-raid |          3 | feisty/universe/debian-installer | all
[01:46] <cjwatson> sorry, no
[01:47] <thom> ber :(
[01:55] <CIA-4> ubiquity: cjwatson * r1867 ubiquity/ubiquity/components/partman.py: even more effective protection against new partitioner interfering with autopartitioning
[02:04] <CIA-4> ubiquity: cjwatson * r1868 ubiquity/ (debian/changelog ubiquity/components/partman.py): * Ignore parted exceptions presented with priority medium or below.
[02:05] <CIA-4> ubiquity: cjwatson * r1869 ubiquity/debian/changelog: reorganise changelog
[02:13] <evand> yikes, the latest reply to the m-a thread on -devel is not what I wanted to wake up to this morning.
[02:16] <CIA-4> ubiquity: cjwatson * r1870 ubiquity/debian/changelog: releasing version 1.3.21
[02:17] <cjwatson> evand: I suspect it isn't your problem though
[02:17] <evand> cjwatson: I think he's not dual-booting.
[02:17] <evand> I replied and asked him a few questions.
[02:17] <evand> is that the conclusion you came to?
[02:17] <cjwatson> oh, you think he erased the disk?
[02:17] <cjwatson> I haven't really read it, just scanned it while moderating ubuntu-devel ...
[02:18] <evand> possibly.  I can't see it not even showing the partitions at all.
[02:18] <evand> Unless they're marked to be formatted.
[02:19] <evand> though the crash is obviously of concern
[02:19] <evand> I think I'm going to start making liberal use of log-output for the time being, just to make debugging easier.
[02:20] <evand> err, just use more verbose output
[02:21] <cjwatson> yeah, it's kind of unclear
[02:21] <cjwatson> more logging is always helpful
[02:21] <cjwatson> also, if he uses ubiquity --debug, that should get a debconf trace
[02:21] <cjwatson> (/var/log/installer/debug)
[02:22] <cjwatson> did you mention that in your followup? I don't see it yet
[02:22] <evand> ah, I followed up off list.  I asked him to run it with debug, attach that file, run os-prober, and run grep migration-assistant /var/log/messages
[02:24] <cjwatson> hmm, I'd generally suggest just getting people to attach whole files
[02:25] <cjwatson> I find it more reliable (bug reporters don't always follow instructions to the letter) and sometimes necessary
[02:25] <evand> ok.  At the time I figured /var/log/messages might be a bit large.
[02:25] <evand> But I shall do that in the future
[02:25] <cjwatson> I've never used /var/log/messages for this - /var/log/installer/debug (--debug mode), /var/log/syslog, /var/log/partman
[02:26] <cjwatson> /var/log/messages looks to provide roughly the same information as /var/log/syslog, so fair enough
[02:36] <evand> ah
[04:18] <saispo> hi all
[04:18] <evand> hello
[04:19] <saispo> cjwatson: i solve my problem, all work fine now with a local repository, all my personnal metapackages install and work :)
[04:19] <saispo> now i do cosmetic art ;-)
[04:20] <saispo> cjwatson: how i can i change at login "Ubuntu 6.10 ubuntu tty1" to other things ?
[04:20] <cjwatson> base-files
[04:20] <saispo> ok, must recompile it ? :/
[04:20] <cjwatson> default hostname (the lower-case "ubuntu") is netcfg/get_hostname
[04:20] <saispo> ok
[04:20] <saispo> thks
[04:20] <saispo> cjwatson: when all done, i will make patch and send you if you want
[04:21] <saispo> and write some docs about that...
[04:21] <saispo> the next big work for me, it's for partitioning and the detection of the first disk...
[04:21] <cjwatson> doesn't sound like the patch would be applicable
[04:21] <saispo> i think i must backport partman no ?
[04:22] <cjwatson> partman-auto
[04:22] <saispo> cjwatson: it's for the project i work
[04:22] <saispo> i don't think ubuntu needed it :/
[04:22] <cjwatson> you can extract the individual patches using bzr from http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/partman-auto/ubuntu
[04:22] <saispo> yep and rebuild the udeb ?
[04:22] <cjwatson> right, what I mean is there's no point sending me a patch for branding for a derivative distribution
[04:22] <cjwatson> yes
[04:23] <saispo> ok, thanks cjwatson, will work on this now :)
[04:54] <saispo> cjwatson: it's possible not to create a user just root ?
[04:55] <cjwatson> see the preseeding appendix of the installation guide