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| evand | cjwatson: re partman-target> will do | 09:23 |
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| CIA-2 | localechooser: cjwatson * r141 ubuntu/ (49 files in 3 dirs): merge from Debian 2.08 | 14:00 |
| CIA-2 | installation-report: cjwatson * r63 ubuntu/ (25 files in 3 dirs): merge from Debian 2.38 | 14:12 |
| CIA-2 | installation-report: cjwatson * r64 ubuntu/debian/changelog: releasing version 2.38ubuntu1 | 14:14 |
| CIA-2 | localechooser: cjwatson * r142 ubuntu/debian/changelog: releasing version 2.08ubuntu1 | 14:15 |
| eolo999 | hi, i came here just to ask for materials on installer preseeding... the wiki docs at https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/installation-guide/hppa/preseed-using.html starts to much in the middle and it's quite messy... | 14:15 |
| cjwatson | well, perhaps it starts in the middle because it isn't the first part of the relevant chapter in the guide :) | 14:17 |
| cjwatson | go to the end of the page and follow the link labelled "Introduction" | 14:17 |
| cjwatson | the installation guide is the best material on preseeding we have | 14:18 |
| cjwatson | you do have to read all of it though | 14:18 |
| cjwatson | rather, all of that appendix B | 14:18 |
| eolo999 | cjwatson: i started from the beginning ;)... | 14:18 |
| cjwatson | what exactly is confusing you? | 14:18 |
| * eolo999 tries to make things clear in his mind... | 14:19 | |
| eolo999 | cjwatson: i think the big picture it's not well explained and that many 'agents' get involved without being presented properly (initrd, debconf database, bootloader, etc.)... | 14:28 |
| eolo999 | imho it seems to be clear to insiders of the d-i ;) | 14:30 |
| cjwatson | I think perhaps it's also clear if you've read the entire installation guide from the beginning | 14:31 |
| cjwatson | which might be a lot to ask | 14:31 |
| cjwatson | initrd: initial ram disk containing the "core" of the installer: everything that runs before "Retrieving installer components" is in the initrd | 14:32 |
| cjwatson | debconf database: database containing all the questions and answers involved in the installer, including some internal ones that aren't actually shown to the user | 14:32 |
| cjwatson | bootloader: perhaps wikipedia is a better reference there | 14:32 |
| eolo999 | cjwatson: i know what's initrd, debconf, and other things... do you really think the preseeding guide it's well done? | 14:34 |
| cjwatson | I'm not saying it's perfect, but I'm not going to get into a vague conversation about it because I'm precisely one of those "insiders" and it's hard for me to know what isn't obvious to everyone else | 14:35 |
| cjwatson | the best way to improve it would be to file *specific* bug reports about *specific* things that weren't clear | 14:35 |
| cjwatson | preferably one item at a time | 14:36 |
| eolo999 | cjwatson: i'll try to do it :) | 14:36 |
| cjwatson | also, you said it wasn't clear to you | 14:36 |
| cjwatson | and yet you brought up things that you say you do understand | 14:36 |
| cjwatson | so I'm not sure I understand if you have a specific problem yourself? | 14:36 |
| cjwatson | I'm happy to help if so | 14:36 |
| eolo999 | cjwatson: thx | 14:37 |
| CIA-2 | debian-installer: cjwatson * r987 ubuntu/ (3 files in 2 dirs): Move mainline architectures to 2.6.27-9 kernels. | 14:50 |
| CIA-2 | partman-target: evand * r737 ubuntu/ (66 files in 3 dirs): (log message trimmed) | 15:26 |
| CIA-2 | partman-target: * Resynchronise with Debian. Remaining changes: | 15:26 |
| CIA-2 | partman-target: - Use UUID= fstab syntax for all partitions if a UUID is available, and | 15:26 |
| CIA-2 | partman-target: add a comment above each UUID to indicate the corresponding device at | 15:26 |
| CIA-2 | partman-target: install time. | 15:26 |
| CIA-2 | partman-target: - Disable automatic mounting of USB removable devices. | 15:26 |
| CIA-2 | partman-target: - Don't use UUIDs in fstab for those device types that volumeid.postinst | 15:26 |
| CIA-2 | debian-installer: cjwatson * r988 ubuntu/ (13 files in 3 dirs): Move ports architectures to 2.6.27-1 kernels. | 23:46 |
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