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@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ make-live first bootstraps a basic Debian system with cdebootstrap(1) or debootstrap(8). Depending on both cdebootstrap/debootstrap and the Debian distribution it is bootstrapping, it runs sucessful or not. If a bug appears here, check if the error is related to a specific Debian package (most likely), -or if it is related to cdebootstrap/debootstrap itself. +or if it is related to cdebootstrap/debootstrap itself. Running lh_bootstrap +with --debug gives you more information. In both cases, this is not a bug in Debian Live, but rather in Debian itself. We can not fix this directly. Instead, report such a bug against the cdebootstrap @@ -36,16 +37,42 @@ If this is the case, this is not a bug in Debian Live, but rather in Debian again. Report it against the failing package. +...at boot time? + +If your image does not boot, please report it to the mailing list together with +the information requested in 2. Do not forget to mention, how/when the image +failed, in qemu, vmware or real hardware. If you are using a virtualization +technology of any kind, do always run it on real hardware before reporting a +bug. Nevertheless, providing a screenshot of the failure is also very helpfull. + + ...at run time? If a package was successfully installed, but fails while actually running the -Live system, this is probably a bug in Debian Live. +Live system, this is probably a bug in Debian Live and you are welcome to report +it to us. 2. Where to send the bug report? -------------------------------- Report error logs of build time errors to live-helper and run time errors to -casper in the Debian Bug Tracking System. If you are unsure or need more help -before submitting a bug report, you can always send a message to +live-initramfs in the Debian Bug Tracking System. If you are unsure or need more +help before submitting a bug report, you can always send a message to <debian-devel-live@lists.alioth.debian.org>. We will help you to figure it out. + +To make the most out of your bug report, we require at least the following +information: + + * Architecture of the host system + * Version of live-helper on the host system + * Version of live-initramfs on the live system + * Version of cdebootstrap and/or debootstrap on the host system + + * Architecture of the live system + * Distribution of the live system + * Version of the kernel on the live system + +Additionally, to rule out other errors, it is always a good idea to tar up your +config directory and upload it somewhere (do *NOT* send it as an attachment to +the mailinglist), so that we can try to reproduce the errors you encountered. |