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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. diff --git a/docs/ChangeLog b/docs/ChangeLog index 791fcf0..2b873fb 100644 --- a/docs/ChangeLog +++ b/docs/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,99 @@ +2007-07-12 Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org> + + * helpers/lh_binary_grub, lh_binary_syslinux: + - Also respect local menu.lst and syslinux.cfg. + * helpers/lh_binary_syslinux: + - Cleaned up netboot specific parts as suggested by + Vladimir Stavrinov <vs@inist.ru>. + * helpers/lh_binary_linux-image: + - Skip vmlinuz/initrd symlinks. + * helpers/lh_chroot_hacks: + - Setting correct permissions user home directory in case of includes. + * helpers/make-live: + - Fixed typo in variable name. + * lists/rescue: + - Added aide and tripwire. + +2007-07-09 Chris Lamb <chris@chris-lamb.co.uk> + + * functions/chroot.sh, functions/defaults.sh: + - Altered LH_DEBCONF_NOWARNINGS so that it accepts "enabled/disabled" + as well as "yes/no" for consistency. + +2007-07-09 Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org> + + * functions/architecture.sh, helpers/lh_binary_debian-installer, + lh_binary_grub, lh_binary_linux-image, lh_binary_memtest, + lh_binary_syslinux, lh_binary_yaboot: + - Simplified multi-arch checks/overrides. + * helpers/lh_binary_grub, lh_binary_syslinux, lh_binary_yaboot: + - Added priority=critical for auto/autogui boot labels. + +2007-07-07 Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org> + + * helpers/lh_binary_chroot: + - Going back to full copy instead of hardlinks. + * helpers/lh_binary_debian-installer: + - Added architectures for daily images. + * helpers/lh_binary_grub: + - Refactored. + * helpers/lh_binary_grub, lh_binary_syslinux, lh_binary_yaboot: + - Added 'quiet' for everything newer than etch. + * helpers/lh_binary_hacks: + - Merged into lh_binary_includes. + * helpers/lh_chroot_hacks: + - Added removal of some build-system influenced files. + - Cleaned up a bit. + * helpers/lh_chroot_localization: + - Fixed typo. + - Added k3b and gwenview. + * helpers/lh_chroot_sysvrc: + - Renamed to lh_chroot_sysv-rc. + * hooks/mini, minimal: + - Using apt-get autoremove. + * lists/devel-live: + - Added. + +2007-07-06 Otavio Salvador <otavio@debian.org> + + * helpers/lh_binary_rootfs: + - Fix parameters to allow the removal of kernels inside of + squashfs. + +2007-07-05 Otavio Salvador <otavio@debian.org> + + * helpers/lh_binary_rootfs: + - Fix inverted logic error to detect when exclude the kernel + from the squashfs image. + +2007-07-04 Otavio Salvador <otavio@debian.org> + + * helpers/lh_binary_hacks: + - Do not fail if binary/parameters.txt.${LH_INITRAMFS} doesn't + exists. + * hooks/mini, hooks/minimal: + - Do not fail if the package isn't installed. + +2007-07-04 Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org> + + * functions/defaults.sh: + - Added architecture handling to mirror defaults. + * helpers/lh_binary_hacks, + includes/includes/sid/live/parameters.txt.casper, + parameters.txt.live-initramfs: + - Added. + +2007-07-02 Otavio Salvador <otavio@debian.org> + + * helpers/lh_binary_syslinux: + - Fix paths for kernel and initrd image loading. + +2007-07-02 Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org> + + * helpers/lh_binary_grub: + - Also respect splash.xpm and not just splash.xpm.gz as local grub + splash images. + 2007-07-01 Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org> * helpers/lh_binary_debian-installer: |