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Eric Sandall (eric AT sandall.us) wrote [09.07.21 14:54]:
> On Mon, 2009-07-13 at 15:28 +0200, quinq AT sourcemage.org wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > last month, a new x86_64 iso has been released but there hasn’t been any 
> > feedback (or I missed it).
> > There’s a real need for testing it, as it’s on its way to stable release, 
> > but we won’t take it there without more testing.
> > Please take a few minutes to buy a 64b computer, test the iso, and reply 
> > to this mail that it’s perfect. ;)
> > We need you!
> 
> Here are my notes from my install from x86_64-20090115:
> 
> Bootup:
> * Freeing unused kernel memory: 420k freed
> cannot open /dev/null
> 
> * devices: Mounting /proc
> mount: proc already mounted
> 
> * devices: Processing /etc/udev/udev.missing
> chown: invalid group: 'root:firewire'
> 
> Fixed with commit 551a227f0d20166de2666f8052710b9b18830b79 on Mar 06,
> 2009.
> 
> * modutils: Running depmod...
> FATAL: Could not open /lib/modules/2.6.27.10-SMGL-iso/modules.dep.temp
> for writing: Read-only file system
> modutils: failure
> 
> * mountall.sh: mountall.sh: Provider for facility crypt_fs not
> configured
> Need to disable crypt_fs or set a provider
> 
> * mountall.sh: success
> rm: cannot remove '/fastboot': Read-only file system
> rm: cannot remove '/forcefsck': Read-only file system
> 
> * mountall.sh: Mounting local filesystems...
> mount: sysfs already mounted or /sys busy
> mount: according to mtab, none is already mounted on /sys
> 
> * mountall.sh: success
> /etc/init.d/runlevels/%S/mountall.sh: line 127: echo: write error:
> Invalid argument
> 
> May not be ISO bugs, but how our mountall.sh works.
> 
> * smgl-default-crypt-fs: smgl-default-crypt-fs: Provider for facility
> crypt_fs not configured...
> As above, disable smgl-default-crypt-fs or set a facility provider.
> 
> * network: Starting networking...
> /sbin/ifup: couldn't read interfaces file "/etc/network/interfaces"
> network: failure
> 
> Perhaps configure at least lo in /etc/network/interfaces.
> 
> 
> Installation:
> * smgl-spells
> Packages which will be installed (e.g. bash, gcc, glibc) are not
> automatically selected, causing confusion.
> 
> * wpa_supplicant is missing from smgl-spells and /var/cache/sorcery
> wpa_supplicant (or some supplicant program) is required to connect to
> many wireless networks (mainly WPA ones).
> 
> After installation:
> * I have no /etc/sysconfig/network/ folder
> 
> * I have two grimoires copied:
> # ls -lah /var/lib/sorcery/codex/
> total 16K
> drwxr-xr-x  4 root root 4.0K 2009-01-15 16:47 .
> drwxr-xr-x  5 root root 4.0K 2009-07-18 04:26 ..
> drwxr-xr-x 93 root root 4.0K 2009-01-15 16:28 stable
> drwxr-xr-x 92 root root 4.0K 2008-12-15 18:53 stable-0.28
> 
> Both are the same version:
> # cat /var/lib/sorcery/codex/stable*/VERSION 
> 0.28-0
> 91cc14ec60243eadeb7cd2bf22e65d9a78102da4
> 0.28-0
> 91cc14ec60243eadeb7cd2bf22e65d9a78102da4
> 
> Only one listed:
> # scribe index
> 
> Codex Listing
> -------------
> 
>  [0] : stable : /var/lib/sorcery/codex/stable
> 
> * Installed package list includes packages which don't exist:
> module-init
> nfs
> Should probably be:
> module-init-tools
> nfs-utils
> 
> -sandalle

The announcement was for a release in June, but the ISO you have notes
for is from January, according to the release name. Are you able to try
the newer release? The newer release would be x86_64-20090608.

Thanks for testing! I'm not sure if quinq was able to squash all the
bugs you mentioned in his newer release, but hopefully he did and you
will have less to report. :-)

-- 
Justin "flux_control" Boffemmyer
Cauldron wizard and general mage
Source Mage GNU/Linux
http://www.sourcemage.org

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