**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sat Oct 18 02:59:57 2008 Oct 18 18:01:57 hi all Oct 18 18:02:16 hey Oct 18 18:02:57 I'm just installing debian on my new slug using the cyrius tutorial, but right at the beginning the installer is asking me what I want to do - start menu or start shell. Oct 18 18:03:04 I want start menu, right? Oct 18 18:03:38 sorry, I have never installed debian on my slug, but I would guess you are right Oct 18 18:06:01 @treitmayr it's ok, i'm just calling my deb gimp ;) Oct 18 18:17:36 @treitmayr what do you use on your slug and what do you use it for? Oct 18 18:18:56 whyme: I am running SlugOS/BE Oct 18 18:19:26 right now I still use it as subversion server as well as irc bouncer (this message actually goes through the slug) Oct 18 18:19:58 before I used it also as DVT-T VCR + streaming server, internet/podcast radio Oct 18 18:20:47 + some small things like talking thermometer Oct 18 18:21:03 ah, and as voip phone Oct 18 18:21:55 most of this stuff is now running on a QNAP TS-109 II which I bought recently, but the slug was sufficient for all its tasks :) Oct 18 18:23:43 so maybe I should be checking that out instead?? I wouldn't say that I'm a total beginner, but when the installation fails on automatic partitioning... Oct 18 18:24:57 I was wanting to run it as a BT client/mail server Oct 18 18:25:37 already got ddwrt on my WRT54L so most of those functions are already dealt with. Oct 18 18:25:41 debian is probably easier (I compiled all the apps myself) Oct 18 18:26:26 fair enough... should probably check the repos to see what packages are available for it... Oct 18 18:27:03 I think the problem is I've got 2 TB external drives connected to the slug, so installer dies on partitioning every time :P Oct 18 18:27:22 wow Oct 18 18:28:16 :) oh yea, I forgot to say I needed samba on it too... I think I might start with fileshare/mail and ftp media from other machines at first Oct 18 18:28:46 you could try to partition them manually (using fdisk) or partition them with your PC Oct 18 18:29:19 it's mostly to stream to xbmc on old xbox. yea, I figured that too... I'll be trying that out now and report back... Oct 18 18:35:29 treitmayr: while we're waiting, how good is ipkg at installation? I know you compile it all yourself, but do you have any experience of using it? Oct 18 18:37:11 whyme: hmm, the ipkg packages ship the binaries along with meta-data about dependencies as well as optional code (shell script) to run at installation time Oct 18 18:37:42 compilation is done using bitbake which creates the ipkg packages Oct 18 18:37:55 was that what you wanted to know? Oct 18 18:38:23 I prefer it for its easy way of creating own packages Oct 18 18:39:39 fair enough. so you effectively still use ipkg to "install"? (or am I way off the mark? Oct 18 18:40:06 yes, ipkg on the slug, bitbake on the compile host Oct 18 18:40:50 actually opkg will be used in the future (a fork/clone? of ipkg) **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sun Oct 19 02:59:56 2008