"Jasper Spit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > Trying to install Debian 2.2 on my new system which has the main > hard drive connected to a Promise Ultra 100 connector. Problem ofcourse > is that when I boot from the Debian CD, the promise controller and hard > drive are not detected. > > So I created a boot disk with the 2.2.17 kernel and the Promise patches > applied. This works, I can boot with the boot disk, and I see that the > controller and harddisk are detected (hde, lol !), BUT, now I want to > proceed installing from the debian CD. So how can I get my system to > boot from the bootdisk I created, and then proceed with the normal setup > from the Debian binary #1 CD ? I tried stuff like root=/dev/hdc in the > /etc/lilo.conf on the disk, but that didn't work. > > I think I need to load /install/root.bin on the CD, but how ?
I would suggest you make floppies based on the images provided on the cd, simply replacing the kernel on the rescue disk. You'll probably get module errors but that's not a deal-breaker for installation. -- .....Adam Di [EMAIL PROTECTED]<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>