On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 03:36:20PM -0600, Paul E Condon wrote: > On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 11:31:59AM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > > Paul E Condon wrote: > > > I have an old computer which I have been using as a print/file server. > > > This afternoon there was an abrupt power outage. When the power returned > > > this old computer would not boot up. Instead, the disk drive made strange > > > noises. > > > So I found another old SCSI drive and began an install. First problem was > > > that the Sarge net-install would not work. It died just after finding the > > > CD (which is SCSI). > > > > The sarge installer should support scsi cdroms fine. "it died" is not > > much to go on to help you. > > > > -- > > see shy jo > > Now I've downloaded the latest version of net-install and tried it. I still > have > the same symptoms. No welcome screen, and no error message, just no action. > > I did look into making a boot floppy containing sbm, but I am failing to > understand > the instructions. The boot floppy that I make has a directory full of garbage > file names, and doesn't seem to do anything useful. I get screen that > purports to > allow me to choose a kernel image to load, but the list to choose from is > empty. >
I ran out of ideas on how to install Sarge directly. I installed Woody and upgraded Woody from the 'oldstable' repository. Then it was possible to dist-upgrade to Sarge, but only after I installed a 2.4.xx kernel. When I got to Sarge, I chose to install 2.4.27 kernel. So it was a multistep process. I wonder what I will do if I have another crisis on this box 3 or 4 yrs from now when etch becomes stable and sarge becomes oldstable. Will woody become oldoldstable? I hope so. -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
