On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 10:55:25PM +0100, Andreas W?st wrote: > Package: boot-floppies > Version: 3.0.21 > > Hi > > I am trying to install woody on an Amiga4000 APUS box (architecture: powerpc, > flavor: apus), using kernel 2.4.17 and boot-floppies 3.0.21. But, to be clear > about it, this behaviour has already occured using boot-floppies 3.0.19. > > After initializing the swap partition, it is not possible to execute the point >"Initialize a > Linux Partition". After selecting this point in the menu, the screen goes > black, and the installer system restarts! > > On virtual console 3 I could read: > > Mar 17 ... (none) user.info init: Process '/sbin/udbootstrap' (pid 140) > exited. Scheduling it for restart > > Mar 17 ... (none) user.info init: Starting pid 146, console /dev/console: > '/sbin/udbootstrap' > > But issuing the command mke2fs /dev/hda1 on vc 2 did the job without > complaining. Also if I entered the same command on the installer screen after > having it advised to "execute a shell". > > I was told that this bug should have already been fixed after 3.0.19, but this > doesn't seem to be case, at least not for apus flavor. > > Interesting thing is that everything works normally with apus kernel 2.4.9.
Hmmm. I just had a look at the APUS notes at disks-powerpc/current/apus/install.txt It looks like maybe Sven never got that part to work, he says use the AmigaOS partitioner. Are you still around here, Sven? -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual> | | debian-imac (potato): <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
