Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: Beta 3 uname -a: Linux hobbes 2.4.23 #1 Sun Nov 30 17:41:34 EST 2003 sparc unknown Date: <March 19th 2004> Method: Installation attempt from burned http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/sarge_d-i/sparc/beta3/sarge-sparc-businesscard.iso
Machine: Sparc IPX Processor: sun4c Memory: 52MB Root Device: SCSI /dev/sda Root Size/partition table: / ext2 /dev/sda1 983.06 MB /home ext2 /dev/sda2 484.14 MB /var ext2 /dev/sda5 2.38 GB Output of lspci: pcilib: Cannot open /proc/bus/pci lspci: Cannot find any working access method. Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked: [O] Configure network HW: [ ] Config network: [ ] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems: [ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Reboot: [ ] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: I burned the sparc/beta3/sarge-sparc-businesscard.iso and booted from it, but after booting the kernel it hangs with a kernelpanic and the message VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 00:00 Press L1-A to return to the boot prom. After trying again with the argument linux root=/dev/sda1 it proceeds to boot into my existing Woody install, but not into the Debian installer. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
