On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 15:23:46 -0400, Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nathan Widmyer wrote: > > I'm trying to install Debian sarge on a hard drive in a USB enclosure. > > I got the 110MB sarge image. > > Which version? >
The date on the file is June 22nd, so thats either the date from the original file on debians' server or the date I finished downloading the image. If there a way to tell definitely because opening the readme, it only says "Debian GNU/Linux testing "Sarge" - Official NetInst Snapshot i386 Binary-1 CD" > > > > I can boot with either 2.4 or 2.6 > > kernel and after I partition the hard drive and when it starts to > > write the base-install data, the busy light on the drive enclosure > > stays on continuously, even after my laptop is powered down. I get a > > dbootstrap error, and in a console, it says it can't find the USB > > device file. If I go back through the setup, the USB hard drive is > > not shown anywhere to install to. To resume normal operation I have > > to turn the enclosure off, wait an appropriate amount of time, then > > turn it back on then it's okay. > > > > The only non-standard thing I do is add the option > > "hw-detect/start_pcmcia=false" because if not, when PCMCIA is loaded, > > it locks up my laptop and I need to remove the AC adapter and battery > > before it will budge. > > > > The enclosure is a Hotway HD2-U2FW Firewire 400/USB 2.0 enclosure > > arouund a Maxtor 80GB hard drive. The enclosure has had 0 problems in > > Windows, so it sounds like something is fishy with the USB HDD > > drivers. > > Yes, it sounds like large data transfers are hosing the drive.. > > -- > see shy jo > > > > signature.asc - 1K > Is that something the folks that write Debian can fix or is that more for the linux kernel crowd? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
