> -----Original Message----- > From: Sven Luther [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 10:59 AM > To: Zenker, Matthias (Otometrics Stuttgart) > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: How to install without parted? > > > On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 03:13:16PM +0200, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have the problem that I cannot install Debian Sarge with > kernel 2.6 > > on my notebook - the partition manager does not recognize > the existing partition table. There seems to be a fix in a > new parted version, but it seems to come too late for this release. > > Since I need to use kernel 2.6, the question is: how can I > install without using parted? As far as I understand, I have > to set mountpoints somehow (and format the Debian partition, > but that is more easy) and then proceed with the base-install step. > > Someone (perhaps you ?) could try building d-i with the > parted 1.6.12 in experimental. Not sure if this would work > though, since there are chances that partman need to be > modified a bit.
The problem is that I don't have a running Debian more recent than woody - that's why I wanted to install sarge... And I don't want to dist-upgrade my woody yet. Additionally, I don't have so much time to spend right now - already spent much time on trying to install sarge, fixing my partitions, booting over and over, getting disk geometry outputs... I can try a new image as soon as it is there, though. Sorry for not being able to help more. In the meantime, I have tried to format and mount the Debian partition manually, using the shell and mkswap /dev/discs/disc0/part5 swapon /dev/discs/disc0/part5 mkdir -p /target mkfs.ext3 /dev/discs/disc0/part7 mount /dev/discs/disc0/part7 /target following a hint found in http://lists.debian.org/debian-mips/2004/07/msg00021.html But the installer did not want to install the base system after that, it sent me right back to the partitioner, and when I started the shell again, the mountpoint was deleted from /etc/mtab (it had been there before!). I repeated the mount, but the installer still claimed that there was no root partition mounted under /target. So it seems the only way is to hope that a fixed parted will make it into sarge with help of joeyh... Best regards, Matthias
