I tried using the installer with kernel 2.6 and disabling usb, apic, lapic and acpi.. still no luck
linux26 vga=771 noapic nolapic acpi=off debian-installer/proc/../usb=false or something like that as suggested in F7 of the installer. On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 01:14:44 +0200, Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (Please always also reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to keep the bug history > complete; please delete any text from the mail you reply to that's not > necessary for the reply.) > > On Saturday 16 October 2004 22:38, Ahmad Khayyat wrote: > > Thanks for you prompt reply.. but can't the kernel panic be avoided. > > It hapens when rebooting after phase 1 of using sarge debian-installer > > with default kernel and vga=771. Phase 1 goes very well but the system > > never rebooted. > > This was with the default kernel (2.4.27) right? > I'm afraid I can't give you a clear answer. The segmentation fault is an > indication of something really bad happening in the kernel or one of the > kernel modules it tries to load. > > I find that my A40 is supported a lot better by kernel 2.6 than by 2.4. > My feeling is that you would do better trying to get the installer and your > system working with the 2.6 kernel. Did you try my suggestions with linux26? > > You can also try sending us the logs from the failed boot (maybe someone will > be able to make sense of the error), but getting them off the hard disk will > require some creativity. > The basic idea is to boot the installer, proceed until you get to > partitioning, switch to vt2, mount /target and copy relevant log files > from /target/var/log/ to floppy or over the network [1]. > > [1] http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?DebianInstallerFAQ - question 25 > > Cheers, > FJP > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
