Package: installation-reports INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/sparc/current/ dated 04-OCT-2004 uname -a: did not get that far Date: 2004-10-04 23:30 CEST Method: businesscard iso, just hitting 'ENTER' Machine: Sun Ultra5 Processor: 270 MHz Memory: 64 MByyte Root Device: /dev/hda Root Size/partition table: Disk /dev/hda (Sun disk label): 16 heads, 63 sectors, 12009 cylinders Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 bytes Device Flag Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 0 11906 6000624 83 Linux native (old Woody) /dev/hda2 11906 12007 50904 82 Linux swap /dev/hda3 0 77545 39082680 5 Whole disk /dev/hda4 12007 23633 5859504 83 Linux native (new Sarge, to be overwritten) /dev/hda5 23633 24214 292824 82 Linux swap Output of lspci (from last time's install): 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Ultra IIi 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Simba Advanced PCI Bridge (rev 11) 0000:00:01.1 PCI bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Simba Advanced PCI Bridge (rev 11) 0000:01:01.0 Bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. EBUS (rev 01) 0000:01:01.1 Ethernet controller: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Happy Meal (rev 01) 0000:01:02.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage I/II 215GT [Mach64 GT] (rev 9a) 0000:01:03.0 IDE interface: Silicon Image, Inc. (formerly CMD Technology Inc) PCI0646 (rev 03) Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot worked: [E] 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: [ ] Comments/Problems: Hitting ENTER at the SILO prompt, the system crashes soon after booting the kernel: "Trying to move old root t0 /initrd ... okay mounted devfs on /dev attempt to access beyond end of device 01:00: rw=0, want=8278, limit=8192" last line repeated several times with slightly varying numbers "Kernel panic: no init found. Try passing init= option to kernel. Press L1-a to return to the boot prom" I have put a screen shot at http://www.medvillage.de/debian/sparc.jpg looks like initrd is slightly too big? regards Herbert -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
