Op 20-03-2027 om 20:31 schreef Peter Van Loock: > > Initial boot: [E] > Detect network card: [ ] > Configure network: [ ] ~ > > Comments/Problems: > > I tried the netboot, the businesscard and the xfce iso from > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/etch-di-rc2/alpha/iso-cd and they all > booted with the same error (I even tried burning to different discs and > with different burn-speed). > After loading the kernel and the initrd, an endless list of messages > (all the same) scroll by: > > ram0: rw=0, want=33282, limit=32768 > Attempt to access beyond end of device > > When I booted the cd's with a different ramdisk size (i.e. ramdisk_size= > 32768 instead of 16384), the boot process just proceeds as expected. > Everything gets installed as it should be.
Okay, that matches http://bugs.debian.org/410596 behaviour. > As reported before, there still is one minor problem left, but this > probably has something to do with the firmware of this machine (haven't > invested any time in this yet). After installation of all the packages, > the machine reboots and it tries to boot from CD again. Since the CD is > not present, the boot will fail. This one is easily solved by just > turning the machine off and on again (I had the same problem with Sarge). Seems indeed a firmware thing. On the other hand, it could be "soft reset" where a "hard reset" is needed. I have no clue if Alpha has such kind of different reboot commands ... HtH GSt P.S. I didn't dare to close this BR. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
