Package: installation-reports Boot method: CD Image version: http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Linux/distributions/debian-cd/3.1_r5/sparc/iso-cd/debian-31r5-sparc-netinst.iso Date: 21-22.4.2007
Machine: Sun SparcStation 20 Processor: SuperSparc Memory: 128M Partitions: part1 ext2, part2 linux swap Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn: Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [O] Detect network card: [O] Configure network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [E] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Clock/timezone setup: [ ] User/password setup: [ ] Install tasks: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Overall install: [ ] Comments/Problems: Problems: Machine hanging some loop when it try start installer. I get only blank screen and text cursor, when I open second session and looking ps -A, deb-installer try restarting itself but nothing happenig. My latest waiting time about 10 hours. Comments: Some old sarge is installed but old 2.2 kernel maybe too old to upgrading and I try reinstall whole system. I go to some stupid upgradin loop... (try upgrading kernel to 2.6.x, need some libraris, latest need glibc, can't install glibc when kernel too old) ];-( Package: installation-reports Boot method: CD Image version: http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Linux/distributions/debian-cd/4.0_r0/sparc/iso-cd/debian-4.0r0-sparc-netinst.iso Date: 21.4.2007 Machine: Sun SparcStation 20 Processor: SuperSparc Memory: 128 Partitions: Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn: Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [O] Detect network card: [O] Configure network: [O] Detect CD: [E] Load installer modules: [E] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Clock/timezone setup: [ ] User/password setup: [ ] Install tasks: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Overall install: [ ] Comments/Problems: Can't mount CD-ROM Maybe some scsi-module error? I have same problem in my Alpha Server when I updating Sarge to 2.6.x kernel version When I boot old system up, I can mount this installation CD. <<< Baron >>>
