for cksum error, did you put terminators on scsi buses? worse it trying
Le 10/12/2012 14:38, Paolo Borsa a écrit :
Hello, I'm new to this list.
I recently got from the scrap an HP C3750 and I'm trying to install
debian 5.0.10 on it.
I used to be a HP-UX user and now I'm a passionate slackware user.
This is my first time with debian.
I'm having some problems, though, and I hope some of you can help me.
I'm running the installation with a serial vt102 console connected on
ttyS0. The machine is networked with nat access to Internet.
First, I tried with the netinst cd image of 5.0.8. The checksum of the
image was correct, and the cd was burned on a windows pc with nero,
track at once, verified and finalised.
The C3750 boot with BO IDE and chooses the 32 bit kernel version.
During the install of the base system, often gives me checksum errors
while reading from the cd. From the menu I checked the cd integrity
and it says it's corrupted (As I mentioned before, it is not).
Anyway, I downloaded the 5.0.10, both dvd and netinst image and tried
again.
This time I tried first with the dvd, and chosed to interact with IPL.
I found out I can specify the vmlinux64 kernel so I made the
workstation boot with 64 bit os. Unfortunately during the installation
process (install base system) the system hangs. The little heart on
the front lcd display stops beating. I repeated the same procedure
three times, but still got the same result (although it's not hanging
on the same percentage of the install).
I tried to use the netinst 5.0.10, interact with IPL and 64 bit
kernel. Again same problem as above, so I suspect the 64bit kernel
either is not supported or give some overflow that hangs the machine.
I then proceeded with netinst 5.0.10 without interaction with IPL.
This time the kernel is 32 bit, the machine doesn't hang but still
give me the checksum error while reading the cd (note that this cd is
not the same of the first step, that was 5.0.8). From the install menu
I opened a shell, unmounted the cdrom, eject the cd, shake it a bit in
the tray, put it in again, mount the cd, executed a/find /cdrom
-print/ and exited the shell.
I ran again check cdrom integrity and still it failed (I forgot to
mention, it fail at initrd.gz). However I still chosed to run the
basic installation, and this time it worked till the end, but gave
checksum error with the kernel installation. I re-did the install
without chosing a kernel at the end, and it worked, finally. (For
information, I tried the same procedure with the dvd, and somehow it's
stalling during the basic installation, waiting forever but not hanging).
Now, with the basic system installed, I wanted to proceed with the
rest of installation. The problem is that I couldn't find a viable
mirror (appaerently, the mirror structure that the installation is
looking for is different from the one available online. Perhaps it
changed over the years?)
Eventually I ejected the cdrom and put instead the dvd (5.0.10 image).
With this I managed to re-install the basic system (I needed the
kernel, anyway), and the remaining packages. Even so, I couldn't get
any mirror so what I installed is just the dvd content.
Ok, this is the story. Now for the questions.
- How to use, without hanging, the 64 bit kernel?
- is there a mirror available, or if I want a package the only way is
to download the source and make it myself?
- I suspect the cd/dvd reading problems are connected to some ide/dma
issue. Any way to fix it with kernel parameters?
- Is there a way to print strings on the front lcd?
Thanks in advance for anybody that could help me.
Best regards
Paolo
