On Thu, Nov 08, 2001 at 10:28:22AM +0000, Mat Withers wrote: > Guido Guenther ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 05:01:12PM +0000, Mat Withers wrote: > > > I'm attempting to install debian woody on a SGI Indigo 2 and am running > > > up against a problem half way through the install. I'm using a serial > > > console (which works fine) and booting kernel-image-2.4.3-ip22-r4k via > > > bootp/tftp. > > Could you try a more recent kernel? > > You can just use > > > > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-mips/3.0.15-2001-10-19/r4k-ip22/tftpboot.img > > since it is kernel 2.4.9+initrd, so you don't need a nfs-server. > > This may sound a bit stupid - but what to I need to supply to the kernel on > the command line to mount the initrd contained in this image as root ? I've > tried various root= and initrd= settings and can't seem to mount it. Use "bootp(): root=/dev/ram0" in the prom.
> > I've tried the above kernel and my existing nfs root and I still get the same > problem. > > > > > > > I'm then mounting install root 3.0.15 via nfs and then going through the > > > installation proces. The problem comes when installing the base system > > > (using 'network' as a source). The installer downloads about 3/4 of the > > > packages and then stops with the error "Couldn't download modutils". > > Are there any more detailed error messages on tty3 or tty4? > > Again - maybe I'm being a bit dumb - but how do I get to see output to tty3 > and tty4 on a serial console ? vc's are disabled to I can't just <alt> f-key > between them. My braino, sorry. Could you have look in the logs(/var/log/) then? -- Guido
