Thanks Scott, Thiemo, i just md5-checked the disk without error. The drive itself was not used with the indigo2 before, that might be one concern. But i checked the 512 bytes settings (jumpers) and they are set correctly. I am stuck here, have no access to another drive at the moment, perhaps i should try another installer version.
Thanks for the great help! Peter * J. Scott Kasten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-06-18 19:29]: > > > On the physical drive itself, case removed, there is usually a set of > jumpers near the SCSI connector. Often between the SCSI and power > connectors. > > The jumper block usually has between 5 and 6 pairs. Three for the SCSI > ID, one for single ended/self termination, and one for sector size. > Burner type drives sometimes have the 6th pair to move the burner > capabilities to a separate LUN. > > Drives sold with or specifically for SGI and Sun equipment have the 512 > byte sector support and are configured for such. Teac made most of the > drives in that period. > > -S- > > On Mon, 18 Jun 2007, Peter Plessas wrote: > > > > >Thiemo Seufer wrote: > >> Peter Plessas wrote: > >>> Dear List, > >>> > >>> trying to install Debian on my Indigo2, using the .iso from > >>> > >>http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/mips/iso-cd/ > >>> > >>> I have no possibility to boot via network right now. > >>> > >>> The cdrom drive is an external scsi one, which is terminated and > >>usually > works well. > >>> > >>> The Indigo2 doesn't boot the cd directly, nor via the "install system > >>> software" entry in the sgi startup menu. > >> > >> It is supposed to work that way. However, the "Loading program segment > >> ..." > >> line in the screenshot looks suspicious. Have you checked the CD image is > >> ok? Next, does the CDROM drive support 512 byte blocks, as required by > >> the > >> machine's firmware? Finally, it could be a problem with flaky RAM, as it > >> occasionally happens due to oxidizing contacts. Re-seating the RAM > >> modules > >> in their sockets might make a difference. > >> > >> > >> Thiemo > > > >I will run a checksum on the .iso tonight. Is there a way to determine if > >a certain cdrom does 512 byte blocks? The drive came with the indigo2... > > > >regards, > > > >Peter > > > > > >-- > >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
