Using the rescue floppy and linux root=/dev/sda4 did allow me to complete installation.
However silo is still failing to write the boot block. silo -v returns IEEE 1275 and /etc/silo.conf contains partition=1 root=/dev/sda4 timeout=100 image=1/vmlinuz label=linux read-only Booting from the hardisk SILO appears okay but then an error occurs saying /vmlinuz could not be found. Steve -- Steve Traylen, Systems Engineer http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/ On Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Wes Byne wrote: > > Steve, > > I'm guessing that the rest of the problem is that you can't continue the > install without being able to reboot? > > I had the same problem a couple of weeks ago, and I used the rescue floppy to > reboot the system, at which point the remainder of the install took over. > > -Wes > > On Fri, Aug 17, 2001 at 09:13:14PM +0100, Steve Traylen wrote: > > > > > > Im trying to install potato on a Sparc Ultra 1 using the rescue and root > > floppies and then download the base over http. > > > > It all goes well untill the writing of the boot floppy fails as does making > > the hard disk bootable. The latter fails silentley. > > > > Obviously the disk and floppy have been detected during the install since > > partition and loading 'root.bin' are successfull. > > > > Also selecting to eject the floopy from the Debian install menus fails > > as well. > > > > Looks like its forgotton about its devices at some point during the install. > > > > Any ideas anyone. > > > > Steve > > > > > > -- > > Steve Traylen , [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://nrich.maths.org/~smt32/ > > University of Cambridge > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > ***** > Wes Byne > Water Quality Modeling and Watershed Assessments > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (voice):706-542-6041 > http://watershed.engr.uga.edu > ***** > > >
