Debian on SunBlade 100 installation error

[Reynald MESSERLI]

Hello,   I'm new to debian and sparc. I'm trying to install Debian on my SunBlade 100, but I'm stuck at the end of the first part of the installation process.   I netboot the sun on a freebsd server using the current tftpboot.imp of Ben Collins. The installation starts without problem. I use the following partition sheme on the hard disk:   hda1 /boot hda2 /swap hda3 /root hda4 /usr hda5 /home hda6 /var    I use the network installation.   I add the following module to the kernel : autofs, nfsd, isofs.   All the download process goes well until it tries to install the packages. It stops with the following message on the screen: Installing essential packages.   At this stage the machine is completely frozen and I have to cold boot.   I've tried to put the whole disk type (5) on hda3 : same result. I've tried not to include modules in the kernel : same result. I've tried both distribution : test and unstable : same result.   Apparently, if I restart the machine and I try the option Make Hard Disk Bootable, it tells me that it cannot install SILO.   Thank you all for your help.   Reynald MESSERLI [EMAIL PROTECTED]