Tom - Mine does the same thing -
At that point I use: /dev/sr0 (that's a zero at the end) And it takes right off. KenMc Tom Deprez wrote: > > I found a way to solve the problem. If I do not use a seperate partition for > /boot then it works... > Why is that? > > But, now I'm facing another problem :-(. > During the first part of installation my cd-rom was recognised. Now the > installation keeps me > asking for the path.... (which path anyway? eg /dev/cdrom?) > > When I try to mount, I get the message: > > /dev/cdrom is not a block device. > > What am I doing wrong? The cdrom was recognised during the first > installation fase.... > > Regards, > Tom. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Deprez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 12:08 PM > Subject: Installation on SPARCSTATION 20 > > > Hi all, > > > > First : I'm new to Debian, I'm new to Sparcs, so I'm really a newbie on > both > > of these! > > (I received the sparc, because otherwise they throw it away and I wanted > to > > try Debian out, > > since most people tell me it's the best linux os for a server) > > > > I've followed the installation instructions and all went ok, until the > end: > > > > 1. Creating the rescue floppy didn't work :-( It failed every time I tried > > 2. When I try to boot with 'boot disk', I get the following message: > > > > cannot find /vmlinuz (unknown ext2 error) > > > > I'm a little bit stuck here, since nothing is familiar for me. I've looked > > with google for > > answers, but most of them were a little bit cryptic, so I'm not wiser at > the > > moment. > > > > I know about the sun disk label 's' and I think I did it right, but I'm > not > > sure. I did the following: > > > > when creating partitions I did the following: I entered 's' and then just > > entered (thus letting Sun > > find itself). This resulted in 3 partitions, it removed all the previous > > partitions, is this normal? > > I deleted the first 2 (and left the 3rd alone, since I read that it was a > > special partition, needed to be on id 3). > > > > Then I created the following partitions: > > > > sb1 50 MB / > > sb2 16 MB /boot > > sb3 the special partition > > sb4 128 MB swap > > sb5 100 MB /home > > sb6 rest of the 2.1 GB /usr > > > > sba1 4.1 GB /var > > sba2 special partition > > > > This is mainly a server for the intranet, I hope my partitioning is ok. If > > not, please give some > > advice. Highly appreciated! > > > > Now, my questions: > > > > What did I do wrong? > > > > Why couldn't I create the rescue floppy? Is there a way to still create > it? > > How can I proceed with the installation? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Tom. > > > > > > -- > > 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] -- KenMc - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.grandcanyonhiker.com See our new video - 'Hiking the Grand Canyon - The Corridor Trails' -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
